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Job overview

Directly accountable to the Director of Corporate Affairs and Trust Secretary, the post holder will deputise for the Director of CA&TS in matters relating to corporate governance.

As Deputy Director of Corporate Governance and Deputy Trust Secretary the post holder will be a senior manager within KCH and a senior member of the Corporate Affairs function. You will work with the Board, Executive Team, Site Executives and other senior managers within KCH, and senior officers within stakeholder organisations.

Main duties of the job

• Supporting the Director of CATS to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (regulated Activities) Regulations 2014
• Supporting the Director of CA as principal advisor to the Chair and Chief Executive on all issues relating to corporate governance
• Developing and implementing governance policies and procedures for KCH and to advise the board of directors and the council of governors on developments in Governance issues including the implications of system-wide governance policies and procedures.
• Support the  relationship management with the Council of Governors and other key groups to ensure that these groups are well supported to  deliver their responsibilities.
• Ensuring meetings of the board of directors and the council of governors, their sub-committees and panels run effectively and efficiently, they are properly recorded and directors and governors receive appropriate administrative support, advice and guidance.
• Supporting the Director of CATS in their tasks and responsibilities as Company Secretary; leading and managing the Trust’s Secretariat and acting as support to the Director of CA in the development and implementation of robust risk, performance management and assurance frameworks.
• Support the development and maintenance of the Board Assurance Framework.
• Providing leadership to and management of the Corporate Governance provision within the Trust and provides the executive line management duties to the Trust Secretariat

Working for our organisation

King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s largest and busiest teaching Trusts with a turnover of c£1 billion, 1.5 million patient contacts a year and around 14,000 staff based across 5 main sites in South East London. The Trust provides a full range of local hospital services across its different sites, and specialist services from King’s College Hospital (KCH) sites at Denmark Hill in Camberwell and at the Princess Royal University Hospital (PRUH) site in Bromley.

King’s is committed to delivering Sustainable Healthcare for All via our Green Plan. In line with national Greener NHS ambitions, we have set net zero carbon targets of 2040 for our NHS Carbon Footprint and 2045 for our NHS Carbon Footprint Plus. Everyone’s contribution is required in order to meet the goals set out in our Green Plan and we encourage all staff to work responsibly, minimising their contributions to the Trust’s carbon emissions, waste and pollution wherever possible.

The trust-wide strategy Strong Roots, Global Reach is our Vision to be BOLD, Brilliant people, Outstanding care, Leaders in Research, Innovation and Education, Diversity, Equality and Inclusion at the heart of everything we do. By being person-centred, digitally-enabled, and focused on sustainability, we can take Team King’s to another level.