FCMS

Service Compliance Assistant

The closing date is 04 January 2026

Job summary

Post: Inclusion Health Service Compliance Assistant

Pay: £13.51 per hour

Hours: 37 hours per week to include an 18:30 finish

Compass Medical Practice is open from 08.00 18.30 Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays)

Accountable to: Practice Manager / Deputy Head of Inclusion Health

Base: Newfield House

Compass Medical Practice is a Special Allocation Scheme GP Practice for patients who have been removed from a mainstream GP Practice. Many of the patients at Compass Medical Practice live complex lives and often struggle to communicate their needs in a calm manner. Training is provided to manage these complex needs in a safe and effective way however it is vital that the successful candidate has an understanding that this service can be challenging. A resilient demeanour and a non-judgemental attitude are essential for this role.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work with the management team, clinical and operational, to support compliance with CQC, internal Policies and Procedures and any related Key Performance Indicators.

This is a key role focused on ensuring that all patient feedback and complaints are managed in line with NHS standards, statutory requirements, and our practices commitment to delivering high-quality patient care.

About us

The ethos of FCMS as a social enterprise, health and wellbeing services provider is to be passionate in its drive to ensure that patients and callers remain the central focus of all that it does. Coupled with excellent and well-established clinical governance systems and extremely effective operational expertise, it has meant that the company has the ability to strategically visualise, develop, and implement award winning services.

Over many years we have invested in our staff so that we have a core team of highly trained individuals who can manage the needs of our patients and callers. Our staff are able to significantly improve the service delivery and user experience due to their considerable experience and commitment to what they do.

Come and be a part of our amazing team!

We offer NHS Pension

Cycle to Work Scheme

Career Development Opportunities

Attendance Bonus

Staff Benefit Scheme

Free Tea & Coffee

Eye Care Contributions

Details

Date posted

22 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.51 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

U0051-25-0116

Job locations

Newfield House

Vicarage Lane

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY4 4EW


Job description

Job responsibilities

Day to Day Duties to include, but not exhausted:

Recording Subject Access Requests on the relevant systems, writing and sending acknowledgement letters, printing any related paperwork, redacting documents and downloading telephone calls, highlighting any concerns, ensuring the SAR is presented at the fortnightly Compliance Meeting and undertaking any designated actions from the meeting e.g. sending the SAR and completing the Pro Forma.

Recording any complaints on the relevant systems e.g. Ulysses, writing and sending acknowledgement letters, collating any data relevant to the complaint, ensuring the complaint is presented at the fortnightly Compliance Meeting and undertaking any designated actions from the meeting e.g. arranging a call with the patient to gather further information, completing timelines to assist investigations. Complaints can be received from a range of sources including patients, carers, CQC, ICB, NHS England, Ombudsman.

Keeping accurate records of all complaints and SARS

Ensure all complaints are handled within the specified timeframe, including acknowledging complaints within 3 working days

Working with the management team the compliance assistant will draft detailed responses to complainants, ensuring all their points raised are addressed, including apologies where appropriate, and detailing actions taken or planned to address the issues.

On occasion, the post holder will attend Clinical Governance meetings and prepare information for these meetings under the guidance of the Inclusion Health management team.

Collating data from the Inclusion Health services around wider compliance e.g. Infection control and Health & Safety audits and ensuring these are recorded accurately by the relevant parties and stored safely.

Ensuring the GP information folder is up to date with any relevant Alerts, Drug Notifications etc. as instructed by the Clinical Manager.

Assisting the admin and reception team as requested by the Practice Manager / Deputy Head of Complex Lives e.g. specific admin tasks, call handing.

Provide support to the management team in relation to service compliance.

Support the Safeguarding Lead with administration duties and meeting attendance when required e.g. including MAPPA, MARRAM, MARAC, CPC, safeguarding huddles and working in conjunction with colleagues, patients and internal and external stakeholders.

Taking minutes, notes and recording actions and sharing these with the relevant individual.

Coordinate the internal MDT and taking concise minutes and actions from this meeting.

Assist in the gathering of data for audits and data returns e.g. KB1OE

Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Suggest changes to improve the business unit protocols.

Use the Compass Medical Practice IT / data systems record and to collate relevant information.

Record information on IT systems including EMIS and Ulysses, spreadsheets and paper records.

Undertake a wide range of admin duties including printing, photocopying, scanning, processing information and requests.

Inputting data onto the computer systems.

Maintain a clean and confidential workplace.

Adhere to policies and procedures of the company and keep up to date with any changes.

Complete mandatory training.

Attend the daily huddle (when on duty).

Induct and train new staff regarding the Standard Operating Procedures relevant to their role e.g. highlighting complaints, using relevant templates and huddles for communication.

Compass Medical Practice is a small team, and the successful candidate may be required to undertake other duties to support the team, as directed by the Practice Manager.

The post holder will

Adhere to policies and procedures of the company and keep up to date with procedures and changes within the role.

Effectively communicate with clinicians and administrative staff, thereby ensuring the effective delivery of the service.

Recognise the importance, be enthusiastic and value what patient feedback brings to the organisation and use this to boost team morale and patient and stakeholder engagement.

To maintain an understanding of the work of FCMS and actively contribute your ideas for the improvement of service provision.

To closely monitor and continually seek improvement to all areas of customer satisfaction to ensure the highest attainable standards are always met.

Our key expectations are:

Self-awareness Living authentically

Adaptability- Being ready to adjust depending on the situation

Openness What you see is what you get

Positivity with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible

Generosity of spirit- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness

Ability to have fun Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself

Our Why: To nurture an environment of inspiration, innovation and disruption so this people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation, and the next.

Values:Our organisational culture is very important to us, so it is vital that the successful candidate

lives and breathes

complimentary values and behaviours. Our behaviours should be in line with our values which form part of our Company DNA:

Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy!

Awesome: We arent here to be average, were here to be awesome!

Humble: Were here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important we can become

Brave: We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs done

Oompf: We have natural oompf! Its infectious!

Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivity

Come and be a part of our amazing team!

We offer NHS Pension

Cycle to Work Scheme

Career Development Opportunities

Attendance Bonus

Staff Benefit Scheme

Free Tea & Coffee

Eye Care Contributions

Disability Confident Employer

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

DBS - This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemption 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. This will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).

Job description

Job responsibilities

Day to Day Duties to include, but not exhausted:

Recording Subject Access Requests on the relevant systems, writing and sending acknowledgement letters, printing any related paperwork, redacting documents and downloading telephone calls, highlighting any concerns, ensuring the SAR is presented at the fortnightly Compliance Meeting and undertaking any designated actions from the meeting e.g. sending the SAR and completing the Pro Forma.

Recording any complaints on the relevant systems e.g. Ulysses, writing and sending acknowledgement letters, collating any data relevant to the complaint, ensuring the complaint is presented at the fortnightly Compliance Meeting and undertaking any designated actions from the meeting e.g. arranging a call with the patient to gather further information, completing timelines to assist investigations. Complaints can be received from a range of sources including patients, carers, CQC, ICB, NHS England, Ombudsman.

Keeping accurate records of all complaints and SARS

Ensure all complaints are handled within the specified timeframe, including acknowledging complaints within 3 working days

Working with the management team the compliance assistant will draft detailed responses to complainants, ensuring all their points raised are addressed, including apologies where appropriate, and detailing actions taken or planned to address the issues.

On occasion, the post holder will attend Clinical Governance meetings and prepare information for these meetings under the guidance of the Inclusion Health management team.

Collating data from the Inclusion Health services around wider compliance e.g. Infection control and Health & Safety audits and ensuring these are recorded accurately by the relevant parties and stored safely.

Ensuring the GP information folder is up to date with any relevant Alerts, Drug Notifications etc. as instructed by the Clinical Manager.

Assisting the admin and reception team as requested by the Practice Manager / Deputy Head of Complex Lives e.g. specific admin tasks, call handing.

Provide support to the management team in relation to service compliance.

Support the Safeguarding Lead with administration duties and meeting attendance when required e.g. including MAPPA, MARRAM, MARAC, CPC, safeguarding huddles and working in conjunction with colleagues, patients and internal and external stakeholders.

Taking minutes, notes and recording actions and sharing these with the relevant individual.

Coordinate the internal MDT and taking concise minutes and actions from this meeting.

Assist in the gathering of data for audits and data returns e.g. KB1OE

Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders

Suggest changes to improve the business unit protocols.

Use the Compass Medical Practice IT / data systems record and to collate relevant information.

Record information on IT systems including EMIS and Ulysses, spreadsheets and paper records.

Undertake a wide range of admin duties including printing, photocopying, scanning, processing information and requests.

Inputting data onto the computer systems.

Maintain a clean and confidential workplace.

Adhere to policies and procedures of the company and keep up to date with any changes.

Complete mandatory training.

Attend the daily huddle (when on duty).

Induct and train new staff regarding the Standard Operating Procedures relevant to their role e.g. highlighting complaints, using relevant templates and huddles for communication.

Compass Medical Practice is a small team, and the successful candidate may be required to undertake other duties to support the team, as directed by the Practice Manager.

The post holder will

Adhere to policies and procedures of the company and keep up to date with procedures and changes within the role.

Effectively communicate with clinicians and administrative staff, thereby ensuring the effective delivery of the service.

Recognise the importance, be enthusiastic and value what patient feedback brings to the organisation and use this to boost team morale and patient and stakeholder engagement.

To maintain an understanding of the work of FCMS and actively contribute your ideas for the improvement of service provision.

To closely monitor and continually seek improvement to all areas of customer satisfaction to ensure the highest attainable standards are always met.

Our key expectations are:

Self-awareness Living authentically

Adaptability- Being ready to adjust depending on the situation

Openness What you see is what you get

Positivity with a real sense of being able to strive for the impossible

Generosity of spirit- Everyday should be an opportunity to act with kindness

Ability to have fun Taking the role seriously, whilst being yourself

Our Why: To nurture an environment of inspiration, innovation and disruption so this people in our world receive exceptional healthcare for this generation, and the next.

Values:Our organisational culture is very important to us, so it is vital that the successful candidate

lives and breathes

complimentary values and behaviours. Our behaviours should be in line with our values which form part of our Company DNA:

Fun: People rarely succeed unless they are having fun. Happiness is healthy!

Awesome: We arent here to be average, were here to be awesome!

Humble: Were here to make a difference to the lives of others, NOT to see how important we can become

Brave: We challenge the norm. We have the courage to get the difficult jobs done

Oompf: We have natural oompf! Its infectious!

Go-getting: We are intuitive to changing needs and respond quickly which we do with energy, ideas, and positivity

Come and be a part of our amazing team!

We offer NHS Pension

Cycle to Work Scheme

Career Development Opportunities

Attendance Bonus

Staff Benefit Scheme

Free Tea & Coffee

Eye Care Contributions

Disability Confident Employer

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy

DBS - This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exemption 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. This will require three forms of valid ID to be produced and verified. The onboarding process is also subject to an Occupational Health check, suitable professional references and eligibility to work in the UK (with the requirement to provide relevant documentation as evidence).

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with customers and / or patients who have complex needs and people who experience multiple disadvantage.
  • Experience of working as an administrator in a health care or legal setting.

Desirable

  • Experience in administration, customer service, or a previous complaints-handling role is highly valued.
  • Working knowledge of EMIS IT system.
  • Experience of working with people with behavioural challenges.

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies

Essential

  • Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve shared goals and deliver high-quality outcomes.
  • Demonstrates a cooperative and supportive approach within a team environment.
  • Able to build positive working relationships and contribute to a cohesive team culture.
  • Communicates effectively and respectfully with team members to ensure smooth collaboration.
  • Proactive in helping and sharing knowledge to support team success.
  • Values diversity of thought and works inclusively within a multidisciplinary team.
  • Shows flexibility and willingness to adapt to team needs and changing priorities.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication
  • Non-judgemental attitude
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to think laterally, seeking opportunities for improvement
  • Competent, reliable and conscientious person who can work on their own initiative and observe confidentiality
  • Flexibility of working hours to support annual leave, sickness and the needs of the business
  • Able to exercise initiative and be organised and able to prioritise information and tasks.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to remain calm and professional when dealing with challenging or distressing situations.
  • Demonstrates emotional resilience and the capacity to work effectively under pressure.
  • Able to manage exposure to sensitive or traumatic information while maintaining personal wellbeing and professional standards.
  • Adaptable and able to cope with changing priorities and demanding circumstances.
  • Maintains focus and performance in high-pressure or emotionally challenging environments.

Qualifications

Essential

  • A good level of literacy is required for this position.
  • IT literate.

Desirable

  • GCSE/O Level English and Maths
  • EDCL or equivalent
  • NVQ in business administration or equivalent
Person Specification

Experience

Essential

  • Experience of working with customers and / or patients who have complex needs and people who experience multiple disadvantage.
  • Experience of working as an administrator in a health care or legal setting.

Desirable

  • Experience in administration, customer service, or a previous complaints-handling role is highly valued.
  • Working knowledge of EMIS IT system.
  • Experience of working with people with behavioural challenges.

Skills, Knowledge and Competencies

Essential

  • Works collaboratively with colleagues to achieve shared goals and deliver high-quality outcomes.
  • Demonstrates a cooperative and supportive approach within a team environment.
  • Able to build positive working relationships and contribute to a cohesive team culture.
  • Communicates effectively and respectfully with team members to ensure smooth collaboration.
  • Proactive in helping and sharing knowledge to support team success.
  • Values diversity of thought and works inclusively within a multidisciplinary team.
  • Shows flexibility and willingness to adapt to team needs and changing priorities.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication
  • Non-judgemental attitude
  • Excellent organisational skills
  • Ability to think laterally, seeking opportunities for improvement
  • Competent, reliable and conscientious person who can work on their own initiative and observe confidentiality
  • Flexibility of working hours to support annual leave, sickness and the needs of the business
  • Able to exercise initiative and be organised and able to prioritise information and tasks.

Personal Qualities

Essential

  • Ability to remain calm and professional when dealing with challenging or distressing situations.
  • Demonstrates emotional resilience and the capacity to work effectively under pressure.
  • Able to manage exposure to sensitive or traumatic information while maintaining personal wellbeing and professional standards.
  • Adaptable and able to cope with changing priorities and demanding circumstances.
  • Maintains focus and performance in high-pressure or emotionally challenging environments.

Qualifications

Essential

  • A good level of literacy is required for this position.
  • IT literate.

Desirable

  • GCSE/O Level English and Maths
  • EDCL or equivalent
  • NVQ in business administration or equivalent

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

FCMS

Address

Newfield House

Vicarage Lane

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY4 4EW


Employer's website

http://www.fcms-nw.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer details

Employer name

FCMS

Address

Newfield House

Vicarage Lane

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY4 4EW


Employer's website

http://www.fcms-nw.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)


Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Jo Flackett

jo.flackett@nhs.net

Details

Date posted

22 December 2025

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

£13.51 an hour

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

U0051-25-0116

Job locations

Newfield House

Vicarage Lane

Blackpool

Lancashire

FY4 4EW


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