# Deputy Risk and Governance Manager > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-risk-and-governance-manager/f5ed7cca-29a1-41b5-860e-68ed0937a59f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/deputy-risk-and-governance-manager/f5ed7cca-29a1-41b5-860e-68ed0937a59f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Hollins Park Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Quality and governance manager - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 per annum - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-08T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-22T14:50:53.906Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Warrington/Mersey_Care_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Risk_incident_management/Risk_incident_management-v8388453 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8388453?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.merseycare.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Responsible for all aspects of management in the following areas, including training and policy/procedure development to ensure compliance for Patient Safety risk management, and incident reporting. To provide an expert resource to clinical teams, managers and governance/quality groups in the planning, design and implementation of risk and governance initiatives. To deputies for the Assistant Director of Governance and Compliance and to lead on specific areas of work as delegated by them. To manage all risks associated with the Division including adverse events and risk management. To ensure delivery of designated areas incorporating establishment of systems and processes. To work closely with operational and clinical teams and governance/quality teams to coordinate and deliverer a robust governance model that supports the delivery of high quality, safe and effective patient care across the Trust. ### Main duties of the job The post holder will ensure the delivery of the risk/incident management quality strategy within the designated area incorporating establishment of systems and processes. The post holder will support the Assistant Director of Governance and Compliance Risk and operational leads, in the management of all risks associated with the Division including adverse events, serious incidents and risk management and act as a key member of the patient safety team supporting the business and service delivery of the division/Trust. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Produce risk reports to support divisional and organisational meetings / groups/ sub committees risk reporting. Ensure there are structures and systematic processes for the assessment, analysis, prioritisation and control of clinical risks. Ensure systems and processes are in place to manage, maintain and update the risk register. To oversee implementation and monitoring of risk register, and co-ordinate timely responses to the Central Alerting System. Provide expert advice on risk management principles. Oversee and implement an annual programme of essential risk/governance training for all staff and managers. To be the point of contact for reporting serious incidents – acting as the hub for internal reporting. Support oversight coordination of investigations of serious incidents in line with PSIRF Framework. Ensure that lessons are learned by ensuring that mitigating actions as the result of incidents are recorded, maintained and implemented. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Excellent communication, analytical, interpretive and conflict management skills - Experience in risk management / governance - Knowledge of computer skills for use of PowerPoint presentations, reports statistical analysis e.g. PowerPoint, Excel and work programmes - Working knowledge of IT systems and skills, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and incident and risk management systems (e.g. Radar, Datix, Ulysses etc.) - Excellent negotiating, influencing and interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate with staff and managers at all levels within and outside the Trust - Evidence of collaborative working across a wider health/social care economy - Experience in dealing with complex and sensitive issues - Ability to make decisions and implement changes, following detailed analysis and interpretation of data and statistics - Effective organisation skills - Effective decision maker - Good presentation skills and ability to present complex and sensitive information to managers where there may be barriers to acceptance - Ability to understand a broad range of complex information quickly and make decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution - Ability to remain calm and professional in difficult and challenging situations - Ability to prioritise, schedule and co-ordinate activities to meet deadlines ### Values **Essential** - Continuous improvement – committed to making improvements to our services for the benefit of all. - Accountability – taking ownership to anticipate, develop and deliver high quality care. - Respect – how we treat others in an inclusive and supportive way. - Enthusiasm – demonstrate our passion and pride for what we do and how we do it. - Support – actively supporting others with compassion and courage. ### Qualifications **Essential** - Educated to Masters Level or equivalent experience - Extensive experience in risk/governance arena **Desirable** - Clinical or risk management qualification ### Knowledge/Experience **Essential** - Evidence of involvement in risk management leadership issues - Experience of advising and liaising with staff at all levels of the organisation, and externally to the organisation - Involvement in project management - Evidence of carrying out production/collation and review of complex incident and risk management intelligence - Knowledge of PSIRF - Evidence of writing strategies, policies/procedures/ guidelines - Evidence of report writing ability to produce high quality comprehensive reports to Locality management level - Ability to analyse and condense highly complex information to produce concise briefings and summaries - Experience of working with various clinical teams and staff - Knowledge and experience in clinical audit - Experience of providing and receiving highly complex, confidential and sensitive information - Highly developed specialist knowledge of a range of work procedures and practices in relation to governance, underpinned by theoretical knowledge and relevant practical experience gained through study to MSc level (e.g., risk/incident management in healthcare) and specialist training such as Advancing Quality Alliance (AQuA) Quality Improvement Practitioner accreditation or equivalent experience 3 years of gaining and demonstrating knowledge through on the job training in an NHS environment of practice and procedures for the fields of risk and incident management, with quality improvement/change management assurance **Desirable** - Proven track record of performance improvement - Track record of leading and facilitating change ## Documents - [jd (pdf, 438.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10718192) - [employee benefits (pdf, 950.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2853) - [a great place to work (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1400) - [your recruitment journey (pdf, 281.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2941) - [our people promise and charter (pdf, 5.8mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2513) - [functional requirements deputy risk & governance manger (pdf, 384.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10718193) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.