Main area: Quality Governance/Risk Management/CQC Compliance
Grade Band: 6
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref: 426-661-25CC
Employer: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Town: Kings Lynn
Salary: £37,338 - £44,962 Per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 11/03/2025 23:59
Risk and Compliance Coordinator
Band 6
Job overview
The Risk and Compliance Coordinator will provide high quality programme management support to develop and manage key administration functions to facilitate a system of effective risk management and compliance assurance across the trust in line with the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) Assessment Framework and the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014.
Main duties of the job
* Maintain a comprehensive function of the Risk and Compliance agenda ensuring collation of papers, taking accurate minutes of meetings maintaining a monthly cycle of reports.
* Support on the development of the agenda, associated work plan and ensure the Risk Oversight Group and Evidence Assurance Group is effective.
* Lead on the production of cyclical, routine, periodic and ad hoc reports for the relevant groups which sit within the Quality/Compliance/Risk governance structure.
* Build and maintain constructive working relationships with key stakeholders, acting to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of compliance, internal controls and risk management.
* Support on educating colleagues to know ‘what good looks like’ and what the Trust expects from each of them and lead and develop the preparation of staff for inspections, accreditation interviews and focus groups.
* Maintain and monitor the Electronic Trust Risk Register and proactively update and amend web based electronic risk registers.
* Meet with Executive risk owners monthly in order to ensure that Risk Registers are kept up to date.
* Produce monthly Risk reports for all Executive-led groups.
* Undertake data extracts from DATIX or Power BI to support the production of reports for Divisions and subcommittee.
* To organise, coordinate and deliver training on behalf of the Risk and Compliance Manager.
* To develop the production of training materials and presentations for risk and compliance and the wider team.
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome. We love working here and think you will too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For more information regarding this opportunity, please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications, training and professional development
* Educated to Degree level or equivalent experience in a relevant field
* Knowledge of healthcare related assurance and compliance activity
* Proficient Minute taking/shorthand
* Evidence of ongoing professional development within the field of Risk Management
* Training in Project Management
Experience
* Experience and proven track record in change management and working with different staff groups
* Experience of monitoring compliance and action plans
* Experience of undertaking training to large groups of staff and individuals
* Experience of supporting preparations for a CQC Inspection
Skills, abilities and knowledge
* Leadership and influencing skills with the ability to enthuse, motivate and involve individuals and teams
* Ability to interpret highly complex data and information and identify themes and trends to produce high quality reports for Board and Sub committees of the Board
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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.
Application numbers
This vacancy may close early if it receives a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.
Name: Sam Dunlop
Job title: Interim Associate Director of Governance
Email address: sam.dunlop@qehkl.nhs.uk
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