Corporate Governance Operations Manager

Are you an expert in governance with a passion for operational excellence?

We are seeking a dynamic and highly organized Corporate Governance Operations Manager to join our Governance Directorate. This is a pivotal role designed to bridge the gap between strategy and delivery, ensuring our Information Governance (IG), Legal Services, and Corporate Governance teams operate as a high-performing, unified service.

The Role

As the Corporate Governance Operations Manager, you will be the engine room of the directorate. You will provide senior operational leadership, driving cross-functional projects that improve efficiency and ensure we meet the highest standards of regulatory compliance.

This isn't just a "business as usual" role. You will lead service redesigns, map complex processes, and provide specialist advice to clinical and operational teams, helping the Trust reach the "gold standard" of governance.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Project Leadership: Lead the delivery of the Annual Report, manage NHS Resolution data analysis, and coordinate integrated projects across IG and Legal Services.
• Operational Excellence: Standardize workflows and Operating Procedures (SOPs) across the directorate to ensure consistent, high-quality outputs for Board and Committee reporting.
• Compliance & Risk: Support CQC "Well-Led" submissions, manage the Board Assurance Framework (BAF), and ensure internal controls are robust enough to withstand external scrutiny.
• Directorate Integration: Work directly with the Group Director of Corporate Governance to break down silos, fostering a culture of transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Specialist Advisory: Act as a central point of contact for governance queries, providing coaching and mentoring to staff to build capability across the organization.

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate who is both a "thinker" and a "doer." You should have:

• Extensive Governance Knowledge: A deep understanding of corporate governance frameworks, risk management, and statutory requirements within a complex organization (NHS experience preferred).
• Analytical Rigor: The ability to analyse complex data (such as legal claims or risk trends) and turn it into actionable insights.
• Exceptional Communication: The confidence to advise Executive strategic risk owners and the ability to influence staff at all levels.
• A Change Mindset: Experience in process mapping, service redesign, and leading improvement programmes.

Additional Information

The health and wellbeing of our staff is at the forefront of everything we do. We are proud to be able to offer our staff some fantastic benefits including our on-site Nursery, access to our free Beach Hut for those long summer days, our on-site Wellness Centre including a gym and a swimming pool, access to our fantastic staff networks including LGBTQ, Race Equality and DisAbility, and awards ceremonies to recognise your achievements. We believe we can offer support to all of our staff when they need it the most.

We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation, and beliefs.

About the Company

Here at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, we are proud to provide expert, compassionate care for our local population. We are ranked as the third in the country for research, embedding education and training across the organisation. Our main hub is the Queen Alexandra Hospital, which is one of the largest hospitals on the south coast employing over 8,700 staff.

Our patients come from all walks of life and so do we. We hire great people from a wide variety of backgrounds because it makes our hospital stronger. If you share our values and our enthusiasm for getting it right for patients, colleagues, and our community, you will find a home at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust.