Risk Lead | East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 27 November 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £55,690 - £62,682 per annum, pro rata |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 December 2025 |
| Location: | Eastbourne, BN21 2UD |
| Company: | ESHT |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7615003/374-LVB1025 |
Summary
The Risk Lead post will provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for risk management across the organisation, ensuring compliance with national standards and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
This post will lead on:
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements
• Developing and implement risk strategy/ framework and update policies
• Provide oversight of compliance against strategy/ framework
• Produce and present meaningful reports for committees and develop divisional report
• Provide expert advice to senior teams, including developing a range of training that is accessible to staff groups involved in risk management
• Provide operational management to the Risk Facilitators
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A wide range of staff benefits are available to our staff including staff development, enrolment in the NHS pension scheme, auto-enrolment to our Temporary Workforce Service, access to onsite nurseries. staff restaurants and accommodation.
In addition to an internal Occupational Health department, all staff also have access to free psychological support through our confidential Employee Assistance Programme. Onsite parking is available from only £50 a year.
There has never been a better time to join East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, submit your application today.
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Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
This advert closes on Thursday 11 Dec 2025
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