Corporate Governance Support Officer (Band 5)

Transformation Unit; Steeton; Remote; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Job summary

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Corporate Governance Support Officer to join the Corporate Governance Team. You will ensure board and committee processes run smoothly, provide high-quality secretariat support, and manage confidentiality with professionalism.

The role involves preparing agendas, maintaining action logs, and coordinating governance information, while supporting compliance with NHS codes and regulatory frameworks. Flexible working is considered where possible.

Qualifications

• Chartered Governance qualification or degree-level education.
• Experience of organising, producing and circulating agendas, minutes and reports for senior level committees.
• Ability to interpret governance requirements and guide staff.
• Knowledge of corporate governance systems and NHS regulatory frameworks.
• Experience with multiple procedures and change management.

Responsibilities

• Providing secretarial support for Board and Committee meetings, including agenda planning, minute-taking, action tracking and coordination of papers.
• Supporting compliance with governance frameworks such as NHS Code of Governance and related requirements.
• Maintaining key governance registers and documentation.
• Supporting governance improvement and change projects across the Trust.
• Building effective relationships with senior leaders and governance colleagues.

Skills

Organising meetings

Minutes taking

Communication with senior managers

Governance knowledge

Change management

Education

Chartered Governance qualification or degree-level

Tools

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Corporate Governance Support Officer (Band 5)

NHS AfC: Band 5

Be part of our future landscape

At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people’s age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.

Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.

We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.

These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2033. By joining us now you’ll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future – a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust.

Job overview

We are seeking an exceptional Corporate Governance Support Officer to join our Corporate Governance Team and help ensure that our Board, its committees and key governance processes run effectively.

This is a pivotal role supporting the smooth running of the Trust’s corporate governance arrangements. You will provide high-quality secretariat and administrative support to the Trust Board, Board Committees and senior governance leads. A typical week includes preparing agendas, supporting meeting planning cycles, producing accurate and professional minutes, maintaining action logs, coordinating governance information and ensuring compliance with governance processes and regulatory frameworks.

This role demands outstanding judgement, strong interpersonal skills and the ability to manage sensitive and confidential information with absolute professionalism. You must be able to analyse complex information, interpret governance requirements and problem-solve autonomously.

Main duties of the job

• Providing secretarial support for Board and Committee meetings, including agenda planning, minute-taking, action tracking and coordination of papers.
• Supporting compliance with governance frameworks such as the NHS Code of Governance, Fit and Proper Person requirements and the Well-Led Framework.
• Maintaining key governance registers and documentation.
• Supporting governance improvement and change projects across the Trust.
• Building effective relationships with senior leaders and governance colleagues.

Working for our organisation

We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:

• Cycle to Work
• Travel Scheme
• Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
• Onsite Nursery
• Buying and Selling Annual Leave
• Car Leasing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee Health and Wellbeing
• Extensive Reward Scheme
• Counselling Service
• Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
• Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.

Our values:

We understand that it’s down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:

• Committed to Quality of Care
• Compassion
• Working together for patients
• Improving Lives
• Everyone Counts
• Respect and Dignity

Got questions before you apply, please contact the recruiting manager to find out more.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further information and full details of the job role please see the attached job description and person specification.

This position is not currently eligible for a certificate of sponsorship in line with Home Office guidance as it does not appear on the skilled worker visa occupation list.

If you currently hold a different type of visa allowing you to work in the UK we would welcome an application from you. If your visa expires or there is a change in status during your employment, the Trust will be required to review your employment which may result in the termination of your employment to comply with the relevant immigration legislation

Person specification

Qualifications

• Chartered Institute of Governance Certificate or Degree level

Experience

• Organising, producing and circulating agendas, minutes and reports for senior level committees
• Attending senior level committees and recording the business of the meeting
• Communicating with Senior Managers, including Board Directors and Non-Executive Directors
• Providing guidance on matters of governance to staff
• Organising meetings and/or events involving staff, public and/or external organisations
• Short term and long-term planning and delivery of distinct projects
• Experience of working with projects where multiple work procedures and practices exist
• Management of department-wide or procedural/process change
• Interpreting and implementing national/local/Trust policies

Knowledge

• In-depth knowledge and application of the corporate governance system i.e. Board and sub-committee structure
• In depth knowledge of software packages including, Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• Knowledge of the regularity regime required for Foundation Trust status
• Knowledge of organisational issues and management strategies including the understanding of emerging issues in the external environment
• Knowledge of national policies and procedures across health, and its local implementation or application

We are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities.

NOTE: This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received.

If you are offered a position which requires you to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £55.20, Standard or Basic £27.20) from your first full months salary. This is a condition of your employment.

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You are encouraged to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £16 cost per year.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.