Director of Corporate Governance, Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom
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The Director of Corporate Governance is a pivotal leadership role at one of the country’s leading healthcare organisations. Reporting to the Chief Executive and working closely with the Chair, wider Board and Council of Governors, you will manage the interaction with a diverse range of external bodies on governance issues, ensuring the Trust’s compliance with legislation, statutory duties, and our own Constitution.
We are seeking an outstanding governance professional with extensive knowledge of NHS legislation and policy. To succeed in this role, you will need to demonstrate excellent influencing skills. You will be articulate, engaging and able to communicate effectively in highly complex environments. You will bring determination to help achieve excellence in all aspects of regulation, corporate governance and effective business conduct for the organisation, ensuring the highest standards of probity and ensuring statutory and legislative requirements are fulfilled.
At Dorset HealthCare we’re on a mission to empower people to make the most of their lives through our outstanding, joined-up healthcare services. We’re a dynamic, forward-looking Trust, running 12 community hospitals, specialist inpatient facilities and a wide range of integrated community and mental health services for a population of almost 800,000 people.
We like to do things differently here – it’s one of the reasons the CQC rated us ‘outstanding’ in 2019. It’s also why 95% of patients across our services say they have a good or very good experience of our services and 89% of staff feel they can really make a difference. Whether you’re looking to work with us in one of our bustling market towns, a vibrant urban location, thriving seaside spot, or the among the rolling hills of a stunning rural setting, there are a lot of ways you can make a difference in our local communities.
Our 7,000-strong workforce is at the heart of what we do and our success is a testament to our brilliant people. We're all about building a workplace for the future – we believe in equal opportunities and we celebrate diversity. We’re an inclusive workplace, where everyone is welcome, everyone can be authentic, and we are all encouraged to be the best version of ourselves.
Working with us you’ll be part of a strong team. You’ll challenge yourself, build a career, and teach us what we don’t know. And you’ll be working towards our vision to be better every day through excellence, compassion and expertise in all we do.
If your values and ambition align with our own, please contact our retained advisors Alumni who would be delighted to explore this further with you. For a confidential discussion on the role, please contact Thomas Patterson, Director on +44(0) 7970 339 151 or James Whitehead, Consultant on +44(0) 7545 741 153.
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