Job Description
A Interim Director of Governance is required for an NHS Trust for 6 months on a VSM salary to provide strong and visible leadership to integrate, co-ordinate and assure effective governance in the Trust. The Director of Governance has responsibility for overseeing compliance with our statutory, regulatory and legal obligations. Candidates will need to have worked in a NHS environment, preferably from an Acute Trust, at VSM level in a similar role previously.
The Director of Governance will play a key role in linking the Trust to both the local Integrated Care System and the local 'place' arrangements. They will be responsible for managing the interaction between the Trust's governance with governance at system and place level; and for supporting the Board and Council to receive appropriate system/place-level information and in providing feedback to system/ place. Additionally, they will develop and maintain strong working relationships with other health care providers, Commissioners, and other organisations relevant to the work of the Trust within the broad quality and risk management agenda.
The Director of Governance is responsible for ensuring that the Trust has a robust integrated governance and risk management infrastructure in place that supports compliance, assurance and early warning systems, and take accounts of relevant best practice. They will carry the primary responsibility for the maintenance of an effective system of risk management, including the Board Assurance Framework and the operational Corporate Risk Register.
They will support the Executive Directors and Divisional Leads, by advising on risk management, compliance and assurance issues where required; and provide leadership regarding the governance of services.
The post-holder will provide leadership and management to the Trust's Legal Services Department and to the Secretariat and will be a non-voting member of the Board, and a member of the wider Trust Executive team.
Experience required includes:
- Recent experience of working in a strategic leadership role
- Experience of Board-level work in a complex organisation that operates within a highly-regulated sector with a high public profile
- Expertise and understanding the issues facing healthcare providers
- Presenting complex plans at Board level
- Experience in a range of health organisations
- NHS experience at a senior management level
