Associate Director of Corporate Governance - Guildford, United Kingdom - Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust

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Guildford, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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The role of Associate Director of Corporate Governance (postholder) is a pivotal one within the Trust.

The post holder will be responsible for providing leadership and mentoring to both the Head of Regulatory Compliance and Head of Corporate Governance.

Both individuals are currently undertaking a structured training and development program to become Corporate Governance leads.

This role is therefore to oversee and support these two individuals, providing expert advice and guidance when required on all aspects of corporate governance.

The team will be responsible for the review of policy, legislative, regulatory and governance developments that impact on the Trust's activities and ensure that the Board and Governors are appropriately briefed on them.

The postholder will facilitate the functioning of the Trust's corporate business processes, supporting the Head of Corporate Governance and Head of Regulatory Compliance in carrying out their roles, acting as 'wise counsel', and providing a confidential source of advice on all aspects of Board and Governor business, including issues of concern.

The postholder will also act as the Company Secretary to the Corporate Trustee, the Governing body of the Royal Surrey Hospital Charity; advising as to the relevant legal and statutory obligations and ensuring compliance with these.

The post reports to the Chief Executive and the Chair to support them in their respective roles; in particular to ensure that the Trust acts in accordance with its statutory/regulatory duties and discharges its day-to-day business practices in accordance with corporate governance best practice.

Royal Surrey is a compassionate and collaborative acute and community Trust.

Recognising that our 5000 colleagues are our greatest strength, we offer a comprehensive health and wellbeing program along with a commitment to developing and advancing your career.

Our diverse and welcoming Royal Surrey family will ensure you that you feel valued from your initial interview through your entire tenure.

We are clinically led and provide joined up care by bridging the gap between hospital and community services alongside regional specialist cancer care.

Our main acute hospital site is in Guildford with community hospital sites at Milford, Haslemere and Cranleigh. We provide adult community health services in homes across Guildford and Waverley.

We have received an overall Good rating from the CQC with Medical care (including older peoples care), End of Life Care and Maternity services being deemed Outstanding by the CQC.

Royal Surrey has a strong reputation and history to build on.

We are proud of our achievements and we are investing in our colleagues through our commitment to supporting professional development as well as investing more than £45 million in our physical environment and new equipment in the next few years.

There has never been a better time to join us.

Please find the full Job Description attached.

3.1 Leadership and Management

Provide effective leadership and direction to the Head of Corporate Governance and Head of Regulatory Compliance;
Provide mentoring, coaching and professional support to the Corporate Governance Team. This includes providing constructive feedback, identifying training and development needs and identifying opportunities to gain new experiences.

Oversee the budgets of the Team, and for Board and Governors development, ensuring that a budget is set each year and that cost improvement programmes are delivered each year;
Develop and adapt the role and responsibilities through time in line with Trust needs.

Provide support, through objective setting, appraisal and the agreement of personal development plans, to all direct reports and other senior staff as required.

3.2 Governance and Compliance

Ensure the Corporate Governance team provide expert, timely and accurate advice and support.

In the execution of this responsibility, the Team will:

Provide independent expert advice and support to the Chief Executive, Chair, Board of Directors, and Council of Governors on all matters relating to statutory/legislative compliance and interpretation;
Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, Constitutional requirements and both statutory and local requirements and report on any areas of non-compliance

Monitor the Trust's governance arrangements and continually and proactively review external developments to ensure compliance with external governance frameworks and corporate governance best practice;
Guide the Board of Directors in the responsible and effective conduct of its role, providing, where appropriate, a discreet, independent and challenging voice in relation to Board deliberations and decision making;
Ensure that in all its dealings, the Board acts fairly, with integrity, and without prejudice or discrimination;
Contribute to the development of an organisational culture that embodies the Nolan Principles and NHS Values and standards of behaviour;
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