# Head of Risk

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Southend University Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Quality and governance manager
- **Grade:** Band 8
- **Salary:** £66,582 Per Annum (Pro Rata for Part Time)
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-04T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-21T11:00:41.694Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Westcliff_on_Sea/Mid_South_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Risk/Risk-v8363395
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8363395?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.southend.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a risk specialist to join our Trust as Head of Risk. As Head of Risk, you will provide expert leadership and oversight of the Trust’s risk management framework, Board Assurance Framework, and Corporate Risk Register.

Working closely with senior clinical and corporate leaders, you will ensure risks are effectively identified, assessed, and managed, providing the Board and executive teams with clear insight to support informed decision-making and the delivery of strategic objectives.

In this role you will offer constructive challenge, expert advice, and professional guidance on all aspects of risk management. You will lead and develop the Risk Team while overseeing the day-to-day management of key governance and assurance processes.

You will also work collaboratively with colleagues across a wide range of specialist functions, including patient safety, health and safety, fire safety and security, information governance, infection prevention and control, and business continuity, helping to foster a proactive and positive risk culture across the Trust.

If you are a strategic thinker with strong leadership skills and a passion for governance, assurance, and continuous improvement, we would love to hear from you.

### Main duties of the job

- To be the responsible owner of the Risk Assurance Framework, mapping the principle objectives to risks, control and assurance, and compiling and presenting risk reports.
- Work with the internal auditors, ensure that the Trust’s mechanisms for internal control are fit for purpose and monitored
- Ensure that Risk Management & Risk Registers for all services are of a high quality and up to date; ensuring any high risk areas are dealt with appropriately
- Take responsibility for system quality assurance including data entry accuracy, responsibility for evaluating organisational risks, identifying risk implications and advising executives on strategic options.
- Responsible for delivering risk related education and training and assessing skills and competencies to ensure compliance with relevant legislation and standards.
- Provide specialised knowledge in the use of the risk management software for recording, reviewing and reporting on risks and risks registers.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Are you looking for an exciting role using your unique qualities, then we want to hear from you. For full details about this varied and rewarding role, please see attached job description. We look forward to your application. Please be aware that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a suitable number of applications.

### Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary/ multi-agency health/ social care environment.
- Experience of risk management and managing projects, and some experience of strategic development and planning
- Experience of working at board level - influencing, persuading, challenging and providing assurance to Chief Executive, Chair and Non-Executive Directors.
- Strong project management skills.

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- MSc in governance related subject or equivalent experience in the role Significant experience of risk management software
- Knowledge gained by continued study and/or work experience in the area of risk management.

**Desirable**

- MSc in Risk Management or equivalent subject related to the role

## Documents

- [privacy policy (pdf, 441.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2077)
- [head of risk jd (pdf, 264.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10692768)
- [application form (doc, 233.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=581)
- [afc pay poster 26/27 (pdf, 44.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2504)
- [trust 10 year strategy (pdf, 2.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2947)
- [applicant ms teams checklist (pdf, 560.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2943)
- [general statements afc - v5.2 (pdf, 592.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2979)
- [leadership and management framework (pdf, 120.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2880)

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