Job Description

We are thrilled to announce an exciting opportunity for a highly organized and proactive individual to join our Trust Secretariat team as a Corporate Governance Manager! Your expertise and dedication will ensure that our governance processes are seamless, efficient, and aligned with our strategic goals. If you are passionate about governance and eager to make a significant impact, we would love to hear from you!
Key Responsibilities:
Support to Chair and NEDs: The Corporate Governance Manager will play a crucial role in supporting the Chair and NEDs in their day-to-day duties.
Governance and Compliance:You will be responsible for maintaining and interpreting the Trust Constitution, advising on national guidance, and supporting the implementation of best practice governance standards. This includes ensuring compliance with the Health and Social Care Act 2012, NHS England guidance, and the NHS Foundation Trust Code of Governance
Council of Governors: The role involves advising the Council of Governors and its committees on governance matters, ensuring meetings are conducted in line with the Trust's regulatory framework, and providing professional advice and support to enable governors to carry out their statutory duties effectively
Stakeholder Engagement: Building and maintaining strong relationships with key external stakeholders is a key part of this role.
Main duties of the job
The Corporate Governance Manager plays a crucial role in ensuring robust and effective governance across the Trust. This position provides essential support to the Chair and Non-Executive Directors (NEDs), ensuring they are well-briefed and have timely access to relevant information. Key responsibilities include:
Council of Governors: Advise the Council of Governors and its committees on governance matters, ensuring meetings are conducted in line with the Trust's regulatory framework. Support governors in fulfilling their responsibilities, including induction, training, and development plan
Stakeholder Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with key external stakeholders. Work closely with the Communications Team to ensure consistent and aligned messaging to stakeholders on key issue
Team Leadership: Line manage and support the development of Governance Officers and the Membership Officer. Ensure effective support is provided to the Chair and NEDs, with clear prioritisation of workload and timely delivery of outputs
This role requires a highly organized and proactive individual with excellent communication skills and the ability to manage complex and high-volume workloads. The Corporate Governance Manager will be confident in drafting accurate and timely reports and briefings, able to work independently to tight deadlines, and comfortable adapting to changing priorities.
About us
Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Date posted
25 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8a
Salary
xc2xa353,755 to xc2xa360,504 a year gross per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number
246-COR7139413
Job locations
County Hall
Norwich
NR1 2DH
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the job description / person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed Job description
Job responsibilities
Please read the job description / person specification carefully and ensure your application reflects the knowledge, skills and experience needed
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Minute taking qualification
• Evidence of continuous professional development

• Professional specialist and Leadership Management qualifications

• Experience of working within a Foundation Trust Governance setting, demonstrating insight into codes of governance and legislation applicable to NHS Trusts and FTs, preferably in a mental health trust
• Ability to identify significant issues, being astute at identifying political sensitivities and emerging threats and opportunities
• Experience of managing change in a complex and politically sensitive environment Experience of working with service users/carers, patient and public involvement in the NHS

• Experience of dealing and responding to emergency situations

• Ability to assimilate and understand the work of the Trust, its policy context, operational issues and challenges.
• Ability to think strategically, interpreting national guidance and producing corporate strategies and plans for the Trust
• Ability to review and effectively utilise relevant legislation and interpret for others to follow
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills, including ability to convey highly complex information and difficult messages with tack, sensitivity and diplomacy to a range of individuals and organisations, where persuasive and motivational skills are required and where there are significant barriers to understanding

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Minute taking qualification
• Evidence of continuous professional development

• Professional specialist and Leadership Management qualifications

• Experience of working within a Foundation Trust Governance setting, demonstrating insight into codes of governance and legislation applicable to NHS Trusts and FTs, preferably in a mental health trust
• Ability to identify significant issues, being astute at identifying political sensitivities and emerging threats and opportunities
• Experience of managing change in a complex and politically sensitive environment Experience of working with service users/carers, patient and public involvement in the NHS

• Experience of dealing and responding to emergency situations

• Ability to assimilate and understand the work of the Trust, its policy context, operational issues and challenges.
• Ability to think strategically, interpreting national guidance and producing corporate strategies and plans for the Trust
• Ability to review and effectively utilise relevant legislation and interpret for others to follow
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills, including ability to convey highly complex information and difficult messages with tack, sensitivity and diplomacy to a range of individuals and organisations, where persuasive and motivational skills are required and where there are significant barriers to understanding