Risk Management Officer

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support the Head of Corporate Assurance in ensuring all divisions and directorates develop and implement local risk management practices compliant with the requirements of the Risk Management Strategy.

Act as responsible officer for the Trusts Risk Management Strategy, including leading the development of the strategy and providing training to others as required

Coordinate the updating of the Trusts Corporate Risk Register, ensuring risk owners are aware of the need to provide updates and providing guidance and advice to colleagues, including Executive Directors, on risk assessment and scoring, and the completion of risk updates on the various registers

Support staff to understand the requirements around applying risk appetite and scoring when updating the risk registers

Provide support in the coordination of the updating of the Trusts Board Assurance Framework, including advising Executive Directors on pertinent information for inclusion and highlighting areas of concern or risks that require attention.

Devise and provide risk management training to an agreed training needs analysis that includes members of Divisional management teams and corporate functions to ensure that the risk management system is understood and implemented effectively.

Support the Head of Corporate Assurance in the review, development and implementation of the Trust Risk Management Strategy including support with training and understanding.

Monitor compliance with the Risk Management Strategy, Policy and Procedure by devising a rolling audit programme and support the annual review by the Trusts Internal Auditors.

Provide suitable reports on the risk management system and the risks managed within it to agreed schedules/annual cycles.

Provide advice and support to all staff on risk management.

Actively engage and work collaboratively with colleagues at all levels of the organisation to understand the barriers to effective risk management, work to overcome them and promote a positive reporting culture. As part of this, attend and participate in corporate, division, directorate, speciality and other meetings as required.

Work with colleagues in Clinical Governance functions to ensure the provision of high quality, comprehensive and coordinated risk governance within the Trust.

Support the development, implementation and maintenance of relevant policies and standard operating procedures in own area

Ensure consistent usage of Trust risk register templates and lead on the transfer of manual risk registers to electronic risk registers (Ulysses) as and when required.

Support the Head of Corporate Assurance in the effective roll-out of staff training in the use of electronic risk registers (Ulysses).

Person Specification

Knowledge and skills

Essential

• oAbility to formulate, plan, develop, organise, and implement a broad range of complex activities across the Trust, including adapting and adjusting to deal with uncertainty, as necessary
• oWorking knowledge and experience of using the web end and the windows end of Ulysses Risk Management System
• oAdvanced IT skills
• oHighly developed interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate effectively (written and oral) with all levels of staff
• oAbility to manage diverse workload while dealing with frequent interruptions
• oAbility to meet deadlines and to work under pressure
• oExceptional organisational skills and ability to prioritise
• oAbility to work both independently and as part of a team
• oAbility to interpret, analyse and present complex data, producing written reports to a high standard
• oExcellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal
• oWillingness to embrace new ways of working/changes
• oUnderstanding and respect of confidentiality in the workplace and understanding of confidentiality issues in relation to risk management
• oPrevious involvement in risk management processes within an NHS Trust
• oNegotiation skills with an ability to work constructively with professional and managerial staff

Desirable

• oTeaching and presentational skills

Training and qualifications

Essential

• oDegree in a relevant subject or relevant experience e.g., Risk Assessment or demonstrable knowledge and experience in relevant disciplines and / or relevant professional qualifications at post graduate diploma level or above
• oGCSE English or equivalent
• oEvidence of continuing professional and personal development

Desirable

• oA proven track record in risk management in the healthcare sector

Experience

Essential

• oExperience of managing risk within a healthcare organisation
• oExperience of working in a complex changing environment and the ability to prioritise
• oExperience of developing and maintaining relationships and partnerships with internal and external colleagues
• oExperience or understanding of creating electronic records, electronic filing systems
• oAbility to plan and organise a broad range of complex activities

Desirable

• Experience of writing reports and presenting information to committees
• Experience of implementing Governance and Assurance Systems
• Understanding of dynamics and complexities of the wider health and social care environment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Centre Court

Atlas Way

Sheffield

S4 7QQ

Employer's website

https://www.shsc.nhs.uk/working-us (Opens in a new tab)