# Risk Management Business Partner

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust
- **Location:** Trust Headquarters, Health and Wellbeing Centre, Sandwell Health Campus
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Business partner
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-11-01T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-15T09:31:08.489Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Sandwell_West_Birmingham_NHS_Trust/Risk_Management/Risk_Management-v8314891
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8314891?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.swbh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

We are seeking a highly organised and proactive Risk Management Business Partner to join our Head of Risk Management in promoting and embedding our Risk Management Plan. This new role provides day-to-day administration and support to our clinical divisions, to ensure the local and corporate risk registers are maintained and provide advice on identifying, documenting and mitigating risks.

The post holder will be responsible for monitoring and maintaining risk registers, supporting the administration of the Ulysses system, producing reports and dashboards, delivering training, and providing expert guidance on all matters related to risk management.

We invite applications from candidates with Risk Management experience with strong administrative and analytical skills, excellent attention to detail, experience of working with databases and reporting systems, and the ability to communicate confidently with a wide range of stakeholders.

### Main duties of the job

- Support the Ulysses Administrator to ensure robust reporting, dashboards and effective processes are maintained through the system.
- Manage the quality, compliance and accuracy of the local and corporate risk registers.
- Provide first-line support, guidance and advice to staff on Risk Management.
- Produce routine and ad hoc reports, dashboards and performance information to support risk management activities.
- Coordinate the Trust Risk Register process, including action tracking, compliance monitoring and reporting to governance groups and committees.
- Deliver training, coaching and support to staff on incident reporting and risk register management, creating guidance materials and promoting best practice.
- Administer user access and security permissions within Ulysses, ensuring compliance with Trust policies and procedures

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description and Personal Specification for details on the main duties and responsibilities for this role.

### Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

## Person Specification

### Knowledge

**Essential**

- Working understanding of risk management, principles and practices
- An practical knowledge of Microsoft Office packages (Work, Excel and PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of key issues that relate to risk management

**Desirable**

- Knowledge or risk management standards such as ISO31000, Orange book and COSO Framework
- Knowledge of Ulysses, Datix Risk modules

### Experience

**Essential**

- Recent experience of working in a complex healthcare setting
- Experience of working with risk management software such as Ulysses, Datix
- Experience in the delivery of training programmes for all levels of the organisation
- Experience of writing/leading risks

**Desirable**

- Experience of working in a healthcare risk management role
- Experience of governance in acute Trusts

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Educated to degree level or relevant training and experience to degree equivalent level in related function
- Evidence of professional development

**Desirable**

- Qualification in Risk Management

## Documents

- [swb- sustainability (pdf, 49.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2657)
- [person specification (pdf, 168.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10646007)
- [candidate briefing pack (pdf, 1.3mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2982)
- [swb reward & recognition guide (pdf, 704.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2604)
- [risk management business partner jd (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10641804)
- [flexible working document – healthier futures (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2437)

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