Business Continuity Specialist

At Nuffield Health, we're committed to building a healthier nation and resilience is a critical part of that mission. This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you will lead and accelerate our Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and operational resilience agenda. You'll play a key role in evolving Nuffield Health from a compliance-led position to a mature, enterprise-wide resilience model, ensuring we can effectively respond to and recover from disruption while safeguarding patient safety, operations, finance, and reputation. As our Business Continuity Specialist, you will:

• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of Business Continuity Plans across critical services, from development and testing through to governance and continuous improvement
• Design and deliver scenario-based testing to validate resilience and strengthen organisational readiness
• Establish and embed governance frameworks with clear ownership and accountability across the business
• Partner with senior stakeholders across clinical, technology, finance, and operational teams to deliver a prioritised resilience roadmap
• Integrate business continuity and resilience requirements into new systems, change initiatives, and transformation programmes
• Drive continuous improvement, ensuring BCP evolves in line with organisational risk and strategic priorities
  
  Proven experience in Business Continuity Planning within a complex organisation
• Strong technical awareness and understanding of operational resilience frameworks
• A track record of translating strategy into practical, fast-paced delivery
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across senior audiences
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with attention to detail
• Experience in healthcare or another regulated environment (desirable but not essential)
  
  We want you to love coming to work, feeling healthy, happy and valued. That's why we've developed a benefits package with you in mind. Here, you can choose from a range of fitness, lifestyle, health and fitness wellbeing rewards, such as free gym membership, health assessments, retail discounts and pension options.