Corporate Governance Officer
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustAt East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Job overview
• To manage and prioritise a diverse workload efficiently and effectively in order to provide a comprehensive, high quality service.
• To work in a highly professional manner, maintaining diplomacy and confidentiality at all times.
• To liaise closely with members of staff across the Trust, as appropriate, to support the Directors/ Board members in their work.
• Responsible for ensuring issues requiring escalation are directed to the appropriate person and any urgent matters are dealt with in the absence of the Directors/ Board members.
• The post holder will support the Director of Corporate Governance/Company Secretary in providing a seamless administrative company secretarial/corporate governance service to the Trust and being the first point of contact for all corporate governance enquiries.
• The purpose of the corporate governance service is to establish and maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance, advise and support the Chairman, Board of Directors and Executive leadership on all aspects of regulation, corporate governance and effective business conduct for the organisation.
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• To provide high level comprehensive administrative support, including planning and organising complex activities or programmes at a strategic level, providing high level support to projects and communicating/liaising with regulators including NHSE, CQC, Chief Executives and directors/Board members from NHS Trusts and Local Authorities and senior officials in Government.
• The post holder will manage Board and Executive level meetings as required; including the collation and dissemination of papers, taking of minutes and management of actions.
• This is a key role in the effective running of ELHT and the Corporate Governance function. The duties and responsibilities listed below are not intended to be exhaustive but are set out to indicate the main areas of activity currently expected of any Corporate Governance Officer. The post holder will, therefore, be expected to adopt a flexible approach when the needs of the service require.
Working for our organisation
At East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust our vision is to be widely recognised for providing safe, personal and effective care. We currently provide high quality services and treat over 600,000 people across East Lancashire and the surrounding area. We employ over 9,500 staff, many of whom are internationally renowned and have won awards for their work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
• To manage and prioritise a diverse workload efficiently and effectively in order to provide a comprehensive, high quality service.
• To work in a highly professional manner, maintaining diplomacy and confidentiality at all times.
• To liaise closely with members of staff across the Trust, as appropriate, to support the Directors/ Board members in their work.
• Responsible for ensuring issues requiring escalation are directed to the appropriate person and any urgent matters are dealt with in the absence of the Directors/ Board members.
• The post holder will support the Director of Corporate Governance/Company Secretary in providing a seamless administrative company secretarial/corporate governance service to the Trust and being the first point of contact for all corporate governance enquiries.
• The purpose of the corporate governance service is to establish and maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance, advise and support the Chairman, Board of Directors and Executive leadership on all aspects of regulation, corporate governance and effective business conduct for the organisation.
Dear Potential Applicant,
It is important you are made aware of the following as regards your application to East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
- Please note that the salary advertised is for full time hours. If this post is less than 37.5 hours per week, the salary will be pro-rata. For posts on Agenda for Change pay-scales, new entrants to the NHS will normally commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.
- This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
- Please ensure you check the email account from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.
- Please note that shortlisting is completed anonymously with candidates being assessed against the essential criteria for the post. Therefore only applicants, who can clearly demonstrate how they meet our person specification criteria in their application, will be short-listed.
Disclosure and Barring Scheme (DBS)
If the role you are applying for is identified as either controlled or regulated activity as defined in in the Safeguarding vulnerable Groups Act (2006) any offer of employment is provisional upon a satisfactory DBS check being obtained.
The healthcare sector is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.
In line with other NHS organisations in the North West Region, the Trust is now passing the charge for undertaking a DBS check on to candidates in the event they are successfully appointed into the post for which they have applied. Candidates can choose whether to pay this over 1-3 months as a deduction from the monthly salary. However, if you are applying for a post as a BANK worker, the payment must be made in full at the time of employment checks. By applying for this vacancy you are agreeing to this undertaking in the event you are successfully appointed.
The cost of an Enhanced Disclosure will be £55.38 and for a Standard Disclosure will be £27.38.
This cost is not applicable for a Volunteer post
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The Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to improving the working lives of our staff and operates a 'Zero Tolerance' policy to aggression, violence, bullying and harassment. In addition, our aim is to help protect children and vulnerable adults by providing a first-class service to the recruitment of people into positions of trust.
We aim to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve.
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of ethnic origin, gender, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, disability or social background.
We especially welcome applications from members of our black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities, as we have identified that ELHT has an under-representation of BAME employees. Appointments will be made on merit.
Applicants who have a disability and meet the essential criteria for the job will be interviewed if you indicate you wish to be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme.
If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process please make the recruitment services team aware as soon as possible. By telephone 01254 732075 or email [email protected] or write to Employment Services, Parkview Offices, Haslingden Road, Blackburn, BB2 3HH