Compliance & Assurance Lead

Compliance & Assurance Lead

£39,240 pa (FTE)

37.5 Hours per week

Use your expertise in compliance, health and safety, and governance to help create a safe, inclusive and resilient environment for the babies, children, young people and families who rely on Bluebell Wood.

As our Compliance and Assurance Lead, you’ll provide strategic leadership on compliance, risk and assurance, while leading and managing our Facilities, Housekeeping and Catering teams to create a safe, welcoming and well-run Hospice environment.

We’re looking for someone who can bring people with them, build trusted relationships and turn compliance into practical, positive action. At Bluebell Wood, we embrace individuality, work with authenticity, stay purpose driven in our support for families, and take responsibility for high standards of safety, assurance, service and care.

Your work will help our teams focus on what matters most: providing exceptional care and support when families need us most.

About us:

Our vision at Bluebell Wood is for every baby, child and young person with a life limiting condition to access specialist palliative care, where and when they need it. You will join our fantastic team where we all play our part in achieving our vision and creating an incredible culture for everyone.

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.

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 andy.lee@bluebellwood.org

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 recruitment@bluebellwood.org.

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.

Download the job description and person specification here

Equal opportunities monitoring form

Closing date: Tuesday 28th July 2026

Interview date Wednesday 12th August 2026

We are committed to creating a diverse, inclusive work place that reflects the communities we support, and welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of gender, sex, ethnicity, race, religion, education, socioeconomic background, disability, or sexual orientation.

We will do everything we can to accommodate any needs throughout our recruitment process.

What else we will need or you need to know:

Proof that you have the right to work in the uk. Unfortunately, we cannot support visa sponsorship

Any successful applicant will require a health check

An Enhanced DBS Check

Two references

All offers of employment are conditional upon satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks

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