Head of Corporate Governance

Job summary

Come and join us here at Velindre University NHS Trust as our Head Corporate Governance and play a pivotal role in shaping high-quality, safe, and accountable healthcare delivery.We are seeking an experienced governance professional to provide strategic leadership across clinical governance, risk management, compliance, and assurance frameworks. You will work closely with executive teams and senior clinicians to strengthen governance systems, support regulatory requirements, and drive continuous improvement across services.As Head of Governance, you will have significant senior-level governance experience within healthcare and proven leadership and strategic influencing skills. This is an excellent opportunity for a dynamic and forward-thinking leader ready to make a measurable impact on quality, safety, and organisational performance.

This post is fixed term/secondment for 6 months until 31/10/2026 to meet the needs of the service.

If you are interested in applying for the secondment position, you must obtain permission from your current line manager prior to applying for this post.

Main duties of the job

The role will require the post holder to lead and develop organisation wide corporate governance practices, encompassing a wide range of governance, secretariat and administrative functions. Acting as an expert adviser to the Board, the post holder will ensure that the Trust's corporate affairs are conducted to the highest standards of probity and in full accordance with statutory, legislative and regulatory requirements.

The post holder will also hold key corporate governance responsibilities in relation to the Trust's Publication Scheme, its Risk Management Framework, Trust Policies, Audit and the Board Secretariat function.

Key duties include:

Providing expert advice and guidance on the management and effectiveness of the Trust Board and its Committees.Providing professional and specialist advice to the Trust Board, Management Teams and staff on governance arrangements, Standing Orders, Standing Financial Instructions and the Trust Assurance Framework.Overseeing Board and Committee secretariat services to ensure they are delivered in accordance with the highest standards of governance and administrative practice.

About us

Here at Velindre University NHS Trust we are extremely proud of the specialist services we provide across the whole of Wales in our cutting-edge Velindre Cancer Centre and our award-winning Welsh Blood Service, as well as the expertise of our corporate functions that bring the two divisions together. We are also fortunate to host the NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership and Health Technology Wales and have developed strong partnership working with these expert services.

Formed in 1993, the Trust has a dedicated workforce that continuously strives to provide the key principles of prudent healthcare through a wide array of roles. We play a vital role in the communities we support and have ambitious plans for the future to continue to improve the services we deliver. We strive to maintain our core values in everything we do by being; accountable, bold, caring and dynamic, and ensuring the best possible care for our patients and donors.

If you want to work for an organisation that prides itself on making a real difference and offers exciting career opportunities then Velindre University NHS Trust is the place for you. Visit our website to find out more https://velindre.nhs.wales/