Group Director of Corporate Governance

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We are looking for a senior governance leader to join us at an exciting time for the Bristol NHS Group. Comprising two Trusts, NBT and UHBW, we are one of the largest NHS organisations in the country and we have big ambitions to transform services in line with our Joint Clinical Strategy and the NHS Ten Year plan.

As our new Group Director of Corporate Governance, you'll play a central role in ensuring our Group Board operates with integrity, transparency, and confidence as we progress towards full merger. Working across the Group, you'll lead the development and delivery of a robust governance framework that supports safe, effective decision making whilst being agile and responsive to our rapidly changing environment.

This is a high impact senior leadership role where your expertise will help us navigate ambiguity, complexity, manage risk and uphold the high standards and values we embrace as a modern NHS organisation. You'll work closely with the Group Chair, Group Chief Executive and other senior leaders to ensure we meet our statutory duties, regulatory requirements, and public commitments .

Main duties of the job

We're looking for someone who brings:

Significant senior-level experience in corporate governance, ideally in a complex NHS or public sector setting

A clear understanding of the role governance plays in enabling high-quality care and organisational performance

Strong political and organisational awareness, with the ability to influence at Board level

A commitment to continuous improvement, transparency, and ethical leadership

A passion for making a positive difference for the people and communities we serve

This is a unique opportunity to lead governance across a newly formed NHS Group, helping us deliver on our shared mission to improve outcomes for our patients, people, populations, and the public purse.

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as 'Good' overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward- thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a detailed Job Description and Person Spec please refer to JD and PS document attached to this job advert.

Person specification Skills and Experience

• Significant senior-management experience in an NHS Provider
• Significant experience of Board and corporate governance systems and
• Strong understanding of the role of the Accountable Officer in an NHS Trust and FT environment
• Strong understanding of the governance of NHS Trusts and FTs
• Able to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge and understanding of corporate governance conduct principles, legislation and best practice and able to evidence application of this knowledge in a highly complex organisation
• Able to demonstrate a significant and in-depth knowledge and understanding of risk management systems, processes and their application in the workplace
• Experience of building effective, productive and relevant working relationships with a diverse range of senior stakeholders
• Strong evidence of experience in handling highly complex arrangements to a high degree of accuracy, timeliness and effectiveness, including managing multiple deadlines
• Able to evidence application of highly advanced organisational management skills and delivery of highly complex organizational, multi-faceted tasks
• Ability to write compelling, clear, concise papers for senior-level audiences
• Ability to present complex or contentious information in a clear, concise way that conveys the messaging to the relevant audience
• Budgetary management experience
• Strong IT skills and able to manipulate and present complex data in an intelligent manner

Personal Attributes

• Highly proactive, takes initiative and demonstrates strong judgement when making decisions and dealing with sensitive or controversial matters.
• Able to lead and motivate others, strong influencing and negotiation skills.
• Able to assess priorities and make decisions, quick to grasp a point, able to think on feet, influence, persuade, give leadership and direction.
• Knowledge and understanding of key NHS issues, including at a national level and has ability to establish local policy drivers.
• Relates immediate situations to trends and pressures.
• Committed people person; empowering, enabling, motivating and developing others

Education & professional Qualifications

• Educated to master's degree or equivalent experience
• • Relevant management qualification or member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators ICSA

We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.

As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we're meeting our pledge.

The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.

UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.

To comply with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 all applicants must be able to speak fluent English to an appropriate standard which will be assessed at Interview.

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Due to the high number of applications that are received for some posts we may close this vacancy before the advertised closing date. Therefore, please apply for this post as soon as you can, if you are interested and you meet the requirements of the Person Specification

Only those candidates who clearly demonstrate how they meet the person specification will be shortlisted for this job.

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