Head of Governance and Corporate Affairs

Job summary

We have an exciting new opportunity for an ambitious, professional, and dedicated Head of Governance and Corporate Affairs to join our forward-thinking Leadership Team. In this pivotal role, you will take the lead in managing and enhancing our corporate governance and corporate affairs functions, ensuring that we meet all legal and corporate governance requirements, supporting the effective running of the ICB as a corporate body and providing business support to both our CEO and Chair.

Reporting directly to the Chief Business Officer, you will also work closely with the Chief Executive and the Chair and other Executive Directors and Board members. As a key member of the Chief Business Officer's directorate team, your role will involve extensive collaboration with all directors within the ICB and other senior colleagues across our ICS partnership, including Local Authorities, NHS Trusts, MPs and third sector and our NHS England Regional Team.

This position offers a diverse and varied scope of responsibilities, from overseeing the development of critical governance policies and frameworks to supporting delivery of corporate functions to support the ICB and ICS to meet the strategic objectives. If you are ready to make a significant impact within our organisation, drive our governance and corporate functions to new heights, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

The role of Head of Governance and Corporate Affairs is pivotal within the ICB. The post holder will be accountable for supporting the delivery of the following ICB services:

1. Corporate Governance.
2. Information Governance, including Freedom of Information and Subject Access Requests.
3. Corporate Affairs:
   • Building and Estate Management.
   • Corporate Services.
   • Business support to the CEO and Chair.
   • Support arrangements for regulatory oversight by NHS England of the ICS/ICB.
   • Commissioning Support Unit Service Level Agreement management.

• The post holder will lead on the delivery of policy relating to their areas of expertise.
• The post holder will provide training across the ICB, as required, within the fields of their expertise.
• The post holder will manage the corporate services and governance teams.
• The post holder will manage assigned budgets.
• The post holder will play a key role in supporting the Chief Business Officer in the ongoing development and evolving portfolio of the governance and corporate affairs arrangements for the ICB.

About us

NHS STW was established on 1 July 2022 as part of the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System (ICS) and is responsible for the strategic planning, commissioning, and monitoring of health and care services from a range of providers, to support local people. These include GP and primary care services, hospital care, community healthcare and mental health services. We also have a duty to monitor these services to ensure they provide a high level of care and are value for money. We are clinically led and work closely with the 51 GP practices across the county.

In return, we provide a supportive environment in which to learn and develop, with the opportunity to further your skills and career within an exciting and evolving environment. Joining our inclusive and innovative team comes with a range of benefits including flexible and agile working arrangements, pension scheme and generous annual leave allowance. With our training schemes and support networks, you will be empowered to play a leading role in the future of healthcare, whatever your specialism or interest.

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin currently have an agile working policy, with a combination of working from home and office-based work. The role will require a minimum of 40% of the working week to be spent in the office at Wellington Civic Offices.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Our goal as an organisation is to lead and support delivery of the four ICS aims across STW:

1. Improving outcomes in population health and care.
2. Tackling inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access.
3. Enhancing productivity and value for money.
4. Helping the NHS to support broader social and economic development.

All staff are required to model the values of the organisation detailed below, to support the ICB to successfully deliver these aims.

Governance

The post holder will support the Chief Business Officer to ensure that the ICB complies with relevant legislation and its authorisation issued by NHS England. The post holder will establish procedures for the sound governance of the ICB and provide advice to the Board and its committees on developments in governance issues. This will also include ensuring that the meetings of the ICB and committees are run efficiently and effectively, are properly recorded and that all relevant participants receive appropriate support to fulfil their duties.

Information Governance

The post holder will support the Chief Business Officer to ensure that the ICB complies with all data protection legislation and is compliant with regulations issued by the Information Commissioners Office, the NHS, and any other regulatory agency in relation to data protection.

Buildings and Estates Management

To oversee the lease arrangements and management of the ICB's headquarters and other estate holdings and to manage associated budgets.

Corporate Services

To support the arrangements for regulatory oversight by NHS England of the ICS and ICB.

To oversee the executive assistant team supporting the CEO, Chair and Executive Directors.

To oversee the reception services at ICB headquarters.

To ensure that corporate office services are in place and operating effectively.

Business Support

To assist the Chief Business Officer to support the CEO and Chair.

Commissioning Support Unit Service Level Agreement management.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive knowledge of corporate governance, acquired through post graduate diploma or equivalent experience or training plus further specialist knowledge or experience to master's level equivalent.
• Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement.
• Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the Department of Health, NHS England and individual provider and commissioning organisations.

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to master's level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.

Desirable

• Membership of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) or equivalent membership, e.g., legal and accounting.

Communication

Essential

• Negotiate with senior stakeholders on difficult and controversial issues, and present complex and sensitive information to large and influential groups.
• Persuade board and senior managers of the respective merits of different options, innovation, and new market opportunities. Negotiate on difficult and very complex and detailed issues.

Planning Skills

Essential

• Plans and organises a broad range of complex activities, formulating and adjusting plans to reflect changing circumstances.
• Works with Stakeholders to develop performance improvement plans and to develop plans for innovation and opening the market.

Management Skills

Essential

• Ability to manage team within the constraints of the organisation's operating model, financial delegation, and job description.
• Skills for managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board
Address

NHS Shropshire Telford and Wrekin

Larkin Way, Tan Bank

Wellington

TF1 1LX

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