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 span regulatory and statutory compliance, including Fit and Proper Person requirements, declarations of interest, records management, and the governance interface with Freedom of Information, and corporate risk processes. The postholder will strengthen engagement with the Council of Governors, ensure compliance with Foundation Trust governance requirements, and foster constructive relationships between governors and the Board.
The role also contributes to organisational development through Board effectiveness activity, leadership development, and governance improvement programmes.
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.
- 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 in to practice.
- The post holder will report to the Trust’s Company Secretary
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.
- Working closely with the Company Secretary, provide leadership to the Corporate Governance, Risk Management, Policy Management and Executive Assistant functions
- Ensure all matters relating to Corporate Governance are effectively planned and delivered ensuring timely statutory returns and information provision.
- Provide leadership and direction to Trust staff in the effective management of risk, ensuring that a positive, open and supportive risk management culture is adopted and embedded throughout the organisation.
- Supporting the implementation of Risk Management processes that are fit for purpose by coordinating risk management activities and providing training within the Trust as appropriate.
- Supported by the Trust’s Risk Manager, ensure that effective management and update of the Board Assurance Framework.
- Deputise for the Company Secretary on all matters within the portfolio as required.
