Trust Secretary Rate: Band 8a Location: South West Hours: 37.5 Duration: 6 Months Reference: J87276 Venn Group are currently working with an NHS organisation in the South West, who are seeking a Trust Secretary to be responsible for ensuring systems are in place to ensure Trust Board compliance with all regulatory standards and legislation in its capacity. Main duties of the job: Plan, arrange and produce agendas and the subsequent minutes for meetings of the Board of Directors, and its sub-committees, ensuring that papers are produced and circulated within the required timescales and ensure that any actions are followed up Where necessary produce, or assist in the production of, reports Consult with the Board of Directors, develop an annual Board programme and Board development activities Produce the required Board statements on compliance, as part of the Annual Plan process, for approval by the Board Advise the Board of Directors and the Council of Governors on their statutory responsibilities and to act as a key contact point for Non-Executive Directors Ensure that proper and effective systems and processes are in place for the filing and retrieval of the Board and Board sub-committee papers and that these arrangements comply with national guidelines Work closely with the Chief Finance Officer in supporting the work of the Audit Committee Work closely with the Chairman in supporting the work of the Remuneration Committee Ensure good information flows within the Board of Directors and its committees and between Senior Management, Non-Executive Directors and the Council of Governors Essential Skills: Degree level qualification or equivalent professional experience Knowledge of corporate governance legislation and best practice Understands roles and relationships between Chairman, Chief Executive, Executive and Non-Executive Directors and Council of Governors Experience in producing Board papers