Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Corporate Governance Officer

The closing date is 10 April 2026

Job summary

This is an exciting and newly created role for a dynamic governance professional. Working with the Associate Director of Governance and the Corporate Governance Manager, the post holder will ensure the Trust's Corporate Affairs and Governance are undertaken to the highest standards of probity and according to statutory and legislative requirements.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will coordinate and support the effective operation of Executive and corporate governance business across Group and Trust structures, supporting the flow of assurance, information and decision-making. The role supports the planning and delivery of Executive, Board and Committee processes, maintains governance cycles and contributes to corporate risk reporting. Working closely with the Associate Director of Corporate Affairs & Governance and Corporate Governance Manager, the post holder acts as a key link between Executive support, directorates and governance forums, providing resilience across Corporate Governance and Executive Office functions.

About us

Ashford and St. Peters Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust serves a population of more than 410,000 people living in North-West Surrey, parts of Hounslow and beyond.

Over 3,700 highly trained doctors, nurses, midwives, therapists, healthcare scientists and other support staff make up our workforce, providing a wide range of services across our two hospital sites, Ashford, Surrey and St Peter's, Chertsey, Surrey.

We also run many specialist clinics in the community and local community hospitals and other healthcare facilities.

Our vision is to be one of the best healthcare Trusts in the country. There has never been a better time to join us in the NHS at ASPH. We are committed to providing continuous professional development and flexibility to shape our workforce around our patient care.

We are expanding our theatres at Ashford Hospital and moving towards this becoming our dedicated elective centre. We want to create a state-of-the-art centre for excellence for planned surgical procedures.

We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:

Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
On-site Nurseries
On-site staff cafes
On-site parking
Support in career development
Salary Sacrifice schemes including wage stream, lease cars, Cycle to Work schemes and home electronics

Adverts may close early, so applicants are encouraged to submit an application as soon as possible.

For more information about a career at ASPH please visit:www.asph-careers.org

Date posted

01 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£41,957 to £50,387 a year per annum inc. HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Flexible working

Reference number

323-AC9577-LM-A

Job locations

SPH

Guildford Road,

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support the Associate Director of Corporate Affairs & Governance in the planning and servicing of Group and Trust Executive and committee meetings.

Ensure the effective flow of business across governance forums.

Provide highly professional corporate governance support including coordinating agendas, collating and circulating papers, taking formal minutes, tracking actions and maintaining the Board and Group committee cycle of business.

Provide cover for defined operational governance responsibilities in the absence of the Corporate Governance Manager.

Support the Corporate Risk Manager with Trust processes to capture and report key risks, ensuring that risks are escalated appropriately through the Trusts governance framework.

Support the Corporate Affairs team in a range of governance processes and projects including, but not limited to maintaining disclosures of interests, fit and proper person records and the register of corporate policies.

Act as a key coordination point across governance processes and executive business, providing resilience and cross-cover across the Corporate Governance and Executive Support team.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Support the Associate Director of Corporate Affairs & Governance in the planning and servicing of Group and Trust Executive and committee meetings.

Ensure the effective flow of business across governance forums.

Provide cover for defined operational governance responsibilities in the absence of the Corporate Governance Manager.

Support the Corporate Risk Manager with Trust processes to capture and report key risks, ensuring that risks are escalated appropriately through the Trusts governance framework.

Act as a key coordination point across governance processes and executive business, providing resilience and cross-cover across the Corporate Governance and Executive Support team.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oEducated to Degree level or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and experience

Desirable

oGovernance (ICSA) qualification

Experience

Essential

oSignificant experience in a senior administrative or governance support role, including managing competing priorities and working with minimal supervision.(3 years)

Desirable

oGroup model working

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

oEducated to Degree level or equivalent demonstrable knowledge and experience

Desirable

oGovernance (ICSA) qualification

Experience

Essential

oSignificant experience in a senior administrative or governance support role, including managing competing priorities and working with minimal supervision.(3 years)

Desirable

oGroup model working

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

SPH

Guildford Road,

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Ashford & St. Peter's Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

SPH

Guildford Road,

Chertsey

KT16 0PZ

Employer's website

https://www.ashfordstpeters.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)