Associate Director of Corporate Governance / Company Secretary
Job summary
At Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust, as our Associate Director of Corporate Governance / Company Secretary you will play a pivotal role at the very heart of our organisation and our Board. You'll be instrumental in supporting our Chief Executive, Chair, and Chief Officers, ensuring effective leadership and management of all matters relating to the smooth running of the Board and Committees. Your expertise will be crucial in maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance, enabling our Trust Board and our Governors to fulfil their duties efficiently and effectively.As our Company Secretary, you'll provide expert leadership and advice to all Board members, board meetings and committees and provide specialist governance support to our key stakeholders, including our Governors, combining your strong technical knowledge with sound judgement in complex situations.You will report to our Exec Director of Communications and Partnerships, whilst giving advice and guidance to the Chief Executive, Chairman and other Chief Officers as a key focus of your role.
Main duties of the job
o Responsible for establishing and maintaining the highest levels of corporate governance in the Trust.o Responsible for working with, and in support of, the Chair and Chief Executive to meet their own professional obligations to ensure that the Foundation Trust is compliant with the required regulatory frameworks.o Advising the Board of Directors and Council of Governors via the Chair, Chief Executive and directly
Please take a look at the job description and person specification and get in touch for an informal conversation initially with Ruth Wilkin, Exec Director of Communications and Partnerships - Ruth.wilkin@nhs.net
The Trust supports opportunities for flexible working. The role requires onsite presence for part of the week with remote working options.
About us
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust is the first of its type in the UK. Our Trust was formed in February 2017 to drive forward our commitment to provide the highest quality, world-class physical and mental health care for our women, children and families. Uniting our hospitals means more seamless care; more investment to make greater advances in our specialist treatment and world-leading neo-natal and fetal work. Importantly, it also gives us a greater voice in shaping the future of family-centred care.
Birmingham Children's Hospital is a UK leading specialist paediatric centre with an international reputation in several areas.
Birmingham Women's Hospital is one of two dedicated women's hospitals in the UK, with the busiest single site maternity unit, delivering more than 8,200 babies a year offering a full range of gynaecological, maternity and neonatal care.
Forward Thinking Birmingham (FTB) Mental Health Services are a unique, innovative community and inpatient mental health partnership. Alongside partners FTB offers care pathways of mental health assessment and treatment for young people aged 0-25 years old.
Our Trust is committed to creating the best place to work. We believe in promoting and enhancing inclusion, diversity and equality and encourage applications from all areas of the community, who meet the criteria for the role, regardless of age, gender identity, disability, race, religion or sexual orientation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Womens and Childrens NHS Foundation Trust.
When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable).
Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.
Person Specification
Qualifications
- Degree level qualification
- Postgraduate level specialist professional qualification - i.e. Chartered Governance Institute or associated subject, or demonstrable and significant equivalent experience.
- ICSA qualification
- Legal Qualification
- Fully qualified Company Secretary (Chartered Governance Institute)
Experience
- Experience of writing accurate and concise public and/or board level minutes and reports
- Significant experience within a Corporate Governance or Company Secretarial role showing understanding of relevant legislation and governance issues
- Budget management experience
- Experience of developing and maintaining a Board Assurance Framework or equivalent
- Staff management and leadership experience, including recruitment and selection, organisation and planning of workload, appraisal and staff development, grievance and discipline
- Evidence of successfully handling sensitive situations efficiently and confidently
- Experience of developing monitoring systems to meet external scrutiny requirements
- Experience of working with stakeholders and partner organisations
- Experience of preparing and presenting reports for the Board of a complex organisation
- Experience of working with a number of disciplines at a senior management level. Experience of risk management and/or Board assurance
- A clear understanding of NHS priorities and principles of audit
- Some understanding of the following: Quality governance, Clinical Governance, Matters of law and legal processes
- Technical knowledge of NHS Trusts, the NHS regulatory framework, and the legal and statutory requirements
- Project Management including, target and timescale setting, establishing appropriate working parties, implementation of project in line with targets, budgets, assessing outcomes
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.
Employer details
Employer name
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Birmingham Children's Hospital
Steelhouse Lane
Birmingham
B4 6NH
https://bwc.nhs.uk/
- Company
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Birmingham, United Kingdom B4 6NH
Hybrid / WFH Options - Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £70417.00 - £81138.00 a year
- Posted
- Company
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Birmingham, United Kingdom B4 6NH
Hybrid / WFH Options - Employment Type
- Permanent
- Salary
- £70417.00 - £81138.00 a year
- Posted