Governance Manager

at  Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of the corporate office at a forward thinking patient centred organisation. We’re looking for a governance manager to join our secretariat team and support the Company secretary in ensuring the delivery of a comprehensive secretariat and corporate governance service to the Trust. This will include working closely with the Trust Board, the Council of Governors and their sub-committees, supporting them to meet their obligations and ensure that the Foundation Trust can ensure ongoing compliance with the regulatory framework. We would love to hear from enthusiastic and dynamic governance professionals who meet our essential criteria.
The post holder will support the Company Secretary in ensuring the delivery of a comprehensive secretariat and corporate governance service to the Trust. This will include supporting and providing high quality administrative support to the Trust Board, and the Council of Governors and their sub-committees, supporting them to meet their obligations and ensure the Foundation Trust can ensure ongoing compliance with the regulatory framework. To oversee compliance with governance policy requirements including the Trust’s Standing Orders, Standards of business conduct and Fit and proper persons policies
Rated GOOD overall with outstanding care by the CQC. A specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services across the South of England and beyond.
We specialise in conditions of the eyes (corneoplastics), hands, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics, providing regional and national services in these areas of clinical expertise. Our world-leading clinical teams also treat more common conditions of the eyes, hands, skin, and teeth for the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding areas. In addition, QVH provides a minor injuries unit, expert therapies, a sleep service, and a growing portfolio of community-based services. Patients consistently rate QVH amongst the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.
Our success is underpinned by the skills and enthusiasm of our staff and a strong culture of partnership. We are fully committed to training and development of the workforce with support for continuing education and learning.
The post holder will support the Company Secretary in ensuring the delivery of a comprehensive secretariat and corporate governance service to the Trust. This will include supporting and providing high quality administrative support to the Trust Board, and the Council of Governors and their sub-committees, supporting them to meet their obligations and ensure the Foundation Trust can ensure ongoing compliance with the regulatory framework. To oversee compliance with governance policy requirements including the Trust’s Standing Orders, Standards of business conduct and Fit and proper persons policie

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