Job responsibilities
Key responsibilities will include: To lead identified areas to ensure that the ICB is compliant with its legal, constitutional, regulatory and risk management requirements.
Coordinate, manage and oversee development, implementation and compliance of systems, processes and policies across corporate governance, information governance and risk management functions. Ensure adherence to legislative frameworks, codes of practice, national and local policy and promotion of good governance throughout the organisations and when working with partner organisations.
To ensure effective delivery of the corporate governance and risk management systems and processes to enable the organisation to have in place clear accountability systems and practices to enable probity, quality assurance, risk management and quality improvement to be the central components of all processes and activities.
To interpret national policy and guidance and advise the Head of Corporate Governance on its impact.
Support the Head of Corporate Governance in maintaining robust corporate governance, risk management systems and constitutional arrangements and act as their deputy as required.
Lead on corporate governance and risk management compliance including internal and external audit and risk management, business continuity, information governance, management of legal cases, claims and litigation cases, and oversight of the corporate secretariate function. Ensuring implementation and compliance of systems and processes across all areas are in line with statutory and regulatory requirements, and local and national policy. Lead aspects of the production of the organisational level Annual Reports ensuring compliance across corporate governance and risk management requirements.
Support the implementation of the equality and inclusion strategy and policy, including monitoring of compliance and embedding systems and processes.
Lead on identified areas to enable continual development and improvement in systems and processes.
Have oversight of and review information governance corporate incidents and data breaches ensuring mitigating actions are taken.
Provide specialist advice and guidance on risk management systems and processes, and associated compliance and assurance processes.
Provide advice and guidance on compliance with the ICBs Constitution, Standing Orders, Scheme of Reservation and Delegation and other associated corporate governance matters, including conflicts of interest management.
Lead on training members of staff on corporate governance and risk management systems, policies and processes to ensure the systems are embedded and integrated.
Lead on the production of reports on information governance and risk management compliance to support strategic decision making processes.
Support in the development and review of the corporate governance and constitutional framework and associated policies, and audit of its implementation across the organisations.
Oversee the management of complex legal issues in conjunction with the solicitors and advising the Head of Corporate Governance and officers of appropriate action to take to support the resolution of the issues.
Be responsible for chairing groups as identified by the Head of Corporate Governance.
Provide advise and support across the functions within the Corporate Governance Team including legal matters, complaints, information governance risks, on corporate governance and constitutional matters.
Ensure development and implementation of improvement programmes, in accordance with the organisations priorities.
Manage risk and issues tracking mechanisms and its proactive resolution and escalation processes.
Work with members of the Team to investigate the causes of any variance from target/plan and proactively contribute to the implementation of solutions.
Provide line management to the Senior Corporate Governance Officer and oversee the rest of the team taking a lead in training, development and undertaking appraisals to deliver optimum results and productivity.
The job description and person specification are an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The job holder will carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required by their line manager.
Planning & Organising Lead key corporate initiatives, working with teams across the directorate, and with corporate functions to facilitate the changes required. Provide high quality strategic and operational policy advice. Keep up to date with policy developments across health and care, being mindful of the impact of policy development on others, including patients and the public. Proactively identify opportunities for improvement and prioritise them across the team. Strategic planning of projects, identifying interdependencies across projects and potential impacts on the wider organisation and building in contingency and adjustment where necessary. Develop short, medium, and long-term business plans, with a focus on achieving quality outcomes. Lead by example in order to embed behaviours that consistently represent the organisations values, and to ensure that all staff members live up to these. Monitor delivery against plans and key milestones.Service Improvement Continuously find ways to improve team systems and structures. Regularly review procedures and /or systems to identify improvements and simplify processes and decision making. Support the identification of best practice and continuous improvement. Ensure projects, services and initiatives are delivered on time, in a cost-effective manner and to quality standards, adjusting plans as required. Ensure the team has suitable information and administrative systems and processes in place to meet the objectives of the directorate. Produce reports highlighting progress, risks and issues. Act as champion for patients and involve patients and public in policy development.Analysis & Judgment Undertake quantitative and qualitative analysis of highly complex data which may come from a range of sources. Use data to support monitoring, development and improvement of business cases, projects, and reports. Interpret highly complex data and present options appraisals to support intelligent decision making. Take decisions on complex issues where there may be a number of courses of action available. Ensure that the team operates efficiently and effectively, advising on and progressing significant work streams and leading on specific projects. Operate intelligently in a highly political and sensitive environment. Develop innovative and workable solutions to a variety of complex problems.Communication Develop and maintain constructive relationships with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders.
Provide and receive highly complex information about initiatives, contracts and services through a variety of mediums, including reports, briefing papers, workshops and meetings. Build relationships and influence across the Directorate and with other key stakeholders, both internal and external. Able to motivate and influence staff and stakeholders to engage, and as needed, complete actions related to the successful delivery of the project, initiative, contract or service.Financial Management Budget holder for a service, department or project. Monitor and manage the budget effectively, acting in accordance with organisational financial policies and procedures. Constantly strive for value for money, ensuring financial balance is achieved. Provide financial updates and reports as required.People Management Manage staff, including recruitment, supporting staff development, appraisals, and where necessary managing employee relations issues. Leading by example, demonstrating the organisational values and behaviours in all interactions.Research & Development Co-ordinate research and development initiatives, delegating as appropriate. Plan, develop and evaluate methods and processes for gathering, analysing, interpreting and presenting data and information.Policy & Service Development Responsible for developing and proposing changes to policies, guidelines and service level agreements which may impact the service. Responsible for implementation of policies within own area. Support analysis of specific policy and directorate issues, drawing on multiple sources of information, mindful of the potential impact of policy developments on other portfolios.
