Deputy Trust Secretary (INTERNAL)

Wye Valley NHS Trust

The closing date is 05 May 2024

Job summary

***INTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY***

The Deputy Trust Secretary provides assistance to the Trust Secretary on a wide range of corporate governance tasks. The post holder will deputise for the Trust Secretary during periods of absence.

This is a great opportunity for a governance professional (or an individual seeking to follow this career path) to make a difference within the Trust.

You will ensure the smooth running of the Trust's formal governance arrangements at board and board committee level, as well as getting involved in a range of projects.

Main duties of the job

The Deputy Trust Secretary supports the Trust's governance arrangements and provides support to the Board committees, managing Trust Board business. The post holder will lead on supporting the allocated Committees and fulfilling other duties.

The post holder will work closely with the Associate Director of Corporate Governance/Company Secretary and the Board of Directors. They will develop relationships with senior staff throughout the Trust and, where appropriate, interact with the regulators, members of the public, external stakeholders, and peers.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Date posted

19 April 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year pa pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

229-COR-6211111

Job locations

Trust Headquarters

Wye Valley NHS Trust, Stonebow Road

Hereford

HR1 2ER

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Masters' level or evidence of equivalent experience in a health discipline or management role

Desirable

Company Secretary qualification
Evidence of continued professional development

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

Analytical skills - ability to produce complex reports using unfamiliar data provided by Executive Directors
Able to plan and organise Board seminars, Board Away Days
Able to undertake detailed checking of reports
Minute taking skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to prioritise work and work to tight deadlines
Excellent computer skills
Ability to analyse information and evaluate situations to draw appropriate conclusions.
Decision making and problem solving skills
Knowledge of NHS management issues: National agendas and initiatives; ICS and system developments

Desirable

Knowledge of risk management issues
Use of Board paper management software (such as AdminControl)
Use of financial systems such as Integra

Experience

Essential

Previous Company Secretary or corporate governance experience in a public sector environment
Experience of working with senior leaders
Highly developed specialist knowledge of the corporate governance and its applicability to health

Desirable

Experience of working in a NHS environment
Experience of managing the Board Assurance Framework

Personal Attributes

Essential

Self-motivated with a high drive for success
Adopts a flexible approach
Ability to work as a team but also on own initiative

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

Educated to Masters' level or evidence of equivalent experience in a health discipline or management role

Desirable

Company Secretary qualification
Evidence of continued professional development

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

Analytical skills - ability to produce complex reports using unfamiliar data provided by Executive Directors
Able to plan and organise Board seminars, Board Away Days
Able to undertake detailed checking of reports
Minute taking skills
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Ability to prioritise work and work to tight deadlines
Excellent computer skills
Ability to analyse information and evaluate situations to draw appropriate conclusions.
Decision making and problem solving skills
Knowledge of NHS management issues: National agendas and initiatives; ICS and system developments

Desirable

Knowledge of risk management issues
Use of Board paper management software (such as AdminControl)
Use of financial systems such as Integra

Experience

Essential

Previous Company Secretary or corporate governance experience in a public sector environment
Experience of working with senior leaders
Highly developed specialist knowledge of the corporate governance and its applicability to health

Desirable

Experience of working in a NHS environment
Experience of managing the Board Assurance Framework

Personal Attributes

Essential

Self-motivated with a high drive for success
Adopts a flexible approach
Ability to work as a team but also on own initiative

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.