[ref. f0313416] King's Lynn - Corporate Governance Manager
Job overview
The post holder is a key member of the Corporate Governance team. Working closely with the Director of Corporate Affairs, the post holder will take the lead on the management of the Board, its committees, and other key meetings, to ensure appropriate and robust decision making and assurance processes are developed and maintained.
The post holder will also fulfil and oversee some corporate functions on behalf of the Chief Executive and the Director of Corporate Affairs, including responsibility for the Annual Report, Code of Business Conduct including managing the register of declarations.The post holder will deputise as appropriate for the Director of Corporate Affairs.
Main duties of the job
The Corporate Governance Manager has responsibility for ensuring that a full and comprehensive service is maintained.- Ensure the provision of effective committee services, including the maintenance of appropriate arrangements for the pre-meetings, distribution of papers, administrative support at the meeting and after the meeting and all logistical arrangements for corporate meetings.
Working for our organisation
There’s never been a more exciting time to join TeamQEH. We’re working on a once in a generation opportunity to build a new state-of-the-art hospital to open in 2030 and we are also carrying out on one of the biggest pieces of digital transformation work we’ve ever undertaken.
Our new electronic patient record (EPR) will replace paper-based patient records from 2026 and will lead to better, safer, joined-up care at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and beyond.
At The QEH we provide a comprehensive range of specialist, acute, obstetrics and community-based services to around 331,000 people across west and north Norfolk, North Cambs and South Lincs.
We are an ambitious organisation that upholds our values of kindness, wellness and fairness. We strive for continuous quality improvement, recently demonstrated in our 2024 CQC maternity inspection rating our services as ‘Good’, and we are proud to be a place to learn and grow through recognised learning and apprenticeships.
We recognise and reward our 4,000 staff and volunteers, priding ourselves on a community atmosphere and positive team spirit. We have approx. 530 beds across 33 wards and have newly built education and training facilities, a range of modern award-winning centres alongside a talented team of people ready to give you a warm welcome.We love working here and think you will too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For full details of the roles and responsibilities please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria- Education to degree level and management qualification or equivalent experience
- Good standard of general education – 5 GCSE’s or equivalent including Mathematics and English
Experience
Essential criteria- Experience of working with Trust Board members and very Senior Managers
- Experience of working in a corporate environment
- Competent working with a range of Microsoft Office packages (e.g. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Access)
- Experience of developing and improving administration systems/ processes
Skills, abilities and knowledge
Essential criteria- Advanced keyboard/IT skills
- Good understanding of Corporate Governance and administration processes within the NHS
- Ability to establish and maintain relevant recording and information systems
We not only recruit employees based on their qualifications and experience - we recruit individuals who possess and can demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our core values (attached).
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We offer our staff a wide range of benefits and support including:
- Flexible working opportunities
- Free counselling service
- NHS Pension scheme
- Access to Wagestream - an app-based service that provides instant earned wage access*
- Support and advice for staff affected by either Peri-Menopause or Menopause
- Opportunity to join our Staff Networks which include: Armed Forces, REACH (Race, Ethnicity and Culture Heritage), Disability and LGBTQ+ networks.
We are committed to being a menopause friendly employer.
Please note due to high volume of applications for some posts, this post may close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role asap.
Admin & Clerical staff may be required to act as Loggists for a major incident.
Everyone within the Trust has or will shortly need to have a minimum level of skill for computer literacy for their day-to day- work as we become more digitally mature. Therefore all staff should be computer literate.
Team QEH are one of the most research-active organisations for our size in the UK, recruiting 2,188 in 20/21 and ranked 10/16 in the Eastern Region. We have a wide-ranging and diverse portfolio of clinical studies and also recognised as one of the fastest trusts in the country from set up to recruitment.