Trust Secretary
The closing date is 18 January 2026
Job summary
The What - we are seeking a confident, professional and values-driven Trust Secretary to join the senior leadership team of the North East Ambulance Service, NHS Foundation Trust. You will oversee a wide range of organisational responsibilities in relation to governance, risk management, regulatory requirements and corporate administration. You will provide leadership, support and guidance to the Chief Executive, Chair, Trust Board and Council, and lead and guide the Trust's small corporate affairs team.
About You -Resilient, highly motivated, and with a wealth of experience working in similar roles in complex organisations, you will be eager for this new challenge. With an empowering leadership style and specialist knowledge across many areas of corporate governance and risk management, you will also have - or will soon develop - a comprehensive understanding of the NHS, as well as excellent organisational and time management skills. You will thrive on realising effective solutions for the good of our patients and staff. You will also be comfortable working, sometimes at pace, in a sensitive and confidential environment. Day to day reporting will be to the Chief Executive of the Trust.
Assessments will be held on Friday 30 January 2026
Please reach out to Lauren Stokoe, PA to Chief Executive and Chair to have a conversation and start a potential journey of working together Lauren.Stokoe@neas.nhs.uk
Main duties of the job
The Trust Secretary is responsible for leading the development of policies, processes and people which together provide an effective corporate governance, risk management, assurance and corporate affairs function for the Trust and protects its license to operate.
Accountable to the Chief Executive and Chair, this is an exciting opportunity for you to help drive change, utilise your leadership skills and make a real difference across an organisation which is committed to providing excellent emergency and urgent care for the people of northeast England.
The role is responsible for ensuring that the Trust complies with all constitutional, statutory and regulatory requirements of a NHS Foundation Trust, including those issued by the Care Quality Commission and NHS England and will ensure the Trust Board, its committees and senior managers meet these requirements, providing advice as required.
About us
We employ 3,500 staff in 63 locations and serve a population of 2,600,000 in Northumberland, Tyne & Wear, County Durham, and Tees over 3230 square miles.
Many people think the job of the ambulance service is to collect patients and take them to hospital, but we do much more!
Paramedic skills have developed hugely in recent years, meaning we carry out more treatment at the scene and en-route to hospital.
We have a dedicated clinical assessment service that allows us to provide patients with the most appropriate care from the beginning of the patient journey.
We have a specialised branch of the Trust called HART which deal with explosions or terrorist attacks.
Ultimately patients are the heart of everything that we do to support our mission of "safe, effective and responsive care for all".
We value and respect the diversity employees bring to our workplace. We recruit a workforce that reflects the community we serve, and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. To ensure we deliver on our aims in relation to diversity and inclusion we assess ourselves against a range of frameworks. We are ENEI Gold employer, Disability Confident Leader, Dementia Friendly, and part of Mind Blue Light programme and the Race at Work Charter from the Princes Responsible Business Network and are achieving across all objectives in NHS Equality Delivery System.
If your role needs a DBS you'll be subject to salary deduction totaling £49.50, spread over first and second pay.
Details
Date posted
22 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 8c
Salary
£76,965 to £88,682 a year N/A
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Part-time
Reference number
340-TS-12-25
Job locations
Bernicia House
Goldcrest Way
Newburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
Employer details
Employer name
North East Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Bernicia House
Goldcrest Way
Newburn, Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE15 8NY
Employer's website
https://www.neas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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