Risk and Assurance Coordintator

7 days ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust Full time
The Quality and Assurance Directorate (corporate) are part of the Chief Medical Officer's office.

The Trust's Risk and Quality Assurance team provides Trust wide leadership and support to clinical and non-clinical colleagues in relation to risk, patient safety, compliance and quality assurance as well as being a link to CQC and other external regulatory bodies.

The risk and assurance team oversees the operational delivery of the risk management policy and strategy system team.

This includes ensuring the Trust's quality performance framework is adhered to and focused on providing the Trust's local risk management system software (LRMS) and associated risk systems and processes.

The team work in collaboration with all other Quality and Assurance teams, Trust-wide corporate services (e.g. Chief Nurse Office) and clinical services to ensure the LRMS is fit for purpose and triangulate information from various sources to identify and manage themes relating to safety and quality.

There are three main parts to this role:

  • Supporting the Risk and Assurance Manager in implementing the Trust's risk management policy and assurance framework, by coordinating external reviews and accreditation
  • Ensuring key assurance activities and regulatory compliance (such as health and safety, CQC and fire) are being managed and coordinated across the Trust.
  • Undertaking risk and assurance projects such as queries with the Trust's Local Risk Management System (LRMS) and undertaking data analysis, reporting and administrative tasks.


The post holder reports to the Risk and Assurance Manager, with a supporting reporting line to the Senior Data Analyst.

They are accountable to the Senior Risk & Assurance Lead and ultimately to the Head of Risk and Quality Assurance.

The post holder will be expected to deal with staff at various levels in the Trust including:

  • Members of directorate management teams
  • Senior staff leading on accreditations or external reviews across the Trust
  • Members of the Quality and Assurance team


Key clinical and non-clinical staff, Q&A Directorate colleagues including the Patient Safety, Quality and compliance, Complaints and Legal Services, as well as Corporate departments across the Trust.

Risk Management

The Trust's Risk Management Policy provides a framework for identifying and mitigating risks across the Trust.

It contributes to providing assurance that risks which may impact on patients, staff and assets are being controlled effectively and sets standards so that there is a consistent method for assessing risk.


The post holder will be a core part of the team that provides information, training and guidance to staff to enable them to implement the policy helping staff to perform their risk management role.

External reviews and accreditation


The Trust's External Reviews Policy sets out the framework for ensuring the Trust responds to the recommendations of external reviews so that risks to patients, staff and the organisation are mitigated, and quality of care is improved.


The post holder will act as coordinator and primary point of contact for external reviews, and maintain an up to date schedule of accreditations and associated information including the status of action plans.

The directorate provides a central service for overseeing and coordinating action plans on key assurance activities and regulatory compliance.

The post holder will be expected to have some knowledge of assurance around key areas of compliance (such as health & safety, fire and the CQC) in order to assist with oversight at the relevant governance committees.

Data projects, analysis and reporting


With a reporting line to the Senior Data Analyst, the risk team are responsible for informatics and data reporting in relationship to all aspects sof clinical governance.

This includes patient safety incidents, complaints, risks, mortality, guidelines, action plans and quality performance.

The post holder will supportthe provision of complex and sensitive information and analysis to senior internal stakeholders and external organisations to inform performance and research.

They willSupport the Senior Data Analyst in preparing reports Performance Support & Business Intelligence - this will involve supporting the preparation, production and distribution of accurate and timely regular reports from the various databases and quality systems used within the Trust to meet internal and external organisations' requirements.


The post holder will undertake risk and assurance projects, including with the Trust's Local Risk Management System, and be expected to assist with LRMS administration and scheduling meetings on an irregular basis.



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