Audit and Assurance Manager | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 09 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Dependent on experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 January 2026 |
| Location: | Bristol, BS1 3NU |
| Company: | University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 7668814/387-TS8814-LMG |
Summary
As organisations look for audit and assurance services to provide added value through the use of audit and assurance specialists, the purpose of this role is primarily to manage, control and deliver highly complex and high visibility audit, assurance and consultancy reviews.
The post holder will be the Consortium Strategic Lead for a portfolio of highly complex and high visibility audit and assurance specialisms and consultancy reviews and will be:
As part of a specialist services team, the responsible lead for the delivery and development of highly complex and high visibility audit, assurance and consultancy reviews within audit specialisms and for developing specialist audit and assurance services for current and future consortium clients.
Applying risk management and assurance principles to the planning and delivery of audit and assurance work, at both an operational and strategic client level, advising Directors, senior managers and other client staff on a range of complex issues.
Controlling and managing a large range of highly complex and high visibility audit, assurance and consultancy reviews ensuring that suitable assurances are given. Audit and assurance assignments must be undertaken in line with Public Sector Internal Audit Standards and the ASW Assurance Audit Manual and to agreed timescales.
· Controlling and managing the delivery of highly complex and high visibility audit, assurance and consultancy reviews in the audit and assurance plan to clients, ensuring that audit and assurance work is delivered with a minimal level of line management supervision. This will include the ongoing review of the relevancy of planned areas, achievement of plan delivery and the identification of in year changes to the plan. Audit and assurance work will include risk and systems-based audits, consultancy work and special investigations covering all aspects of audit work providing a service to organisations.
· To assist in the production of internal audit briefings and papers, in a format specified by the Director of Audit and Assurance Services in respect of audit and assurance activities and related subjects. To attend Audit Committees and other committees (e.g. Governance Committee, Risk Management Committee) as required in an advisory capacity.
·
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
See attached job description and person specification for full list.
Audit and Assurance Manager Job Description
This advert closes on Tuesday 23 Dec 2025
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.