To provide support to the Trust Secretary in ensuring that meetings of the North West London (NWL) Acute Provider Collaborative, (APC) Board of Directors and its Committees and the Council and Governors are properly constituted, efficiently operated and supported, in accordance with the Trust’s Standing Orders and prevailing regulatory and compliance framework.
To be a source of expert advice on current corporate governance and statutory compliance requirements and returns, advising the Trust Secretary of any key changes.
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is the only acute Hospital in the London Borough of Hillingdon and offers a wide range of services including accident and emergency, inpatient care, day surgery, outpatient clinics and maternity services. The Trust’s services at Mount Vernon Hospital include routine day surgery, delivered at a modern treatment centre, a minor injuries unit and outpatient clinics.
The safety and well-being of our patients and of our staff is paramount and we are making urgent improvements to address this – particularly in infection prevention and control. We are making progress and going forward by working in partnership with local GPs, charities,
community services, academic partners, our local authority, neighbouring hospitals and the wider North West London Integrated care system, and ensuring that we listen and work in partnership with our local population. We are absolutely focused on ensuring that our hospitals
provide high quality, safe and compassionate care, while drive forward the building of the new Hillingdon Hospital.
We have over 3,500 members of staff that are proud to care for nearly half a million people, with a vision to be an outstanding provider of healthcare through leading health and academic partnerships, transforming services, to provide the best care where needed.
Duties and Responsibilities
1. To co-ordinate relevant meetings of the NWL APC, Trust Board and its Committees efficiently and effectively, ensuring that they have up-to-date terms of reference and forward business plans and that minutes are accurately recorded and actions followed up.
2. To work with the NWL APC Chair in Common the Trust Board Vice-Chair, Chairs of Committees and Lead Executives in planning meetings, drafting agendas and ensuring a high level of quality assurance with regard to Board and Committee minutes, briefing papers and reports.
3. To maintain a forward plan of prospective meetings and the related annual business cycle for the Board and its Committees and the Council of Governors, aligned with key performance milestones thereby enabling effective decision-making.
4. To ensure that all meetings of the Trust Board and its Committees are organised in accordance with governance best practice, accountability, openness and probity.
5. To provide a full secretariat service in support of the Council of Governors and its Committees, drafting agenda and papers and ensuring that membership elections are organised efficiently and effectively.
To support the Trust Secretary, Vice-Chair and Chief Executive in maintaining compliance with all relevant standards of corporate governance, with particular emphasis on the CQC Well-Led Domain in this regard.
7. To maintain a strategic overview of the Trust’s business, in order to manage a timely flow of all information (including briefing to the CEO, the Deputy CEO and the Executive team), prioritising papers as necessary, identifying key actions in relation to the Board and its Committees.
8. To lead on the annual review of the effectiveness of the Board and its Committees, making recommendations in respect of areas for improvement which can inform the Annual Governance Statement.
9. To be proactive in maintaining governance web pages ensuring that all information in respect of the Board of Directors and the Council of Governors (including Public Board and Council papers) and related statutory documentation is accessible, accurate and up-to-date.
Administration support to the Vice-Chair of the Trust.
This advert closes on Friday 24 Jan 2025