Senior Governance Manager

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board; Stoke-on-Trent; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board seeks a Senior Governance Manager to lead a professional governance team and provide strategic advice across NHS governance. You will influence governance across two integrated systems, ensuring accountability, transparency and regulatory compliance.

The role requires extensive SME knowledge in governance, strong leadership, and the ability to work with senior executives and partners to improve organisational assurance.

Qualifications

• Master’s level education or equivalent experience in governance.
• Significant leadership experience in governance.
• Understanding NHS policy implications for engagement and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and management of risk registers and board assurance processes.
• Oversee governance policies and corporate registers.
• Coordinate audit recommendations and assurance reporting.
• Support information governance, FOI and data protection processes.
• Ensure Standing Orders and Schemes of Delegation are current and effective.

Skills

Governance leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic advisory

Education

Master’s degree in relevant subject

Professional body membership

Job description

Employer NHS Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Integrated Care Board Employer type NHS Site TBC Town Stoke on Trent Salary £66,582 - £77,368 . Salary period Yearly Closing 01/10/2026 23:59

Senior Governance Manager

NHS AfC: Band 8b

Job overview

The Corporate Governance Team plays a vital role in ensuring the ICB operates with integrity, accountability and transparency. As Senior Governance Manager, you will be a recognised subject matter expert, leading a professional governance team and providing strategic advice across a complex and evolving NHS environment. Working closely with senior leaders, Board members and system partners, you will help shape and strengthen governance arrangements that support effective decision-making, organisational assurance and statutory compliance. This is an exciting opportunity to influence governance across two Integrated Care Systems, drive continuous improvement and make a meaningful contribution to improving outcomes for local populations.

Main duties of the job

You will lead the delivery of a comprehensive corporate governance function, overseeing risk management, assurance processes, governance frameworks, corporate registers, audit actions and information governance processes. The role requires strong leadership, excellent stakeholder management skills and the ability to provide expert advice on complex governance matters to senior executives, Board members and partner organisations. You will promote a positive governance culture, support organisational development, lead governance-related projects and ensure the organisation remains compliant with statutory, regulatory and NHS requirements. The successful candidate will be highly organised, analytical and capable of influencing across organisational boundaries while managing competing priorities and delivering high-quality outcomes.

Working for our organisation

The Shropshire Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) is responsible for planning functions; managing the NHS budget and arranging the provision of health services in the geographical area.

New starters are expected to collect IT equipment, from offices in Stoke-on-Trent, and if working from home are required to have appropriate desk/chair/ relevant equipment in compliance with DSE regulations.

Posts at Band 8c and above, will take part in the On-call rota, flexible over 7 days, supporting the System Control Centre, with full training provided.

Unconscious Bias/Invisible Disability Training and Equality Induction are mandatory.

Interviews may take place via MS Teams or in person.

We promote a compassionate and inclusive environment and welcome applications from a diverse pool of talent and backgrounds. All individuals are valued and given every opportunity to succeed based on merit.

The ICB embrace the principles of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and encourages applications from all individuals regardless of their age, disability, gender re-assignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion and belief, sex or sexual orientation. It’s important that our workforce reflects the diversity of communities as much as possible.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The postholder will support the Associate Director of Corporate Governance and Head of Governance and Corporate Services in maintaining and developing the ICB's governance framework. Key responsibilities include leading the development and management of risk registers and board assurance processes; overseeing governance policies and corporate registers; coordinating audit recommendations and assurance reporting; supporting information governance, Freedom of Information and data protection processes; and ensuring governance documents, including Standing Orders and Schemes of Delegation, remain current and effective. The role will provide expert governance advice to senior stakeholders, develop and deliver governance improvement programmes, build effective relationships across partner organisations, manage governance team resources and contribute to organisational compliance, accountability and continuous improvement across the Integrated Care System.

Person specification

Knowledge, Training and Experience

• Educated to master’s level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area Extensive SME-level knowledge and expertise of Governance (strategic & tactical), including all NHS-ICB statutory & regulatory compliance matters Proven and significant leadership experience. Evidence of post qualifying and continuing professional development Must have an understanding of the background to and aims of current healthcare policy and appreciate the implications of this on engagement Should have an appreciation of the relationship between the DoH / NHSE and individual provider / commissioning organisations.
• Member of a relevant professional body

Communication Skills

• Developed communication skills for delivering key messages to a range of stakeholders both internal and external (including outside the NHS) to the organisation, some at very senior level. Good presentational skills for conveying complex concepts. Ability to use informed persuasion to influence others.

Management Skills

• Skills for direct line management and job management. Skills for delivering results through managing through others and using a range of levers in the absence of direct line management responsibility. Skills for managing relationships with a range of different stakeholders

Equality and Diversity

• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity taking into account and being aware of how individual actions contribute to and make a difference to the equality agenda. Ensures staff for whom the post holder has line management responsibility Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of equality of opportunity and diversity.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Name Beth Emberton Job title Head of Governance and Corporate Services Email address [e-mail]