Are you passionate about driving excellence, building relationships and making a real difference? This could be the opportunity you've been waiting for We're looking for a Senior Assurance Officer to join our Risk, Assurance and Quality team at NHS Shared Business Services on a 12 month FTC. You will play a key role in strengthening our assurance framework and promoting continuous improvement. You'll lead and coordinate the internal audit programmes and connect with internal and external customers, communicating the benefits of assurance. You will act as point of contact and expert, providing support, guidance and coordination for the full enterprise in relation to all assurance topics. There will be plenty of opportunity to learn more across NHS SBS and apply knowledge from different areas to support improvements. This is a hybrid role and you'll need to be able to attend one of our NHS SBS offices once per week. What you will be doing: Lead assurance activities across the organisation, ensuring compliance. Communicate the value of assurance clearly and confidently. Collaborate across teams, building networks and sharing insights to enhance risk and quality management. Support strategic initiatives, helping shape our approach to governance and performance. What you will bring: Has a good understanding of assurance principles and frameworks. Can demonstrate leadership and is confident to take the lead with customer relationships. Is a skilled communicator, able to articulate the benefits of assurance in a compelling way. Is eager to expand their experience in risk and quality, with opportunities to contribute to broader governance work. Employment Type: Full-time, 12-Month FTC Location: There is a requirement to attend an office weekly, Southampton or Leeds. Security Clearance Level: DBS Internal Recruiter: Rachel Salary: Up to £32,000 Benefits: 25 days annual leave with the option to buy extra days, health cash plan, 4 x death in service life assurance, pension, 3 days paid volunteering, 5 days paid carers leave. If you are interested in this role but not sure if your skills and experience are exactly what were looking for, please do apply, wed love to hear from you! Loved reading about this job and want to know more about the sector? NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) was created by the Department of Health and Social Care to deliver corporate services to the NHS. A unique joint venture with Sopra Steria, a European leader in digital services and software development, we make life easier for NHS employees, patients, and suppliers, and deliver value for money to the taxpayer. Proud members of the NHS family, we provide finance & accounting, digital, procurement and workforce services to more than half the NHS in England, and our solutions are underpinned by cutting-edge technologies and our teams expertise, in-depth understanding of the NHS, and commitment to service excellence. We share common values and unity of purpose with the rest of the NHS family, are committed to being a force for good, and are dedicated and empowered to act responsibly and sustainably at organisational, team and individual level. Would you like to join us on our journey? We embrace difference as a source of creativity, innovation and competitive advantage and are striving to become a more diverse organisation. We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of backgrounds and identities. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all and do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation or marital status. We have partnered with Vercida, the UK's largest diversity and inclusion focused careers site, where all our vacancies are available in an accessible format. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, to enable you to perform to the best of your ability, please let us know when completing your application. We participate in the Disability Confident scheme and are committed to offering an interview to any candidate with a disability, who meets the minimum criteria for the role. If you believe this could apply to you, please let us know when completing your application.