An opportunity has arisen for a highly enthusiastic administrator to join the Corporate Governance Team within University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW). The role is ideally suited to a confident, capable and highly organised individual who can effectively support the Trust Board and governance processes of the Trust.
The role will primarily support the organisation of Board and Committee meetings for one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the country. You will need to be confident in managing your own workload independently, be highly organised, with good attention to detail, and with the ability to work under pressure.
To be considered for this role you should have experience of working in a busy office environment, and have enhanced administrative skills including advanced minute taking, as well as experience of working with senior managers and external stakeholders. You should be able to demonstrate that you have experience of working autonomously, showing initiative in decision-making, and understand how to manage confidential information sensitively and professionally.
The role will be based at our Trust Headquarters in Bristol.
Job Purpose
As Corporate Governance Officer, you will act as the interface between the Non-Executive Directors, Trust Board and Committee meetings and the rest of the hospital. Your duties will include:
- Working with the Corporate Governance Manager and the Head of Corporate Governance in the delivery of a comprehensive corporate governance service to the Trust Board at University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust.
- Leading in the provision of a professional, confidential and high quality administrative and logistical support service to the Trust’s Board Meetings and Board Committee Meetings, to include agenda production and management, timely production of papers, advanced minute-taking and follow-up of actions as required from the meetings.
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Emily Judd Job title: Corporate Governance Manager Email address: emily.judd@UHBW.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0117 3423796
