Compliance & Assurance Lead

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Our services:

Our uncompromisable support services are wide-ranging and bespoke to each family. We provide symptom management, end-of-life care, post-death care, short breaks, counselling, sibling support groups, music therapy, home visits and more.

We support families across a large geographical area, including South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, North Derbyshire and parts of North Lincolnshire. The hospice is easily accessible from Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster, Sheffield and North Notts. We have free secure on-site parking for families, staff and volunteers to use. 

Every year we need to raise £6.7m to keep our doors open and only around 17% of our income comes from government sources, the rest must be raised through fundraising activity.

The role:

The Compliance and Assurance Lead provides organisation-wide leadership for health and safety, compliance and estates governance. This role strengthens compliance frameworks, manages risk and supports a proactive culture of safety, accountability and continuous improvement.

As the organisation’s lead advisor on compliance matters, you will oversee health and safety systems, audits, inspections, business continuity, contractor compliance and estates-related projects. Working closely with operational and leadership teams, you will ensure compliance is robust, well-evidenced and effectively managed, with a focus on assurance, strategic oversight and continuous improvement.

What you’ll do:

This is a snapshot of the role, not an exhaustive list. Please download the full job description and person specification for more detail.

• Lead health and safety, compliance and assurance across the Hospice.
• Strengthen systems, audits, reporting and risk management so we stay safe, compliant and well prepared.
• Oversee estates, facilities, contractors and business continuity from a compliance and assurance perspective.
• Provide clear, practical advice to colleagues and senior leaders.
• Prepare confident reports for leadership, committees and governance groups.
• Lead and support the Facilities, Housekeeping and Catering teams, building an inclusive, high-performing culture.
• Champion continuous improvement, accountability and learning across Bluebell Wood.

Why join Bluebell Wood?

• Your work will directly help children and families access expert care and support.
• You’ll have the freedom to bring ideas to life in a creative, collaborative and purpose-driven team.
• You’ll be part of a values-led organisation where individuality is welcomed and development is encouraged.

About you: 

Our values underpin what we do and how we do it. 

     

 To succeed in this role, we are looking for someone who will embody our values, work confidently with key attention to detail, engage with everyone in our hospice, and has an absolute willingness to learn. 

Download full details of our values here 

 

What we offer: 

A friendly, incredible working environment along with the following benefits: 

• 33 days’ holiday entitlement, including bank holidays with the option to buy and sell leave

• Employee assistance programme - including mental health care and out of hours GP access  

• A commitment to your professional development 

• Matched pension scheme of 5% of salary 

• Bluebell Wood enhanced maternity and paternity pay (unrelated to NHS conditions) 

• Enhanced night shift pay.  

• Free parking on main site 

• Subsidised lunch 

• Free tea and coffee 

• Cycle to work scheme 

• Eligible for NHS Blue Light Card 

• Access to rewards portal 

If you’re ready to use your skills, knowledge and values-led approach to make a lasting difference for children and families, we’d love to hear from you.

Ready to join us? Apply now and help us provide lasting support for babies, children, young people and families who need Bluebell Wood.

Person specification

We’re looking for someone who brings the right mix of technical know-how, sound judgement and values-led leadership. You’ll need to meet the essential criteria, but we welcome transferable experience and different career paths. What matters is your ability to keep people safe, strengthen assurance and create a culture where people feel respected, supported and able to contribute.

 

Essential Criteria

• NEBOSH General Certificate, or an equivalent qualification or experience.
• Significant experience in health and safety, compliance, governance or estates-related work, preferably within a smaller or multi-disciplinary organisation.
• Strong working knowledge of UK health & safety legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience of managing audits, inspections and action plans.
• Experience of contractor management and/or compliance oversight relating to facilities, estates or operational services.
• Ability to interpret legislation and apply it pragmatically in a complex care environment.

 Desirable criteria

• Line management or team leadership experience, with the ability to support people well, encourage development and create a positive, inclusive team culture.

If you’d like an informal chat about the role, please contact Andy Lee, Finance and Resources Director, on 01909 393 296 or by email at [email protected]

For the full role details, please download the job description and person specification. If this sounds like the right opportunity for you, send your CV and supporting statement to [email protected].

If you have applied for this role recently, we may only contact you if there has been a significant change in your experience or suitability for the role.