Job summary
Our decision to create this new role reflects our ambition to strengthen further our approach to corporate governance to ensure that we are fit for the future. This role will be central in joining up how we bring together all aspects of governance to inform and improve the care that we provide.For us, this means taking bold steps toward integrated governance, ensuring effective preparations and relationships with regulatory bodies andsupporting wider system thinking in this important area.
Our decision to create this new role reflects our ambition to strengthen further our approach to corporate governance to ensure that we are fit for the future. This role will be central in joining up how we bring together all aspects of governance to inform and improve the care that we provide.For us, this means taking bold steps toward integrated governance, ensuring effective preparations and relationships with regulatory bodies andsupporting wider system thinking in this important area.
Main duties of the job
At ESHT, we recognise that good governance can only happen when an organisation sees scrutiny and challenge as opportunities to learn and improve, from board to ward. The successful applicant will see governance as an enabling function, and one that can support performance by encouraging conversation and action, built around improving the way we work.
About us
We are proud to provide 'Outstanding' care and be a great place to work
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people's own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as 'Good' overall, and 'Outstanding' for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated 'Outstanding'. Eastbourne DGH rated 'Good'.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious 'Building for our Future' programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you are an experienced senior leader with experience of governance in either NHS and/or local government and you are keen to develop your career in a dynamic, forward-looking healthcare provider please contact Chief of Staff, Richard Milner at richard.milner5@nhs.net for an exploratory conversation about this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
If you are an experienced senior leader with experience of governance in either NHS and/or local government and you are keen to develop your career in a dynamic, forward-looking healthcare provider please contact Chief of Staff, Richard Milner at richard.milner5@nhs.net for an exploratory conversation about this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree or equivalent level of knowledge and experience at a senior level
- Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Evidence of substantial continued professional development or equivalent amount of knowledge and experience at senior management level
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working at Board level in a substantial public sector organisation
- Extensive experience as a senior manager
- Extensive experience of corporate governance
- Able to understand and work with the complexities of NHS organisations at Board level
- Experience of working at Board level in the National Health Service
- Able to understand and work with the complexities of NHS organisations at Board level
- Budgetary and Financial Management and extensive experience in developing Business and Financial Plans
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Master's degree or equivalent level of knowledge and experience at a senior level
- Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators (ICSA) or equivalent knowledge and experience
- Evidence of substantial continued professional development or equivalent amount of knowledge and experience at senior management level
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working at Board level in a substantial public sector organisation
- Extensive experience as a senior manager
- Extensive experience of corporate governance
- Able to understand and work with the complexities of NHS organisations at Board level
- Experience of working at Board level in the National Health Service
- Able to understand and work with the complexities of NHS organisations at Board level
- Budgetary and Financial Management and extensive experience in developing Business and Financial Plans
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
