Senior Governance Lead for Board & Committees

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board; Preston; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board seeks a Senior Professional Lead Board & Committees to provide high‑level corporate governance support. The postholder will oversee business administration for the board and its committees, helping to deliver the annual corporate business cycle with robust governance standards.

Key duties include leading on annual planning, preparing agendas and minutes, and coordinating confidential information and papers to support effective decision

Qualifications

• Be responsible for providing a high level of business administration to the board and its committees within their terms of reference.
• Lead development and implementation of a forward annual plan of ICB business within the annual corporate cycle.
• Plan and prepare agendas, reports, supporting papers and minutes for board and committees to optimise meeting time.
• Maintain an overview of the ICB’s business to manage timely information flow and identify key actions for the board and committees.
• Coordinate and communicate complex, sensitive information including confidential reports across the organisation.
• Ensure minutes are accurately recorded and reflect the discussions and decisions in line with best practice.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for ensuring a high level of business administration to enable the board and its committees to operate as required within their terms of reference.
• Lead on the development and implementation of a forward annual plan of ICB business to ensure such business is appropriately dealt with within the annual corporate business cycle.
• Work with chairs of committees to lead and plan the preparation of agendas, reports and minutes to optimise meeting time.
• Maintain an overview of the ICB’s business to manage a timely flow of information and identify key actions in relation to the board and its committees.
• Coordinate and communicate complex, sensitive information including confidential reports as required internally and externally.
• Ensure the minutes of the board and committees are properly recorded and prepared for review, capturing the essence of discussions and decisions.

Job description

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board seeks a Senior Professional Lead Board & Committees to provide high‑level corporate governance support. The postholder will oversee business administration for the board and its committees, helping to deliver the annual corporate business cycle with robust governance standards.

Key duties include leading on annual planning, preparing agendas and minutes, and coordinating confidential information and papers to support effective decision