Director of Corporate Governance

Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group; Hurn; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Hurn is seeking a candidate with significant governance experience, particularly in working with Boards and Governors. The ideal applicant will have a Master's level qualification and a Company Secretary qualification or equivalent experience. This role demands strong time management and leadership skills, with a focus on improving governance initiatives and the ability to produce high-quality reports for various audiences.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in governance improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of legislation relevant to NHS governance.
• Ability to manage conflicting requests effectively.

Skills

Experience with Boards and Governors

Knowledge of governance initiatives

Time management

People leadership

High-quality report writing

Education

Master's level qualification

Company Secretary qualification

Job description

Detailed job description

and main responsibilities

Please find attached the job description and person specification for further details.

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Person specification

The successful candidate will demonstrate

Essential criteria

• Evidence of significant experience in working with Boards and Governors and leading successful initiatives to improve governance.
• Evidence of specialist knowledge and expertise in the design, development, implementation, and regular review of governance initiatives / work programmes.
• Evidence of ability to concurrently manage a wide range of activities and prioritise / adjust plans and activities in response to conflicting concurrent requests, ensuring effective personal time management.
• Evidence of knowledge and skills to develop governance systems and policy, underpinned by knowledge of legislation relevant to the NHS context.
• Evidence of people leadership and management skills.
• Master’s level qualification OR equivalent senior managerial experience.
• Company Secretary qualification and evidence of regular and up- to-date role‑relevant CPD.
• Evidence of working knowledge of financial regime (e.g. Standing Orders and Standing Financial Instructions), ideally in NHS context.
• Evidence of skills to prepare high quality reports for both internal and external audiences and of interpretation, using complex data.
• Evidence of operating successfully in an independent, autonomous manner, ability to self‑direct safely.

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of confidence and skill to represent UHD at any forum.
• Evidence of advanced report‑writing skills, to an ‘expert level’ and hence able to teach others.
• Evidence of advanced governance and policy knowledge across all aspects of NHS Foundation Trusts, including the membership model.