Job summary
- Main area
- Corporate Governance
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 9
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 294-CORP-6584781-PB
- Employer
- South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Springfield Hospital/Tolworth Hospital
- Town
- South West London
- Salary
- £105,385 - £121,271 per annum plus Inner/Outer London HCAs
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/09/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 02/10/2024
Employer heading
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Director of Corporate Governance
NHS AfC: Band 9
South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust has a rich history, well-established community links and an international reputation. We provide a full range of local mental health services to the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth London boroughs, as well as specialist forensic mental health services, including specialised services such as national deaf adults and CAMHS inpatients and OCD.
We are committed to providing high quality integrated health and social care for local people with mental health problems in South West London and more specialist mental health services for people throughout the UK. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ however we aim to be ‘outstanding’.
Our Values
We take pride in providing specialist care to our service users where our Trust values; being consistent, compassionate, collaborative, respectful and open is at the heart of everything we do. Our mission is "making life better together".
When you join us, you’ll be part of something special – an innovative and rapidly growing organisation that is helping to redefine the Mental Health, education and social care landscape in the UK.
As a Trust, we are happy to talk flexible working.
Job overview
We are seeking a dynamic and dedicated individual for the pivotal role of Director of Corporate Governance at our values-driven Mental Health Trust.
As our Director of Corporate Governance, you will be at the forefront ensuring our governance structures and processes are in place to ensure excellence whilst upholding and role modelling our values.
We are committed to providing exceptional mental health services to our patients, their families, and the community in South West London. We are an ambitious organisation, demonstrated by the delivery of our two-award winning mental health facilities at Springfield which are amongst the best in the world.
We pride ourselves on our improving inclusive culture, where every team member is valued, in order that we can provide the very best care for our patients. Our ambition is to be an actively anti-racist organisation, deeply committed to addressing and dismantling systemic racism within our services and the broader community. We recognise that health inequalities significantly impact mental health outcomes, and we are dedicated to ensuring equitable access to care for all individuals, regardless of their racial or ethnic background.
Please read through the recruitment pack which includes key details. We ask that candidates apply by submitting a CV and covering letter describing why you are interested in this role to Jane Williams at [email protected]
Main duties of the job
The Director of Corporate Governance will provide strategic leadership for the Trust across all aspects of Corporate Governance. As the principal adviser to the Board, the Executive Directors, and the organisation on all aspects of Corporate Governance, the post holder will be working closely with the Chair, Chief Executive, Chairs of Board Committees as well as other senior leaders in the organisation.
Areas of responsibility include:
- establishing and maintaining the highest levels of corporate governance and managing the interface between the Board and key stakeholders.
- advising the Chair and Chief Executive in leading on system-wide governance work for the Trust, ensuring appropriate governance arrangements are in place whilst also looking at how this could be developed and continuously improved.
- contributing to the formulation of strategy and policy in support of the Chief Strategy Officer
- being a key role in supporting the Trust and its role within the South London Partnership (SLP) and will lead the work for the Trust within the Committees in Common for SLP, ensuring the governance processes which overlap the Trust and SLP are clear, and processes and procedures are followed.
As part of the interview and assessment process, applicants can expect a values and competency based interview and Stakeholder panels. Please find included a our recruitment pack which includes more information.
Working for our organisation
We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust.
We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as ‘good’ - we aspire to be ‘outstanding’.
This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.
We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.
We offer flexible working, career development and a variety of benefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.
About our locations:
Springfield University Hospital, Tooting
Our largest, 19-ward site is in Springfield Village, created following our £150m investment into two new world class mental health facilities.
Tolworth Hospital, Surbiton
To create the very best environment to care for our patients, this site’s layout will be transformed in 2026 to add a number of wards to the existing three.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
In addition to the main duties outline for the role, some of the key responsibilities include:
- Ensure the Board and key stakeholders are notified of any new policy, legislative, regulatory and governance developments that might impact on the Trust’s activities.
- Providing ‘wise counsel’ and a confidential sound board to the Chief Executive, Chair, and individual Board members on all aspects of Board business including issues of concern.
- Guiding the Board 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.
- Overall responsibility for the Trust’s corporate governance framework, ensuring there are sound procedures in place both within the Trust, in our working with the SLP and ICS.
- Ensure that the Trust’s corporate affairs are undertaken to the highest standards of probity and according to statutory and legislative requirements by advising the Chief Executive, Chair and Board members on all corporate governance issues.
- Provide specialist advice to the Board around all aspects of the Trust’s governance agenda to ensure compliance with all statutory and regulatory frameworks and audit frameworks.
- Lead on the design, development and implementation of the Board Assurance Framework ensuring it is regularly reviewed and updated by Executive Directors so that it adds value and provides assurance to the Board.
- Lead on the appointment of the Chair, Vice Chair, SID, non-executive directors, CEO, and executive directors are in accordance with best practice.
- Ensure full secretarial support, advice and follow up action is provided for the Board (including its designated formal committees), ensuring that they run efficiently, effectively and adopt best practice with a constructive relationship between them and the under-pinning governance structure.
A full set of responsibilities can be viewed in the Director of Corporate Governance recruitment pack with the job description and person specification attached.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Master’s Degree and/or relevant Professional Qualification or demonstrable experience of working at this level.
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant professional qualification such as member of the Chartered Governance Institute (ICSA).
- Legal qualification.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience in a senior manager role within the NHS or similar complex public sector organisation, with evidence of extensive engagement at Executive and Non-Executive Board level.
- Experience of legal/governance issues, relevant statutes and regulatory law frameworks.
- Detailed knowledge and understanding of relevant integrated, corporate, and healthcare governance.
- A track record of implementing robust systems of internal control to support corporate governance.
- Experience of providing a secretariat service to a Board, Committee, Council or equivalent of a complex organisation, with a clear vision of best practice in this field.
Desirable criteria
- An understanding of the roles and functions of an NHS Trust Board of Directors.
- Demonstrate ability to develop and deliver governance improvement.
- A current understanding of key national healthcare issues and NHS policy.
- Working in an NHS Provider and being involved with the development of Provider collaborations.
Applicant requirements
The postholder will have regular contact with vulnerable people and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jane Williams
- Job title
- Executive Assistant
- Email address
- [email protected]
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