Head of Quality, Professional Standards and Compliance
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust
Bristol, BS1 3NU
Salary
£57,528 to £64,750
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
6 September 2026
6 days left
Job description
ASW Assurance has offices in Bristol, Exeter, Torquay and Truro and this post can be based in any of these office locations. However, there will be re...
Lead, the establishment, oversight, development and reporting of an effective Quality Assurance Framework across all ASW Assurance services. This includes implementing the setting of goals and standards to create a culture of continuous improvement and support the delivery of a safe and high-quality service.
Develop and maintain corporate oversight of the Quality Assurance Framework by which managers deliver risk-based plans with allocated clients, that are designed to produce sufficient assurances to fulfil the requirements of the Head of Internal Audit Opinion on the effectiveness of internal control.
Ensure the continued compliance with professional standards, with appropriate quality assurance both internally and through independent external assessments.
Provide expert advice, training, and guidance to ASW Assurance directors, managers, and staff on all relevant professional standards.
ASW Assurance is a leading not for profit NHS consortium, delivering internal audit, counter fraud and consultancy services to healthcare organisations including acute, mental health and foundation trusts, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) and social enterprises.
Bristol NHS Foundation Trust brings together more than 28,000 staff to deliver over 160 clinical services across thirteen hospital locations,operatingfrom three main sites at Southmead, Bristol citycentreand Weston.
With an annual turnover of £2.3 billion, we are now one of the largest NHS trusts in the United Kingdom. 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 theSouth Westhas to offer.Bristol NHS Foundation Trust values all people as individuals. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retaina workforce whichrepresentsthe 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.
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant professional qualification at master's level (examples include but are not limited to IIA, ACCA, ISO9001, Chartered Quality Institute) or significant relevant experience in a compliance/assurance function.
Experience
Essential
- Experience in the production of high-level analytical information and formal written report writing including Board level
- Experience of formulating bid submissions
- Experience of designing and delivering high level presentations to large groups
- Experience of the development, implementation, management and ongoing maintenance of business-critical information systems
Knowledge
Essential
- In-depth professional knowledge in quality improvement/regulatory compliance acquired through experience over an extended period.
- A worked understanding of internal audit/counter fraud professional standards, including the evidential requirements associated with independent External Quality Assessments.
- An understanding of the professional standards laid down by the Global Internal Audit Standards and service level quality procedures and standards.
- Ability to influence change
- Able to teach and deliver specialist training as required
- Be responsive to problems and have ability to meet deadlines
- Work independently under own initiative
- Horizon scanning and oversight for changes in professional practice and standards.
- Implementation of a service wide system, including overseeing and delivering training to staff.
Skills
Essential
- Must possess exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to simplify quality concepts/regulatory requirements and communicate these clearly to a wide-ranging audience.
- Ability to work with teams and support their needs using self-developed influencing and motivational skills.
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
14 August 2026
Last checked
18 August 2026
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