Business Continuity Specialist

Business Continuity Specialist

Barbican, London | Hybrid Working | Commercial |

Fixed-Term Contract

12 Months | Full Time

Competitive salary available, depending on experience

37.5 hours per week

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

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Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of Business Continuity Plans across critical services, from development and testing through to governance and continuous improvement

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Design and deliver scenario-based testing to validate resilience and strengthen organisational readiness

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Establish and embed governance frameworks with clear ownership and accountability across the business

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Partner with senior stakeholders across clinical, technology, finance, and operational teams to deliver a prioritised resilience roadmap

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Integrate business continuity and resilience requirements into new systems, change initiatives, and transformation programmes

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Drive continuous improvement, ensuring BCP evolves in line with organisational risk and strategic priorities

To succeed as a Business Continuity Specialist, you'll bring

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Proven experience in Business Continuity Planning within a complex organisation

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Strong technical awareness and understanding of operational resilience frameworks

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A track record of translating strategy into practical, fast-paced delivery

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Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across senior audiences

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Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities with attention to detail

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Experience in healthcare or another regulated environment (desirable but not essential)

Helping you feel good.

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.

At Nuffield Health, we take care of what's important to you.

If you like what you see, why not start your application now? We consider applications as we receive them and reserve the right to close adverts early (for example, where we have received an unprecedented high volume of applications). So, it's a good idea to apply right away to ensure you're considered for this role.

Apply today… It starts with you.