Lakeside Healthcare is a large GP partnership that provides NHS care for around 170,000 patients across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire. We are made of eight GP practices across 14 sites that are part of their local communities.
We work together as practices to provide resilience, sharing learning and professional back-office support services.
Our most important asset is our people, who provide care for our patients and help run our surgeries smoothly. We employ over 500 clinical and non-clinical staff, and we invest in training and developing to ensure that we retain and attract good quality staff who want to stay with us and be part of our team.
We are proud of what we do and strive to demonstrate our values of Caring, Respect, Quality and Teamwork in everything we do.
About the Practice/Department/Team
Lakeside Healthcare is seeking a proactive and dynamic Corporate Compliance Manager to lead on compliance, governance, and operational standards across our group. This pivotal role will ensure we meet regulatory requirements, maintain high performance, and deliver safe, consistent, and patient-focused care.
Based at our office in Corby, the post holder will work closely with our Executive team and other central functions as well as with our sites.
At Lakeside Healthcare, you'll be part of a forward-thinking organisation making a real impact on patient care.
Job Introduction
Reporting directly to the Operations Director and working in close partnership with the Practice Managers and Non-Executive Directors the post holder will support the strategic direction and provide hands-on leadership for our compliance, governance and operational standards acting as the primary contact and expert in these areas for the organisation.
This is a hands-on, fast-paced role where you will balance strategic oversight with practical delivery on the ground.
This is a unique opportunity to shape standards, strengthen compliance and support continuous improvement across one of the Uks largest GP Partnerships.
What you will do
* Operational support and performance
* Compliance, regulation and risk management
* Health & safety, maintenance and premises oversite
* Contractor and supplier management
* Information governance and data security management
Essential Criteria
* Educated to degree level or equivalent professional experience.
* Evidence of continued professional development in areas relevant to compliance, governance, or operational leadership.
* Experience in General Practice settings
* Proven track record in a compliance, regulatory, or governance role within healthcare or a similarly regulated environment.
* Experience conducting audits, risk assessments, and implementing improvement plans.
* Direct experience of working with regulators (e.g., CQC, HSE) and managing regulatory returns.
* Experience in leading cross-site operational initiatives and working with diverse stakeholders.
* Hands-on experience resolving incidents, leading investigations, and supporting local teams.
What we offer you (Benefits)
* Generous holidays (additional long service entitlements)
* NHS pension and long service recognition
* NHS Discounts (Blue Light Card)
* Career opportunities
* Role specific training and ongoing development
* Great team environment
Interview process
Please apply with a CV and a cover letter - Please upload your CV as a pdf and include your personal email address in your cover letter.
Our interview process will aim to meet you in person however some interviews may be carried out virtually.
To help you shine and show your full potential, please make us aware of any changes you might need at any stage of your application. If you need an alternative way of applying for this role, support with understanding the role, any changes at interviews, or anything else, we encourage you to contact our central People team.
We encourage candidates to not delay their application as we retain the right to close the advert early should the volume of applications become very high.
Please ensure you have your Right to Work documentation available at interview We will require you to produce the original documentation prior to your start date.
Shortlisting
We anticipate that shortlisting will commence one week after the advert has closed and will advise of interview arrangements if successful, however this timeline is dependent on the number of applications.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We value diversity and we're committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce will help us to care for and support our patients and employees better. Unfortunately, we are unable to recruit anyone below the age of 18 yrs. so that we can protect young people from health & safety and safeguarding risks.
Equal Opportunities
Lakeside Healthcare is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to ensuring that all our staff and job applicants are protected from unlawful discrimination. All employees and job applicants will be treated equally, fairly and with respect. We will endeavour, through appropriate training, to ensure that our hiring teams making selection and recruitment decisions that do not discriminate, whether consciously or unconsciously and follow recognised industry best practice.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £45,000.00-£55,000.00 per year
Application question(s):
* Do you have the right to work in the UK? (Yes/No) – If you answered Yes, you must be able to provide sufficient evidence upon interview.
* Have you worked for Lakeside Healthcare before? If Yes, where did you work.
Work Location: In person