Deputy Director of Corporate Business

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 74,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity to become Deputy Director of Corporate Service at one of the largest NHS Trusts, leading on governance programmes and supporting senior leaders. Ideal for a knowledgeable individual keen on career progression in a complex organization, fostering effective relationships to achieve results.

Benefits

Equity and diversity commitment

Career development opportunities

Support for health and wellbeing

Qualifications

• Experience in corporate governance within complex organisations.
• Ability to maintain effective relationships with colleagues.
• Proactivity and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Lead corporate governance-related programmes of work.
• Provide leadership to business administration teams.
• Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

Skills

Leadership

Governance

Communication

Education

Relevant degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust

Manchester

GBP 74,000 - 86,000

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Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to become Deputy Director of Corporate Service at one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country. Reporting to the Director of Corporate Business/Trust Board Secretary, you will lead on a range of corporate governance-related programmes of work and lead the Trust’s Executive Directors’ Business Administration team. The role is ideal for a knowledgeable and experienced individual looking to progress their career in governance within a complex organisation.

Your ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with colleagues and your sense of purpose and commitment to achieving results, combined with the gravitas to influence people, will be essential in the role. Proactive, with a keen eye for detail and improvement opportunities, you will work with senior leaders across the Trust to ensure there are robust and functioning governance structures and processes in place to support the Trust to deliver our ambitious organisational strategy and remain compliant with statutory and regulatory requirements. You’ll be highly professional and diligent with the maturity, calmness, and discretion to operate within a pressurised environment.

Main duties of the job

The main duties of the role are to:

• Lead on specific areas and programmes of work within the corporate business team.
• Maintain and improve assurance processes within the Trust and identify and implement opportunities to enhance them.
• Provide leadership to the Trust’s central business administration team, ensuring that team members are supported and developed to deliver a high-quality service which meets the needs of Executive Directors and Corporate Directors. This will involve line management of some members of the team.
• Ensure that the Trust complies with its legal, constitutional, and regulatory requirements and those enforced by NHS regulators, including NHS England and the Care Quality Commission.
• Oversee the delivery of an annual well-led self-assessment exercise including the collection, collation, and storage of all relevant evidence in collaboration with the clinical governance team.
• Oversee implementation of, and report on the Trust’s compliance with specific corporate governance policies, taking action where necessary to strengthen processes and procedures, and enhance compliance.
• Provide advice to corporate teams and Clinical Groups to implement effective corporate governance processes.
• Manage budgets within the corporate business portfolio, covering a range of different areas of work.

Working for our organisation

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn and is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health and social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year.

Bringing together 10 hospitals and community services from across Manchester, Trafford and beyond, we champion collaborative working and transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary.

We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient and staff experience, operational effectiveness, and driving research and innovation through the introduction of Hive, our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022.

We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre and Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable.

At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, take a look at the Job Description and Person Specification attachments under the ‘Supporting Documents’ heading. So that you’re even more equipped to make an informed decision to apply to us, you’ll need to take time to read the ‘Candidate Essentials Guide’ that sits with the Job Description and Person Specification. This document provides you with details about the Trust, our benefits and outlines how ‘we care for you as you care for others’. Most importantly, it also contains critical information you’ll need to be aware of before you submit an application form.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team at [e-mail].

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!

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Name: Nick Gomm
Job title: Director of Corporate Business & Trust Board Secretary
Email address: [e-mail]