Job summary
CBC Health Federation is looking to recruit a highly
organised and motivated Governance Support Officer to work with our Quality and
Governance Lead. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual who is
passionate about supporting governance frameworks and ensuring high standards
of patient care through effective administrative and coordination practices.
As a Governance Support Officer, you will play a key role in
supporting the governance team by coordinating meetings, maintaining accurate
records, and assisting in the implementation of governance processes and
policies. Your attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities
will help ensure the delivery of high-quality services across the organisation.
The role is part time, 30 hours per week, ideally worked
across five days and predominantly on-site, with some flexibility to work from
home.
If you'd like to know more, please contact us on 0191 497
7710
What are you waiting for?
Interviews are planned for 26/09/2025
Early applications are encouraged, as the vacancy may close
before the deadline
Main duties of the job
Please see the attached Job Description for more information
on main duties, qualifications and skills required for this role, within CBC
Health Federation.
About us
Community Based Care Health Federation Ltd are based on Team
Valley serving Primary Care in Gateshead and the wider Northeast footprint. As
a not-for-profit provider we reinvest any surplus to improve services for our
patients in Gateshead and support our GP's and Primary Care Networks to deliver
the highest quality services.
As a provider of high quality clinical and non-clinical
services we are a respected and proud company that puts patients at the heart
of what we do, whilst valuing and supporting our staff to grow and develop. We
have company values developed by our staff that underpin our work and the way
we work together, and we have a staff culture club to ensure the voice of our
staff is heard at Board level and throughout the senior management team.
Many of our roles are available with the NHS pension scheme
and transferable service is recognised from previous NHS employment as
appropriate. We offer competitive rates of pay and out of hours enhancements
and have a fully integrated reward and recognition system. We have just been
awarded our Silver "Better Health at Work Award" where we have
demonstrated our commitment to supporting our workforce to keep well at work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for more information
on main duties, qualifications and skills required for this role, within CBC
Health Federation.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached Job Description for more information
on main duties, qualifications and skills required for this role, within CBC
Health Federation.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Skills knowledge and experienceBasic knowledge of information governance
- Strong levels of IT proficiency
- Significant experience in an administrative role
- Working and communicating with staff at all levels within the organisation
- Experience in the use of databases and spreadsheets with accurate data entry skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including on the telephone and face to face.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work with limited supervision and use initiative regarding tasks to see through to completion
- Proven ability to handle a busy and varied workload
- Excellent attention to detail with an ability to follow process
- Understanding of Data Protection and Confidentiality
- Strong organisational ability and ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
- Problem solving skills
Desirable
- Level 3 qualification in a relevant discipline
- Understand data and reporting on business performance
- Experience of using a risk and incident management system
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Experience of policy writing and research
- Knowledge of Adastra and EMIS
- Ability to take notes of meetings and produce accurate minutes
Other
Essential
- Flexibility and the willingness to learn and take on new tasks
- Ability to keep calm under pressure
Desirable
- Able to travel independently
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) graded 4 or above, including Maths and English GCSE
Desirable
- Level 3 qualification in a relevant discipline
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Skills knowledge and experienceBasic knowledge of information governance
- Strong levels of IT proficiency
- Significant experience in an administrative role
- Working and communicating with staff at all levels within the organisation
- Experience in the use of databases and spreadsheets with accurate data entry skills
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including on the telephone and face to face.
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to work with limited supervision and use initiative regarding tasks to see through to completion
- Proven ability to handle a busy and varied workload
- Excellent attention to detail with an ability to follow process
- Understanding of Data Protection and Confidentiality
- Strong organisational ability and ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines
- Problem solving skills
Desirable
- Level 3 qualification in a relevant discipline
- Understand data and reporting on business performance
- Experience of using a risk and incident management system
- Experience of working within the NHS
- Experience of policy writing and research
- Knowledge of Adastra and EMIS
- Ability to take notes of meetings and produce accurate minutes
Other
Essential
- Flexibility and the willingness to learn and take on new tasks
- Ability to keep calm under pressure
Desirable
- Able to travel independently
Qualifications
Essential
- Minimum of 5 GCSEs (or equivalent) graded 4 or above, including Maths and English GCSE
Desirable
- Level 3 qualification in a relevant discipline
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.
