Job summary
The Deputy Director of Corporate Affairs, will support the Group Director of Corporate Affairs in providing strategic and operational management of Lincolnshire Community Health Services Trust and United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust (the Group) corporate business affairs, integrated governance, corporate business processes and related internal systems.
The post holder will provide assurance on compliance with relevant legislative, regulatory and governance framework. The post holder will provide oversight on changes and the impact on each of the Trust's activities, ensuring that each of the Trust's corporate affairs are undertaken to the highest standards of probity and according to statutory and legislative requirements and ensuring the Group Board are briefed appropriately.
The post holder will be required to deputise as the principal advisor to the Group Board, Group executive leadership team, and the organisation in all aspects of corporate governance, communicating with internal colleagues and external stakeholders, ensuring the Trusts complies with their statutory and regulatory duties. The post holder will in support of the Director of Corporate Affairs provide leadership to the Information Governance, Corporate Governance and Legal functions of the two organisations.
Main duties of the job
- Identify and provide oversight of emerging issues, changes in legislative, regulatory and governance framework which could have an impact on each organisation and the Group, providing detailed briefing to the Director of Corporate Affairs, Group Board or Group executive leadership team as appropriate.
- Support the Director of Corporate Affairs in facilitating the effective working of the Group Board, the Group executive leadership team, and related Committees
- Provide effective leadership and direction to the teams reporting to the post including corporate governance, executive assistant teams, legal teams and information governance.
About us
Lincoln Hospital is a thriving university city and with the opening of the medical school, it provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been granted teaching hospital status, after demonstrating evidence to significant teaching commitment. From now on it will be known as United Lincolnshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Pilgrim Hospital is situated in beautiful countryside and serves the communities in the South Lincolnshire area. It provides all major specialties and a 24-hour major accident and emergency service.
Grantham and District Hospital serves the communities of Grantham and the local area. It provides ambulatory paediatric and accident and emergency services.
Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust (LCHS) and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (ULHT) have come together in a Group arrangement, with the goal of improving the care provided to patients across the county.
This will not constitute a formal merger of the two organisations, but will bring the Trusts together under a single Board and Executive Leadership Team, with the goal of improving the care that is provided to patients both in the community and in hospitals across Lincolnshire. Both Trusts will retain their separate statutory names and legal obligations.
The Group will be known as Lincolnshire Community and Hospitals NHS Group (LCHG).
Job description
Job responsibilities
The key responsibilities for the role are:-
- Governance, Compliance, and Integrated Governance
- Board effectiveness
- Leadership and management
Further details are available in the attached job description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The key responsibilities for the role are:-
- Governance, Compliance, and Integrated Governance
- Board effectiveness
- Leadership and management
Further details are available in the attached job description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a Masters level qualification or equivalent experience relevant to health policy and corporate governance.
Desirable
- ICSA Health Service Governance Qualification
Knowledge/skills
Essential
- Extensive understanding of NHS corporate governance.
- Understanding of Freedom of Information Act 2010 and responsibilities on public services.
- Established working knowledge of the role of Boards and Council of Governors and the duties placed upon them.
- Knowledge of risk management and internal control frameworks.
- Significant Knowledge of legislation and statutory responsibilities including Freedom of Information, and Declarations of Interest.
- Working understanding of the NHS constitution, NHS Provider license, standing financial instructions and scheme of delegation.
- Providing ongoing supervision when needed.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
- Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills.
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including ability to interact at a sensitive level.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in similar role in large complex organisation.
- Experience of working in partnership with other organisations, such as an Integrated Care System.
- Proven experience of working with and coordinating Board of Directors, Council of Governors and committees.
- Experience of developing and implementing policy and procedures at an organisational level.
- Proven experience of writing comprehensive reports and ability to articulate and present to high level Board and committees.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Hold a Masters level qualification or equivalent experience relevant to health policy and corporate governance.
Desirable
- ICSA Health Service Governance Qualification
Knowledge/skills
Essential
- Extensive understanding of NHS corporate governance.
- Understanding of Freedom of Information Act 2010 and responsibilities on public services.
- Established working knowledge of the role of Boards and Council of Governors and the duties placed upon them.
- Knowledge of risk management and internal control frameworks.
- Significant Knowledge of legislation and statutory responsibilities including Freedom of Information, and Declarations of Interest.
- Working understanding of the NHS constitution, NHS Provider license, standing financial instructions and scheme of delegation.
- Providing ongoing supervision when needed.
- Excellent organisational and communication skills, with the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
- Excellent organisational, planning and time management skills.
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral.
- Excellent interpersonal skills including ability to interact at a sensitive level.
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience in similar role in large complex organisation.
- Experience of working in partnership with other organisations, such as an Integrated Care System.
- Proven experience of working with and coordinating Board of Directors, Council of Governors and committees.
- Experience of developing and implementing policy and procedures at an organisational level.
- Proven experience of writing comprehensive reports and ability to articulate and present to high level Board and committees.
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.
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.
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).
