Group Director of Corporate Governance na Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust

Working as a partnership, both the Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust have a shared vision for excellence in care for our patients and communities; with a set of strategic aims underpinning how we will achieve this. 

You may be based at either IWT or PHU and individuals may be required to undertake business travel between sites. For leaders managing staff across multi-site locations, you will need to be visible and provide in person leadership. The arrangements and frequency will be agreed locally.

Please note, this post is only open for applications from individuals employed within the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Care System.

Organisations within scope are as follows: 

• Hampshire and Isle of Wight Integrated Care Board
• Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
• Isle of Wight NHS Trust
• Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust
• University Hospital Southampton
• South Central Ambulance Service
• Hampshire Hospitals 

The Isle of Wight NHS Trust and Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust are looking for a Group Director of Corporate Governance to provide professional and strategic advice on all corporate governance matters to the Chief Executive, Chair, Executive Team, and Board members.

About the Role

As the Group Director of Corporate Governance, you will be responsible for a wide range of critical functions, ensuring the Trusts operate with a robust and compliant governance framework.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Board and Committee Support: Managing the Board Secretariat, including overseeing Board and Sub-Committee meetings. You will work closely with the Chair and Chief Executive to set agendas, coordinate reports, and ensure the smooth operation of all formal decision-making processes.
• Corporate Governance & Compliance: Leading continuous improvement in corporate governance, keeping the Trusts up to date with best practices and regulatory requirements. You'll design and implement control processes and risk management arrangements, and ensure the Trusts are fully compliant with legal, constitutional, and internal rules, including Standing Financial Instructions (SFIs).
• Company Secretariat Duties: Ensuring the Trusts' constitution is followed, acting as the key liaison with external bodies like NHS Providers, and leading the preparation of the annual report. You will also maintain key registers, such as those for interests and gifts.
• Freedom of Information (FOI) & Subject Access Requests (SAR): Providing leadership and management to the Trusts' FOI and SAR services, ensuring compliance with the Freedom of Information Act and providing expert advice to managers and staff.
• People and Financial Management: You will have full budgetary management responsibility for your areas and will lead and manage staff within the Board Secretariat and the PA/EA teams for the Trusts. This includes recruitment, training, and performance management.

Who We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in corporate governance, strong leadership skills, and the ability to provide strategic advice at the highest level. You will be a skilled manager, an excellent communicator, and someone who can build strong working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, from the Chief Executive to the Non-Executive Directors.

If you are a highly motivated professional with a deep understanding of governance in a complex environment, this is an excellent opportunity to make a significant impact within leading NHS Trusts.

Please see enclosed Job Description for further details.

• Educated to a Master’s degree level with relevant post graduate qualifications.
• Further evidence of; management/leadership training with demonstrable record of continuous professional.
• development/ ICSA.
• Good theoretical and practical knowledge of all relevant policy areas.
• Registered professional with relevant professional body (law, governance).

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.