Risk Officer | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Overview

The Risk Officer is an integral member of the Corporate Patient Safety Team and plays a crucial role in supporting effective risk management and governance across the Trust. The post holder will embed and continually improve the risk management framework, provide subject‑matter expertise, and deliver high‑quality analysis and assurance of risk registers.

Responsibilities

• Promote and embed the organisation’s risk management framework, ensuring risks are identified, assessed, and managed.
• Provide expert advice, tools, training, and guidance to support teams in managing risk.
• Maintain and continuously improve risk systems, including the Risk Register and Safety & Learning System (e.g. Datix).
• Analyse risk data to identify themes, learning, and opportunities to reduce exposure and strengthen controls.
• Coordinate, facilitate, and chair operational risk‑related meetings, ensuring clear actions, follow‑up, and reporting.
• Aggregate and escape risk information to support all levels of the organisation.
• Act as a subject‑matter expert and a constructive challenge (“critical friend”) to teams.
• Produce clear, high‑quality reports, briefings, and presentations for internal and external audiences.
• Support delivery of the Trust’s risk strategy, improvement plan, audits, and continuous enhancement of risk processes.
• Design and deliver risk management training, supporting organisational capability and maturity.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of relevant policies, legislation, guidelines, and national requirements.
• Maintain and review standard operating procedures relevant to the role, ensuring alignment with organisational needs.
• Assist in internal and external audit activity related to the Trust’s Risk Management Framework.
• Represent the Risk and Quality Governance Team in internal and external forums, ensuring consistent and accurate communication.

Training and Development

• Support the Head of Risk and Quality Insight and the Risk and Quality Governance Manager with the design and implementation of risk training across the organisation.
• Develop learning materials for face‑to‑face, remote, and e‑learning training packages.
• Provide face‑to‑face and remote training on the adopted risk management process and the use of the Risk Management System.
• Undertake personal development to maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of risk frameworks, legislation, and best practice.

Extending Effective Risk Management

• Coordinate the aggregation and escalation of risk information to support Care Group, Corporate Directorate, Executive Leadership Team and Trust Board oversight.
• Support colleagues with risk registers through reviews, workshops, and system assurance checks.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships across clinical and corporate teams using a clear, common language.
• Promote engagement with risk processes through clear, motivational communication.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

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