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Job summary

Main area
Administration
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 8b
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
491-SWLCA04-A
Employer
NHS South West London Integrated Care Board
Employer type
NHS
Site
120 The Broadway
Town
London
Salary
£67,950 - £78,028 per annum inclusive of Outer HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
24/11/2024 23:59

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Lead Corporate Governance Manager

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Job overview

This role presents a rare opportunity for an outstanding Governance specialist to join South West London ICB as the Lead Corporate Governance manager.

We are looking for a candidate who is, innovative, dynamic, highly motivated, highly competent, and resilient.

The ideal candidate will be a governance specialist and have excellent political aptitude; be a strong and experienced leader and have a proven track record of delivering against objectives.  They will exercise sound judgement, providing advice that is routed in robust evidence and experience and will build strong relationships across the ICB and become a trusted member of the team. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible for leading the ICB Corporate Governance function.

This is a key role within the Department, you will be a strong leader, with the ability to set and articulate a clear vision, goals, and priorities for your team. 

Acting as a central point of contact and expertise for colleagues across the ICB and ICS, you will have in-depth knowledge and experience of Governance in the NHS and, preferably, within a ICB / ICS setting. Importantly you will be able apply this pragmatically to different situations, adapting your style to different audiences. 

In leading Corporate Governance, you will oversee and take responsibility for developing and delivering a comprehensive forward look and work plan for the ICB Board and its Committees, the ICP and the Senior Management Team. You will ensure that, through the forward look and work plan, the Board and Committees are fulfilling their responsibilities. 

In all aspect of this work, you will exercise sound judgement, providing advice that is routed in robust evidence and experience. You will build strong relationships across the Senior Management Team and the wider ICB and become a trusted member of the team. 

You will have an excellent knowledge of governance arrangements and, more general, best practice principles. 

Working for our organisation

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board (ICB), as part of South West London Integrated Care System (ICS), is a partnership of organisations that come together to plan and deliver joined up health and care services to improve the lives of people in our six boroughs: Croydon, Merton, Kingston, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth.

Each ICS consists of two statutory elements:
•    an Integrated Care Board, bringing the NHS together with its partners locally to improve health and care services
•    an Integrated Care Partnership (ICP): the broad alliance of organisations and representatives concerned with improving the care, health and wellbeing of the population, jointly convened by the ICB and local authorities in the area.

ICBs are statutory NHS bodies responsible for planning and allocating resources to meet the four core purposes of integrated care systems (ICSs):
•    to improve outcomes in population health and healthcare;
•    tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience and access;
•    enhance productivity and value for money and;
•    help the NHS support broader social and economic development.

NHS South West London Integrated Care Board decides how the South West London NHS budget is spent and develops plans to improve people's health, deliver higher quality care, and better value for money.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details of the duties and responsibilities of the role.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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Person specification

Education / Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Educated to masters level or equivalent level of experience of working at a senior level in specialist area.
  • Evidence of continued professional development
Desirable criteria
  • Member of relevant professional body

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria
  • Must be able to provide and receive highly complex, sensitive or contentious information, negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups
  • Substantial Experience of leading governance functions at a senior level in complex organisations.
  • Demonstrable experience of working with Board members including Chair, non-executive and executive members in a complex organisation
  • Demonstrated experience of co- ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
  • Experience of drafting briefing papers and correspondence for a senior audience
  • Significant experience of successfully operating in a politically sensitive environment
  • Problem solving skills and ability to respond to sudden unexpected demands
  • Previously responsible for a budget, involved in budget setting and working knowledge of financial processes
  • Demonstrated experience in a Healthcare environment
  • Experience of setting up and implementing internal processes and procedures.
  • Experience of managing and motivating a team and reviewing performance of the individuals.

Skills and Abilities

Essential criteria
  • Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level
  • Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts and use persuasion to influence others
  • Ability to prepare and produce concise communications for dissemination to a broad range of stakeholders as required
  • Ability to understand a broad range of highly complex information quickly and making decisions where opinions differ/no obvious solution
  • Intermediate (or advanced) Keyboard skill – ability to use Microsoft Office package at intermediate (or advanced) level.
  • Ability to identify risks, anticipate issues and create solutions and to resolve problems in relation to project or service delivery
  • Demonstrated capability to plan over short, medium and long-term timeframes and adjust plans and resource requirements accordingly
  • Ability to work without supervision, providing specialist advice to the organisation, working to tight and often changing timescales Interpreting national policy for implementation

Other

Essential criteria
  • Ability to work as part of a team and work flexibly to provide support to other departments and teams as and when necessary
  • Demonstrates commitment to NHS and organisational values and behaviours
  • Demonstrate commitment and role model behaviours and actions that support equality, diversity, belonging and inclusion
  • Strong compassionate and inclusive leadership

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Steve Crocker
Job title
Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs
Email address
[email protected]
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