Public Inquiry and Assurance Officer

Job Advert Skip to main content

document.body.className = ((document.body.className) ? document.body.className + ' js-enabled' : 'js-enabled');

Cookies on NHS Jobs

We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site.

To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose.

Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies

Jobs

Menu

• Sign in
• Create an account

• English
• Cymraeg

Menu Close menu

• Search
• Sign in
• Create an account
• Display in Welsh (Cymraeg)

• Search
• Sign in
• Create an account
• Display in Welsh (Cymraeg)

BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service.

North East & North Cumbria ICB Public Inquiry and Assurance Officer

The closing date is 16 November 2026

Apply for this job

Job summary

The North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board is seeking an organised and experienced Public Inquiry and Assurance Officer.

This is a unique opportunity to support high-profile inquiry, investigation and assurance work across an organisation serving 3.1 million people. You will help ensure that sensitive evidence is handled accurately, learning is identified and the organisation meets its legal, regulatory and statutory responsibilities.

Main duties of the job

You will coordinate a complex portfolio covering public inquiries, statutory investigations, disclosure and associated governance related work. You will connect teams across corporate governance, complaints, information governance and operational services, helping them work together effectively and avoid duplication.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Reviewing and organising evidence for inquiries, investigations and disclosure.
• Analysing complaints, concerns and patient feedback related to public inquiries to identify risks, themes and learning.
• Maintaining chronologies, evidence trackers, records and clear audit trails.
• Producing reports, briefings and assurance updates for senior leaders.
• Monitoring risks, issues, actions and deadlines across multiple workstreams.
• Developing reporting arrangements and dashboards.
• Communicating sensitively with colleagues, inquiry teams, legal representatives, patients and families.
• Supporting improvements to policies, processes and organisational preparedness.

About us

Our Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the largest in the country.

The ICB is responsible for ensuring that high quality and safe health services are accessible to all of our communities. It has a wide range of functions, including; promoting integration of health and care services, improving peoples health and well-being, reducing health inequalities.

With a £6.6 billion budget and a workforce of 170,000 people across the North East and North Cumbria. As well as strategic functions, ICB staff also work at place level with local health and wellbeing boards in each of our 14 local authority areas. These teams also work alongside our 67 primary care networks which are groups of local GP practices, social care teams and other community- based area providers.

The ICB works with our Provider Collaborative too, this includes the 11 NHS Foundation Trusts in the region, to deliver our shared priorities.

Details

Date posted

02 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

134-8402592KD

Job locations

Pemberton House

Colima Avenue

Sunderland

SR5 3XB

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be educated to postgraduate level or have equivalent experience. You will have coordinated complex projects, casework or assurance activity involving multiple stakeholders. Experience of working in governance, compliance, investigations, complaints, legal services, risk or another public-sector environment is essential.

You will be confident handling sensitive information and analysing large volumes of evidence. You can identify key themes, exercise sound judgement and produce accurate reports for senior review. You will also be able to build trusted relationships, manage competing priorities and remain professional when working with challenging or potentially distressing subject matter.

Some travel, plus occasional work outside core hours, may be required.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will be educated to postgraduate level or have equivalent experience. You will have coordinated complex projects, casework or assurance activity involving multiple stakeholders. Experience of working in governance, compliance, investigations, complaints, legal services, risk or another public-sector environment is essential.

You will be confident handling sensitive information and analysing large volumes of evidence. You can identify key themes, exercise sound judgement and produce accurate reports for senior review. You will also be able to build trusted relationships, manage competing priorities and remain professional when working with challenging or potentially distressing subject matter.

Some travel, plus occasional work outside core hours, may be required.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Educated to post graduate level or equivalent experience.
• Experience of coordinating complex projects, programmes, casework or assurance workstreams across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience of handling highly sensitive or confidential information.
• Experience of working within governance, compliance, investigations, complaints, legal, risk or public sector environments.
• Knowledge of records management and information governance requirements.
• Experience of producing high-quality reports, briefings, formal responses and assurance documentation for senior review or governance forums.
• Experience of stakeholder engagement and relationship management.
• Experience of managing complaints, concerns or patient experience/customer care cases within a healthcare, public sector or regulated environment.
• Experience of identifying themes, trends and learning from complaints, incidents or investigations.

Desirable

• Understanding of the NHS Complaints Regulations and principles of complaint handling.
• Experience supporting public inquiries, inquests, investigations or statutory reviews.
• Knowledge of disclosure processes and evidence management.
• Understanding of NHS governance structures and statutory duties.
• Experience of managing or supporting disclosure exercises relating to complaints, incidents or inquiries.

Physical Skills

Essential

• Advanced keyboard and IT skills.
• Competence in Microsoft Office applications.

Person Specification

KNOWLEDGE, TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

• Educated to post graduate level or equivalent experience.
• Experience of coordinating complex projects, programmes, casework or assurance workstreams across multiple stakeholders.
• Experience of handling highly sensitive or confidential information.
• Experience of working within governance, compliance, investigations, complaints, legal, risk or public sector environments.
• Knowledge of records management and information governance requirements.
• Experience of producing high-quality reports, briefings, formal responses and assurance documentation for senior review or governance forums.
• Experience of stakeholder engagement and relationship management.
• Experience of managing complaints, concerns or patient experience/customer care cases within a healthcare, public sector or regulated environment.
• Experience of identifying themes, trends and learning from complaints, incidents or investigations.

Desirable

• Understanding of the NHS Complaints Regulations and principles of complaint handling.
• Experience supporting public inquiries, inquests, investigations or statutory reviews.
• Knowledge of disclosure processes and evidence management.
• Understanding of NHS governance structures and statutory duties.
• Experience of managing or supporting disclosure exercises relating to complaints, incidents or inquiries.

Physical Skills

Essential

• Advanced keyboard and IT skills.
• Competence in Microsoft Office applications.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

North East & North Cumbria ICB

Address

Pemberton House

Colima Avenue

Sunderland

SR5 3XB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

North East & North Cumbria ICB

Address

Pemberton House

Colima Avenue

Sunderland

SR5 3XB

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://northeastnorthcumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Senior Information Governance Manager

Marc Rice

[email protected]

07799611410

Details

Date posted

02 November 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

134-8402592KD

Job locations

Pemberton House

Colima Avenue

Sunderland

SR5 3XB

United Kingdom

Supporting documents

Privacy notice

North East & North Cumbria ICB's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)

Support links

• Privacy policy
• Terms and conditions
• Accessibility Statement
• Cookies
• Help and guidance

© Crown copyright