Senior Compliance Officer
East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Colchester, CO4 5JLView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£32,073 to £39,043
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
27 October 2026
4 days leftJob description
Make a Difference Behind Every Patient Experience We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated and highly organised Senior Compliance Officer to join...
- Lead and coordinate monitoring, audit and inspection programmes across Facilities Management services.
- Review and analyse contractor performance against Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and contractual requirements.
- Undertake environmental cleanliness audits and other assurance activities in line with national healthcare standards.
- Investigate service failures, complaints, incidents and contractual non-compliance, ensuring corrective actions are implemented and monitored.
- Produce reports, dashboards and management information to support governance and decision-making.
- Support external inspections, PLACE assessments, internal audits and regulatory reviews.
- Build effective working relationships with service providers, clinical teams and stakeholders across the Trust.
- Provide guidance and support to Monitoring Officers and colleagues involved in assurance activities.
- Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives that enhance service quality, compliance and value for money
We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.
We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.
We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.
Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.
Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.
We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.
If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.
Find out about living and working here - www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkPu7HphU8A
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience of audits, inspections, compliance monitoring or quality assurance activities.
- Experience analysing performance data and producing management reports
- Experience managing performance concerns and monitoring corrective actions.
Desirable: - oFacilities Management experience; - oExperience monitoring outsourced contracts
Qualifications
Essential: - oGCSE Grade 4/C (or equivalent) in English and Maths.
Desirable: - oRelevant management, compliance, audit or Facilities Management qualification.
Knowledge
Essential: - oContract monitoring and performance management principles.; - oAudit, inspection and assurance methodologies; - oData analysis and reporting techniques.
Desirable: - oNational Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness; - oFacilities Management services and outsourced contract management
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
23 October 2026
Last checked
23 October 2026
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