Director of Corporate Governance

Here at WWL, we pride ourselves on living by our values, and we are seeking a compassionate and inclusive leader for the pivotal role of Director of Corporate Governance.

As our Director of Corporate Governance, you will be at the forefront of ensuring Ward to Board governance structures are in place to ensure excellence, and the highest levels of assurance in relation to the quality and safety of the care we deliver.

You will lead our Freedom to Speak Up agenda, providing leadership to the Freedom to Speak Up Guardian, and ensuring our Trust Board has visibility and understanding of the concerns being raised within our Trust, and that we use these concerns to continuously learn and grow as an organisation., The Director of Corporate Governance's role is to develop, maintain and continuously improve corporate governance arrangements and provide strategic advice and guidance to the Trust Board, Chair, Chief Executive, Executive and Non-Executive Directors on all matters relating to corporate governance.

The postholder will act as the Board Secretary and play a key coordination role within the Trust. They will be expected to use their initiative to identify opportunities to anticipate, support and streamline the work of the Board, Committees, executive meetings. They will manage the interface between the management and governance arrangements of the Trust and take every opportunity to ensure a high standard of reporting and debate.

As a key member of the Trust's Senior Leadership Team, the postholder will champion achievement of our strategic vision, leading in line with our values. Although they are not an Executive Director, they will report directly to the Chief Executive and be a member of the Executive Team.

The postholder will be the accountable officer for the Freedom to Speak Up agenda, ensuring appropriate arrangements are in place to provide assurance on organisational response to colleagues' concerns. They will also lead an efficient and effective executive support office.

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are the proud providers of acute hospital and community services to the people of the Wigan Borough and surrounding areas. At WWL, we value our staff believing that 'happy staff, makes for happy patients'. We have a recognised track record in staff engagement, and living our values 'the WWL Way'.

WWL are committed to placing the patient at the heart of everything we do, and in the provision of safe, effective care that acknowledges and ensures dignity. With this in mind we are seeking to recruit people who share our values and beliefs.