Trust Documents & Risk Coordinator

The Corporate Affairs team at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS) are searching for an enthusiastic and skilled individual to become a valued member of the corporate governance and risk team. If you are self-motivated, have excellent communication and negotiation skills, and have strong attention to detail, this could be the perfect role for you.
Using these skills, you will be responsible for coordinating the organisation's policy management processes and governance, assisting with the management of the risk register, and providing administrative support to the team. Whilst this is a non-patient-facing role, it is integral to the organisation's ability to provide safe and effective care to our patients, so you will be making a real difference to patients and their loved ones every day., Equality remains at the centre of our policymaking, service delivery, and employment practice, giving all employees equal opportunity to develop, apply for promotions, and have working arrangements that enable them to achieve a manageable work-life balance.
UHS actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for managers and staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development, and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.

When applying for this role, you will be applying for the opportunity to work in a supportive environment that is committed to a positive workforce culture, job satisfaction, and a healthy work-life balance. Therefore applications from both full-time and part-time applicants are welcomed and some flexibility around your working pattern and remote working can be considered. Experience in governance and risk is highly desirable however UHS offers fantastic training and development to support you in gaining further experience and skills within your new role, and helping you to achieve the career you are looking for., Using your strong attention to detail you will coordinate and oversee the development and ratification of policies, procedures and guidelines ensuring that these are developed in line with Trust processes and meet the needs of our staff and patients.
- Outstanding communication and negotiation skills will enable you to liaise with members of staff of varying roles and seniority, proactively facilitating regular and timely review of existing documents to meet internal and statutory requirements.
- Your proficiency with Microsoft software and your strong IT skills, alongside your ability to collect and analyse information, will enable you to assist with the management of the risk register by obtaining and inputting updates for risk entries, and preparing reports.
- You will be self-motivated and able to multitask, also providing excellent administrative support to the governance and risk team, including minute-taking and diary/meeting management.

As one of the largest acute teaching Trusts in England, we offer learning and development opportunities to help you achieve the career you aspire to.

Specific to this role is the suitability for agile working which is a mixture of on-site and remote working. In addition, we are open to discussing flexibility in the hours that you work. Please talk to us at interview about the flexibility you need, and we will explore what's possible for the role and service. UHS employees are able to access a range of NHS discounts, are entitled to a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme.
Southampton is an attractive place to live and work situated on the south coast, with an international airport and direct trains to London. The New Forest National Park and beaches of the Jurassic coast are also right on our doorstep. The city offers living costs 20% lower than London and 14 schools rated outstanding by Ofsted.