Deputy Director of Corporate Business

This is an exciting opportunity to become Deputy Director of Corporate Service at one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country. Reporting to the Director of Corporate Business/Trust Board Secretary, you will lead on a range of corporate governance-related programmes of work and lead the Trust’s Executive Directors’ Business Administration team. The role is ideal for a knowledgeable and experienced individual looking to progress their career in governance within a complex organisation. Your ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with colleagues and your sense of purpose and commitment to achieving results, combined with the gravitas to influence people, will be essential in the role. Proactive, with a keen eye for detail and improvement opportunities, you will work with senior leaders across the Trust to ensure there are robust and functioning governance structures and processes in place to support the Trust to deliver our ambitious organisational strategy and remain compliant with statutory and regulatory requirements. You’ll be highly professional and diligent with the maturity, calmness, and discretion to operate within a pressurised environment.

Main Duties of the Job

• Lead on specific areas and programmes of work within the corporate business team.
• Maintain and improve assurance processes within the Trust and identifying and implementing opportunities to enhance them.
• Provide leadership to the Trust’s central business administration team, ensuring that team members are supported and developed to deliver a high-quality service which meets the needs of Executive Directors and Corporate Directors.
• Ensure that the Trust complies with its legal, constitutional, and regulatory requirements and those enforced by NHS regulators, including NHS England and the Care Quality Commission.
• Oversee the delivery of an annual well-led self-assessment exercise including the collection, collation and storage of all relevant evidence in collaboration with the clinical governance team.
• Oversee implementation of, and report on the Trust’s compliance with specific corporate governance policies, taking action where necessary to strengthen processes and procedures, and enhance compliance.
• Provide advice to corporate teams and Clinical Groups to implement effective corporate governance processes.
• Manage budgets within the corporate business portfolio, covering a range of different areas of work.

MFT is one of the largest NHS Trusts in England with a turnover of £2.8bn & is on a different scale than most other NHS Trusts. We’re creating an exceptional integrated health & social care system for the 1 million patients who rely on our services every year. Bringing together 10 hospitals & community services from across Manchester, Trafford & beyond, we champion collaborative working & transformation, encouraging our 28,000 workforce to pursue their most ambitious goals. We set standards that other Trusts seek to emulate so you’ll benefit from a scale of opportunity that is nothing short of extraordinary. We’ve also created a digitally enabled organisation to improve clinical quality, patient & staff experience, operational effectiveness & driving research, and innovation through the introduction of Hive; our Electronic Patient Record system which launched in September 2022. We’re proud to be a major academic Research Centre & Education provider, providing you with a robust infrastructure to encourage and facilitate high-quality research programmes. What’s more, we’re excited to be embarking on our Green Plan which sets out how MFT continues to play its part in making healthcare more sustainable. At MFT, we create and foster a culture of inclusion and belonging, provide equal opportunities for career development that are fair, open, and transparent, protecting your health and wellbeing and shaping the future of our organisation together.

Diversity Matters

MFT is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, celebrating and valuing diversity and eliminating any form of unlawful discrimination across our workforce, ensuring our people are truly representative of the communities we serve. All individuals regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation are encouraged to apply for this post. As an inclusive employer, we are here to support you. If you have any special requirements to help you with your application, email our team.