Risk and Governance Officer

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Walton Centres Risk and Governance Team to support with all aspects of the Risk and Governance workplan, specifically supporting the Trust's Risk Manager to ensure the Trust's Risk and Governance processes and systems are followed and fully embedded across the Trust. The successful candidate will support by providing comprehensive administrative support to the Risk & Governance Team, specifically the Trust's Risk Manager. The successful candidate will be responsible for the management and coordination of various meetings which fall under the remit of the Risk & Governance team. Additionally, the successful candidate will monitor the Trust incident management system (Datix) and provide various reports as required. This role requires excellent administrative, verbal, and written communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team. The post holder will communicate with a range of stakeholders from across the Trust and externally about complex Governance topics and will therefore need to be able to use a range of communication skills including empathy, persuasion, tact, negotiation, and influencing. The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust is the only NHS trust to hold dual accreditation for the Investors in People. We invest in people and wellbeing standards and have been awarded Gold status for both. The Walton Centre is a leader in the treatment and care of neurology and neurosurgery, placing the patient and their family at the heart of everything we do. As the only specialist hospital trust in the UK dedicated to providing comprehensive neurology, neurosurgery, spinal, and pain management services, we are proud to be rated as an Outstanding Trust by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), and champion change throughout the field of neuroscience. Originally formed in 1992, the Trust received Foundation Trust status in 2009. With around 1,450 staff, The Walton Centre treats more than 127,000 outpatients and 18,000 inpatients each year. We have leading specialists and incredibly dedicated staff delivering excellent clinical outcomes for brain, spinal, and neurological care nationally and internationally. Teams across our site in Fazakerley, Liverpool, offer a world-class service in diagnosing and treating injuries and illnesses affecting the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves and muscles, and in supporting people suffering from a wide range of long-term neurological conditions.

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