Job Advert
We have an exciting opportunity for someone to further their career within the NHS as a Corporate Risk Manager at our Headquarters at Kirklands.
The post holder will provide specialist expert direction and advice to senior management within NHS Lanarkshire and its operating divisions to ensure that systems are in place and implemented within all services to assist them in fulfilling their responsibilities in relation to risk minimisation and control. The post holder should be able to provide evidence of a proven track record in Risk Management along with specialist knowledge of Risk and Assurance including a clear understanding of relevant legislation, professional standards and knowledge of Risk Management systems in a health setting. They should be educated to a Degree level, or equivalent, preferably with a qualification in governance and risk.
Effective communications lie at the heart of the job, which involves sustained and extensive collaboration with Directors on the establishment of support to maintain Divisional / Committee risk management systems. It is frequently necessary to gain understanding and acceptance of line management responsibility for risk through the use of advocacy skills.
Informal enquiries regarding the post will be welcomed by Paul Cannon, Board Secretary at Paul.Cannon@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk.
If you have any queries regarding the application form or recruitment process, please contact recruitment.lanarkshire@lanarkshire.scot.nhs.uk
Please note: we anticipate a high level of interest in this position and may close the advert once a sufficient amount of applications are received. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
‘In NHS Lanarkshire we are committed to recruiting a workforce that fully reflects the diverse make-up of our society. A place where every individual can thrive, develop and succeed based on skill, knowledge and talent, regardless of race, disability, gender, sexual orientation, care experienced* or any other dimension that can be used to differentiate people from one another.
*Care experienced applicants are people who live/have lived with foster parents/kinship carers or live/have lived in a residential children’s setting/secure unit.’
Whilst this advertisement may be for a specific post(s) in a particular location, applicants who are shortlisted for an interview may be considered for similar vacancies in alternative locations.
NHS Lanarkshire has a legal obligation to ensure that it does not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category. Candidates who require a Certificate of Sponsorship can access further information at www.bia.homeoffice.gov.uk. Skilled worker Visa and all current immigration rules are available at www.gov.uk