Governance Risk and Compliance Lead

1 month ago


Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom NHS Business Services Authority Full time

Governance, Risk and Compliance is a new function within Digital, Data and Technology (DDaT) Governance team. You will report into the Governance, Risk and Compliance Principle and will be responsible for contributing to, implementing, and monitoring adherence to governance strategy and the development and maturing of the Governance, Risk and Compliance function within DDaT.

You will be a senior member of the DDaT Governance team, working collaboratively across all Heads of Service and Senior Managers to ensure the effective and efficient delivery of products and services which meet the needs of our users/suppliers aligned with internal Governance, Risk and Compliance frameworks.

This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and grow a new team with the important remit of delivering good governance across the DDaT directorate.

What do we offer?
- 27 days leave (increasing with length of service) plus 8 bank holidays 
- Flexible working (we are happy to discuss options such as compressed hours) 
- Flexi time 
- Hybrid working model
- Career development
- Active wellbeing and inclusion networks 
- Excellent pension 
- NHS Car lease scheme 
- Access to a wide range of benefits and high street discounts 

The role of Governance, Risk and Compliance Lead is varied, and you’ll work with DDaT Governance colleagues and a cross-section of people and teams across DDaT and the wider NHSBSA.

You will have a strong understanding of how DDaT Governance contributes, aligns to, and supports the NHSBSA Organisational Governance, with clear understanding and alignment to the NHSBSA Strategy.

At the NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) we deliver a range of essential national services to NHS organisations and contractors, patients and the public.

You may already be using some of our services. Do you have a prescription pre-payment certificate? Perhaps you found this vacancy through NHS Jobs? We’re behind these, and much more.

Being one of the UK’s Best Big Companies to work for, our values are to be Collaborative, Adventurous, Reliable and Energetic. We CARE about what we do and support each other in achieving our objectives.

Our people are the heart of our organisation. We strive to ensure they feel trusted, valued and empowered. We’re passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that.

We are the NHS delivering for the NHS.

**In this role, you are accountable for**:
1. Managing, leading, and coaching teams within the Governance, Risk and Reporting function,
2. Leading, and coaching colleagues within the Governance, Risk and Compliance function, as well as across the wider DDaT directorate where needed.
3. The timely production of key reports for DDaT boards by using existing data and information, standards, tools, and approaches, to co-ordinate key performance information (KPI’s), balanced business scorecard information, financial information, and re-charges, as well as the identification of potential opportunities to optimise resources across all DDaT Services and projects.
4. Using existing data and information standards, tools, and approaches, and making key decisions for the team.
5. Stay abreast of new and innovative approaches, through horizon scanning to ensure the organisation remains abreast of new developments, risks, or issues.
6. Through an approach of continual improvement, identify, evaluate, and implement new and innovative ways of working to achieve the right outcomes for the organisation.
7. As a recognised expert and advocate for IT Governance, Agile and Lean development as well as other disciplines, you will continuously reflect and challenge the team to deliver high quality outputs, reports, and information, whilst contributing to the increasing maturity of the organisations and Directorates capability in IT Governance.
8. Owning risk reporting for DDaT and working to the organisation’s risk frameworks and appetite, to manage and report on risk effectively across the Directorate, including risk identification, assessment, response, mitigation control monitoring, and reporting on the outcomes.
9. Advising the Governance, Risk and Compliance Principal, the Head of Governance, the CDDTO as well as other Heads of Service, and Senior Managers on a range of topics including NHSX spend controls, service assessments, major risks, especially relating to Service and Organisation debt, providing practical recommendations to ensure risks are appropriately managed, reduced, mitigated, and eradicated.
10. With a strong background of working with financial information, develop and report upon spend forecasting as well as cloud charging elements (eg FinOps) and design and implement a combined view of cost to serve, recharge, resource allocation to create frameworks to support the Directorate wide view of real-time cost insights, aimed at identifying and driving cost optimisation opportunities


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