Healthcare Regulatory and Risk Specialist

9 month FTC

Remote role with occasional travel 

The Role

As the Healthcare Regulatory and Risk Specialist, you will manage and support the regulatory process for Bupa Dental Care across the key care regulators of CQC, HIW, NHS Scotland, HIS, RQIA, HIQA, NHS/LHBs, HTA and other key stakeholders.

You will rovide robust, relevant and timely management information and support key business stakeholders in raising challenges to our external regulators. Review of inspection reports and offer advice and guidance to the business.

You will also be the subject matter expert in healthcare regulation in England/Scotland/Wales/Northern Ireland/ROI relating to Dental Care.

What will I be doing?

• Lead and develop proactive relationships with the healthcare regulators and key stakeholders for BDC (CQC, HIW, NHS Scotland, HIS, RQIA, HIQA, NHS/LHBs & HTA) and manage associated tasks relating to regulatory change.
• Support to various teams and stakeholders (including Quality Improvement Team Manager, Practice Managers, Area Managers, Learning & Development) with regards existing and changing healthcare regulatory requirements.
• Provide healthcare risk management advice and support, including to relevant projects and teams, and ensure risks relating to healthcare regulation and provision are managed in-line with requirements.
• Review regulatory inspection reports, maintain a regulatory inspection outcome database and conduct analysis of trends and make recommendations for improvement.
• Provide timely reporting on regulatory horizon scanning / positions for both internal and external use to senior management on monthly, quarterly and ad hoc basis.
• Oversight of various healthcare regulator portals and registrations.
• Clinical Regulatory Invoices management including approvals up to a defined limit.
• Manage the registration of practices, including new, closure and changes to registration in conjunction with NHS commissioning Team, where indicated.
• Manage the registered manager processes and compliance in BDC, engaging with stakeholders to ensure regulations are met.
• Support the Learning and Development team develop and deliver training related to regulatory requirements, including the delivery e.g., Induction.
• Provide SME support relating to regulatory interviews.
• Develop and/or maintain healthcare regulatory SOP/Processes to support BDC meet their regulatory requirements.
• Implement and sustain a timely system for the management of CAS Alerts, including any nation specific alerts systems e.g., HPRA ROI, SAN Scotland.

What do I need?

• experience (c.3 years) of working in regulated healthcare environments.
• experience of working with and responding to healthcare regulator requirements e.g., CQC, HIW, NHS Scotland, HIS, RQIA, HIQA, NHS/LHBs.
• demonstrable experience of managing and advising on regulatory compliance matters in a Dental provision setting.
• experience of advising and supporting in the identification and management of risks related to healthcare regulation and provision.
• be able to develop and effectively communicate change related to healthcare regulators.
• be expected to judge the level of regulatory and reputational risk associated with compliance.
• be able to provide evidence-based insight.
• an ability to write high quality reports and to quality assure written submissions to regulators.
• working knowledge and application of Microsoft office including, but not limited to, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• be able to confidently represent the organisation at events and meetings with stakeholders in a professional and balanced manner.

The benefits here are industry-leading, and we’ll be able to tell you more about them in the process (or jump to the benefits and rewards page on our careers site for a flavour). But here’s a snapshot:

• 25 days holiday, plus the option to buy more.
• Discounts in over 7,000 retailers, discounted gym membership and discounted dental insurance (of course).
• Health Trust - our bespoke employee private healthcare plan, providing healthcare cover with no medical underwriting for colleagues and their families.
• Access to remote GP and nurse services, physiotherapy, and mental health support.
• MyHealthcare Allowance, an annual allowance which is redeemable against a menu of Bupa healthcare products.
• Early access to your earned wages through Wagestream.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• And many more, just ask…

If you or someone you know would be interested in working with a dynamic and expanding healthcare business, with lots of support on offer, great benefits and friendly teams, we would love to hear from you!

To find out more about working with us, find us on LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram.

Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose – helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world.  

Bupa takes pride in being a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer and will aim to offer an interview/assessment to disabled applicants who best meet the minimum criteria for the role. We are committed to ensuring you are treated fairly during the recruitment process and offer reasonable adjustments to anyone who may benefit from accommodations to the recruitment process.

Bupa Dental Care is an equal opportunities employer.