Job Overview
You will lead and coordinate Board and Committee business, including agenda planning, high‑quality paper preparation, minuting and management of the annual business cycle. You will also help to embed our new Group governance arrangements, ensuring clarity, consistency and excellent corporate governance practice across the organisation. The role includes oversight of key statutory registers and the annual reporting process.
As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce, we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
We are seeking an experienced governance professional to support our Group Director of Corporate Governance during a period of exciting organisational development. This is a key senior role providing high‑quality Board Secretariat leadership and specialist advice to the Chair, Chief Executive, Non‑Executive Directors and Committee Chairs. We are looking for someone with significant senior‑level experience in corporate governance, ideally in the NHS or wider public sector, and a strong understanding of governance frameworks, legislation and best practice. Excellent communication, analytical skills and the ability to influence at senior levels are essential. If you are an accomplished Board Secretary or governance leader ready to make a meaningful impact at a pivotal time, we would love to hear from you.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward‑thinking multi‑award‑winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world‑leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, giving you the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone's throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
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