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South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Deputy Trust Secretary

The closing date is 25 June 2025

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Job summary

We have an exciting secondment opportunity for a new - Deputy Trust Secretary, working at the heart of our SWLSTG Mental Health Trust, to support excellent decision making processes that will help us deliver high quality mental health services.

Based at Springfield Hospital, alongside the nation's most modern mental health facilities, you will work closely with the Board and the executive team to ensure that the Trust is well led.

You will work with an experienced Director of Corporate Governance and a strong, well established Board team. If you possess strong corporate governance knowledge and skills and are interested in this excellent opportunity, please read on.

You will work with an experienced Director of Corporate Governance and a strong, well established Board team. If you possess strong corporate governance knowledge and skills and are interested in this excellent opportunity, please read on.

Main duties of the job

o With the Director of Corporate Governance, ensure the Board of Directors, their Committees and the Executive Leadership team are properly constituted, convened, operated and supported

o Provide expert and specialist governance advice to the Board of Directors and the Executive Leadership Team to support the effective discharge of their responsibilities, to achieve the Trust's objectives.

o Provide the full range of specialist company secretarial services to the Board of Directors, Board committees and Executive meetings allocated to the post holder including planning and organisation of meetings; the forward planning of business; the timely planning, preparation, submission and issuing of agendas, reports, supporting papers and minutes for all meetings; properly recording decisions made and their context.

o Support the Director of Corporate Governance in ensuring that advice is provided on all matters relating to statutory and legislative compliance, including the NHS Code of Governance and other best practice in corporate governance.

o Management of the Trust's corporate governance team

We are proud to offer agile and flexible working opportunities as part of our new ways of working, and we are happy to talk flexible working at the interview stage. In this role you will be able to work Monday to Friday in the time frames from 8am to 6pm, giving you the very best of good work life balance.

About us

We are Proud to Belong at South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust.

We have expert services, a rich history and a clear commitment to providing the best quality care for those with mental ill-health. The Care Quality Commission already rates our services as 'good' - we aspire to be 'outstanding'.

This is a great time to join us. We are transforming the way we care for our communities to support our mission of Making Life Better Together. We have built two brand new mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital, which are amongst the best in the world. More developments are planned across our sites and services.

We are inclusive and diverse and strive to be actively anti racist. We want to attract people from all backgrounds and experiences to enrich the work we do together. We are proud to co-produce and involve our local communities in all that we do.

We offer flexible working, career development and a variety ofbenefits to enable a positive, welcoming environment in which our people and their careers can thrive.

About our locations:

Tolworth Hospital, Surbiton

To create the very best environment to care for our patients, this site's layout will be transformed in 2026 to add a number of wards to the existing three. Tolworth has a canteen and is near shops, the A3, Tolworth station, and is a bus ride from Surbiton station, with fast connections to Clapham Junction and London Waterloo.

Details

Date posted

11 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£70,387 to £80,465 a year per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

294-CORP-7210009-FZ-A

Job locations

Springfield Hospital

Tooting

SW17 0YF


Job description

Job responsibilities

The postholder will support the Director of Corporate Governance in ensuring the delivery of a comprehensive corporate governance service to the Trust.

The postholder will be required to work closely on an intensive basis with the Chair, Chief Executive Officer, Non-Executive Directors and Executive Directors to support the effective leadership of the Trust.

This will include working with Board Committees, the Executive Leadership Team and decision making groups to help ensure that the Trust can deliver its strategic ambitions and secure on-going compliance with the NHS Constitution, the NHS Code of Governance and the broader NHS regulatory framework.

Job description

Job responsibilities

The postholder will support the Director of Corporate Governance in ensuring the delivery of a comprehensive corporate governance service to the Trust.

The postholder will be required to work closely on an intensive basis with the Chair, Chief Executive Officer, Non-Executive Directors and Executive Directors to support the effective leadership of the Trust.

This will include working with Board Committees, the Executive Leadership Team and decision making groups to help ensure that the Trust can deliver its strategic ambitions and secure on-going compliance with the NHS Constitution, the NHS Code of Governance and the broader NHS regulatory framework.

Person Specification

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent with additional management training experience to master's level or equivalent
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent with additional management training experience to master's level or equivalent
  • NHS or other. Essential A/I Knowledge of corporate governance, relevant legislation and best practice
  • Detailed appreciation of the role of NHS Trust and any applicable regulations
  • Understanding of the roles and relationships between the Trust Chair, Chief Executive, Executive and Non-Executive Directors
  • Experience of board and corporate governance systems

Desirable

  • Qualified or part-qualified Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
  • Experience of board and corporate governance systems
Person Specification

Knowledge, Training and Experience

Essential

  • Educated to degree level or equivalent with additional management training experience to master's level or equivalent
  • Educated to degree level or equivalent with additional management training experience to master's level or equivalent
  • NHS or other. Essential A/I Knowledge of corporate governance, relevant legislation and best practice
  • Detailed appreciation of the role of NHS Trust and any applicable regulations
  • Understanding of the roles and relationships between the Trust Chair, Chief Executive, Executive and Non-Executive Directors
  • Experience of board and corporate governance systems

Desirable

  • Qualified or part-qualified Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
  • Experience of board and corporate governance systems

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Additional information

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Employer details

Employer name

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Springfield Hospital

Tooting

SW17 0YF


Employer's website

https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

South West London and St Georges Mental Health NHS Trust

Address

Springfield Hospital

Tooting

SW17 0YF


Employer's website

https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Director of Corporate Governance

Richard Herbert

Richard.Herbert@swlstg.nhs.uk

Details

Date posted

11 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 8b

Salary

£70,387 to £80,465 a year per annum inclusive of Inner London HCAs

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

9 months

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

294-CORP-7210009-FZ-A

Job locations

Springfield Hospital

Tooting

SW17 0YF


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