Job summary
- Main area
- Director
- Grade
- Band 9
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 327-25-875
- Employer
- Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Edward Jenner Court
- Town
- Gloucester
- Salary
- £109,179 - £125,637 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 09/11/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Director of Corporate Governance
Band 9
We love what we do and we think you will, too!
At Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust (GHC), we provide joined-up mental health, physical health and learning disability services to people of all ages across Gloucestershire. We run community hospitals and provide care and support in people’s own homes and in a range of other locations across the county.
We are on a mission to enable people to live the best life they can and we have a vision to work together to provide outstanding care. We put people at the heart of our services, focusing on personalised care by asking ‘what matters to you’.
We’re passionate about making sure that everyone can contribute to achieving our mission and we are continually working to support healthy and happy high-quality teams in all areas of the Trust.
Our application process aims to understand each candidates knowledge, skills and experience. We have found that candidates that use AI to generate their answers can lack specificity and fail to address key criteria outlined in the job description.
It is really important to personalise your application to convey your individual skills, knowledge, and experiences effectively and for us to understand why you are applying for this role with GHC. We discourage over reliance on AI-generated applications as it will lessen your chances of success in securing an interview with us .
Job overview
Director of Corporate Governance
Band 9 - £109,179 to £125,637 per annum
Are you a ready to support the future shaping of NHS mental health, learning disabilities and community services in Gloucestershire?
Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust seeks a highly experienced, confident, and forward-thinking corporate governance professional to join our senior leadership team as Director of Corporate Governance.
Main duties of the job
This is a high-profile position reporting directly to the Chief Executive. You will be the architect responsible for strengthening and shaping our entire corporate governance framework while playing a broader role too.
You will provide strategic leadership for our approach to communications and speaking up as well as overseeing crucial corporate compliance functions.
Working for our organisation
We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people’s homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.
Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:
- 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
- 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
- 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust’s priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.
This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are a values-led organisation, and our values of Working Together, Always Improving, Respectful and Kind, and Making a Difference guide us every day. We're looking for a leader who embodies these values and brings significant senior-level NHS provider or equivalent governance and corporate leadership expertise.
You’ll be able to:
- Navigate the complexity of healthcare governance with clarity, integrity
- Anticipate challenges, streamline critical processes, and champion reporting excellence
- Bring a solution-focused mindset alongside the necessary people skills to facilitate, motivate and inspire change
- Enjoy working as part of a friendly, ambitious and values-driven team.
If you are ready to bring your expertise to a strategic leadership role and contribute meaningfully to the future of NHS services, we encourage you to apply.
If you would like a conversation about the role with Douglas Blair, Chief Executive, please contact [email protected].
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Educated to a master’s degree or First degree plus equivalent relevant experience (see below)
- Member of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators or Significant experience in a Corporate Governance role within a large business environment with evidence of sustained professional development including specialist courses
Desirable criteria
- Master’s degree in relevant subject or professional qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrated experience in a post leading corporate governance at a senior level, either within the NHS, public sector or major private sector organisation
- Substantial experience of management and leadership at a senior level in the NHS or similar complex organisation
- Well-developed political awareness, influencing, negotiation and conflict resolution skills to effectively navigate multiple, and potentially contentious, stakeholder views.
- Experience of working constructively with internal and external stakeholders to create the conditions for successful partnerships
- Experience of handling difficult and sensitive situations effectively and confidentially
- Strong evidence of experience in handling complex arrangements to a high degree of accuracy, timeliness and effectiveness, including managing multiple deadlines
- Proven experience in writing papers for senior level internal and external audiences
- Proven record of working at all levels within complex organisations
Desirable criteria
- Previous relevant experience in a Board/Company Secretary role
- Previous relevant experience in managing a communications function
Professional/Managerial/Specialist Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understanding of corporate governance, health and safety and related legislation and best practice
- Understanding the roles and relationships between Council of Governors and Board of Directors
- Knowledge of Corporate Governance in a large and complex organisations
- Understanding of the Health and Social Care Act and the concept of a Licencing regime
- Proven excellence in oral and written communication and influencing skills
- Ability to explain complex matters to non-experts e.g. implications of legislation and financial matters
- Proven ability to work with a high level of autonomy over responsibility and decision-making, and make sound, properly informed judgments
- Proven track record in delivering to high standards against agreed targets
- A calm, logical approach with an ability to work and deliver under pressure
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand and frame issues rapidly both for self and others
- A keen eye for detail and numerical competence
Desirable criteria
- A well-developed understanding of NHS governance and decision-making structures
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Becky Turner
- Job title
- PA to Chief Executive
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 421 8100
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