Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Band 7 Deputy Trust Secretary

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Job summary

The Deputy Trust Secretary role provides an exciting opportunity to innovate and improve the delivery of corporate affairs services on behalf of Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust. This is an interesting, varied and high-profile post, with a degree of autonomy, which requires the ability to motivate, provide high quality advice relating to corporate governance matters, and to build strong internal and external relationships. Excellent time management skills as well as the ability to strategically manage the work portfolio will be essential. You will be leading and working with a small team responsible for a wide corporate affairs portfolio, including supporting the Trust to comply with all relevant legislative and corporate governance requirements; comprehensive knowledge and experience of working within an NHS corporate governance remit will be essential.

If you would like to discuss this role in more detail, please contact Kate Dyer, Acting Director of Corporate Governance - kate.dyer7@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

Main duties

Support the Director of Corporate Governance in their remit as the Trust Secretary by ensuring that Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust maintains the highest levels of corporate governance and that members of the Trust Board are supported to function effectively and support the achievement of the Trusts strategic objectives.

- Manage processes which ensure the Trust is compliant with its governance and regulatory responsibilities and provide effective secretariat support for the Board, Executive Team, and related committees.

- Manage process which are also in line with regulatory requirements, including NHSE and the Care Quality Commission under the Well Led Framework.

- Ensure that the Trust has in place, sound, integrated corporate governance policies, procedures and structures and the Trust complies with its legal, constitutional and regularity requirements.

- Produce the annual meeting programme for the board of directors, and their various sub committees, incorporating an appropriate timetable for the production, distribution and publication of agenda and paper and ensuring the before, during and after stages of all meetings and workshops are efficiently and effectively serviced.

Have a high degree of capability in concentration, planning and organisational skills to ensure that these key high-level meetings run efficiently and that future plans can be made and achieved to support the strategic aims of the Trust.

About us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serves over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Here at LPT, our values are Compassion, Respect, Integrity and Trust, which we keep at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information are contained in the attached document titled Information for Applicants.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

Details

Date posted

10 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9313-23-0483-PE

Job locations

Leicestershire County Council

Leicester Road

Glenfield

Leicester

LE3 8RA


Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you like what you've read and would like more information on the duties and responsibilities of this role, please click onto the attached Job Description and Person Specification.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters Degree or equivalent
  • - Degree level or equivalent
  • - Chartered Governance Institute or ICSA qualified (or enrolled and actively pursuing qualification), or able to evidence equivalent experience.
  • - Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • N/A

Experience

Essential

  • undertaking a corporate governance role, preferably in the NHS.
  • Extensive experience of servicing Boards and Committees preparation of agendas, action tracking and minute taking.
  • Considerable experience of providing advice to and working with Board members and very senior managers.
  • Extensive experience of writing accurate and high-quality minutes
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Demonstrable experience of dealing effectively with matters of a highly sensitive and confidential nature.
  • Excellent political awareness, influencing, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
  • Experience of leading and managing a team

Desirable

  • N/A
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Masters Degree or equivalent
  • - Degree level or equivalent
  • - Chartered Governance Institute or ICSA qualified (or enrolled and actively pursuing qualification), or able to evidence equivalent experience.
  • - Evidence of continuing professional development

Desirable

  • N/A

Experience

Essential

  • undertaking a corporate governance role, preferably in the NHS.
  • Extensive experience of servicing Boards and Committees preparation of agendas, action tracking and minute taking.
  • Considerable experience of providing advice to and working with Board members and very senior managers.
  • Extensive experience of writing accurate and high-quality minutes
  • Excellent attention to detail
  • Demonstrable experience of dealing effectively with matters of a highly sensitive and confidential nature.
  • Excellent political awareness, influencing, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
  • Experience of leading and managing a team

Desirable

  • N/A

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire County Council

Leicester Road

Glenfield

Leicester

LE3 8RA


Employer's website

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

Employer details

Employer name

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Address

Leicestershire County Council

Leicester Road

Glenfield

Leicester

LE3 8RA


Employer's website

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

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Kate Dyer

kate.dyer7@nhs.net

07919696390

Details

Date posted

10 August 2023

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£43,742 to £50,056 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

C9313-23-0483-PE

Job locations

Leicestershire County Council

Leicester Road

Glenfield

Leicester

LE3 8RA


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