Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Head of Corporate Affairs
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Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Head of Corporate Affairs to provide senior leadership for corporate governance, secretariat services, and assurance.
Reporting to the Company Secretary
The postholder will support the Board of Directors and Council of Governors to operate effectively and compliantly, ensuring the Trust meets its statutory, regulatory, and constitutional duties.
Responsibilities
Responsibilities span regulatory and statutory compliance, including:
- Fit and Proper Person requirements
- Declarations of interest
- Records management
- The governance interface with Freedom of Information
- Corporate risk processes
The postholder will:
- Strengthen engagement with the Council of Governors
- Ensure compliance with Foundation Trust governance requirements
- Foster constructive relationships between governors and the Board
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The role also contributes to organisational development through:
- Board effectiveness activity
- Leadership development
- Governance improvement programmes
Role Overview
This is a high-profile position which offers the opportunity to play a critical part in supporting the Trust’s strategic ambitions and assuring safe, effective, and well-governed care.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the Chair in maintaining a high performing Board.
- Support the Company Secretary in all matters of Corporate Governance.
- Ensure a robust planning process to meet all year end and other reporting requirements including annual governance statements and annual reports/accounts.
- Maintain the Board Development programme, planning and responding to strategic needs.
- Support the management of the Board Assurance Framework.
- Ensure that Board Committees are well administrated and effective in their duties.
- Line manage the Risk Manager, Corporate Governance Officers, Policy Team and Executive PAs.
- Be the Information Risk Owner for Corporate Services.
- Ensure all risks are managed effectively within their area of responsibility and working closely with Divisional Colleagues to ensure Trust-wide learning from risks is co-coordinated and embedded into practice.
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Reporting
The post holder will report to the Trust’s Company Secretary
Opportunity
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Corporate Governance Team to shape this new role on the Trust's journey to continuously improve the quality of the services it delivers.
Contact Information
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Stuart Logan
- Job title: Company Secretary
- Email address: stuart.logan8@nhs.net
- Telephone number: 01253956854
Supporting conversations to be arranged via frances.roberts@nhs.net
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