Band 4 Compliance Officer - Birmingham, United Kingdom - University Hospitals Birmingham

University Hospitals Birmingham

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Job overview:

The Compliance Officer is responsible for carrying out environmental audits in locations as outlined in the annual audit schedule.

Functioning as an independent and objective auditor working within the Facilities Department, the post holder will monitor,review and evaluate compliance against a range of environmental standards and Key Performance Indicators (KPI's); outlining and monitoring recommendations to remedy any shortfall in standards.

Post holders will be expected to support the Compliance Manager working across four hospital sites to ensure cleaning standards, estates maintenance and nursing equipment used to deliver patient care is clean, fit for purpose and well maintained.

Using NHS Cleaning Standards as the benchmark standards, post holders will assess compliance against environmental guidelines and regulations to provide recommendations and actions required to correct non-conformance or improve overall environmental performance.

Main duties, tasks & skills required:

Help signpost and support employees who would like to communicate with management, seek clarification on issues or dilemmas, or report irregularities
Establish effective two way channels of communication with staff working in the area being audited and the wider Facilities Team including Housekeeping and Portering
To be a supportive point of contact with clinical teams regarding Facilities compliance requirements, advising on irregularities and liaising with the Compliance Manager on any additional arrangements
Attend meetings at the request of the Compliance Manager.
Support the dissemination of written policies and procedures related to compliance activities
Document compliance activities, such as audit reports, complaints received or investigation outcomes
Be an active member of the Facilities Team
Share examples of good practice within the Facilities Team with the Compliance Manager.
Assist with the preparation of audit reports and presentations as required by the Director of Facilities and Head of Facilities (QE/HGS)

About us:

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:
Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment.

This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work.

This is more than words. We are taking action.

Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO.

We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

Job description:

*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person specification:
Qualifications:

Essential:

Good Secondarylevel qualifications (Including Maths and English)
Business Management Diploma or equivalent experience that demonstrates that level of theoretical Knowledge.

Experience:

Essential:

Experienced auditor and systems monitoring.

Desirable:

NHS Procurement Processes

Additional Criteria:

Essential:

Open, Honest, reliable and flexible
Open to new ideas and concepts
Can work independently or part of a team.
A professional with a positive work ethic.
A positive work attitude and energetic organised behaviour whilst multitasking.
Respectful and courteous approach to all staff groups and clients.
Supportive to service Managers.
Ability to stay calm under stressful circumstances.
Ability to work well under pressure and to tight deadlines and providing all necessary analysis/reports to schedule.
Willing and able to facilitate change and motivate others to accept change.
Demonstrate a willingness to engage with staff
Be a key member of the Facilities Team, on approach
Be influential in decision making processes
Being selfmotivated and proactive.
The ability to work well with others while pursuing a common goal.