About this role
Job summary
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If you are an accomplished governance professional seeking an opportunity to make a significant organisational impact, we would be delighted to hear from you.
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre (CCC) NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an exceptional Associate Director of Corporate Governance to provide strategic leadership and expert advice across corporate governance, Board assurance and risk.
CCC is an ambitious specialist cancer centre delivering non-surgical oncology services to a population of 2.7 million. Guided by our new five-year strategy, we are committed to improving patient outcomes and experience through collaboration and partnership working.
Working at the heart of the organisation, you will ensure that the Board and senior leaders have the governance, assurance and insight required to make effective decisions and deliver our strategic ambitions.
This influential senior leadership role offers the opportunity to shape modern, proportionate governance arrangements and support CCC's Advanced Foundation Trust application in quarter four of 2026/27.
Main duties of the job
The role
You will
Act as a trusted adviser to the Chief Executive, Chair, Board and senior leaders on governance, assurance, strategic risk and regulatory matters.
Fulfil the Company Secretary role and lead effective governance arrangements for the Board, its committees and the Council of Governors.
Strengthen the Trust's governance and assurance frameworks, supporting clear accountability, regulatory compliance and sound decision-making.
Lead Board and governor development and effectiveness, building strong relationships and governance capability across the organisation.
Ensure Board and committee business is well planned, with timely, high-quality papers that enable effective scrutiny and decisions
About you
You will be an experienced senior governance professional with comprehensive knowledge of Board governance, assurance, strategic risk and regulatory requirements, supported by sound judgement and excellent communication and influencing skills.
You willrecognise good governance as more than compliance: it is an enabler of better decisions, stronger leadership and improved outcomes for patients
About us
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's leading cancer centres providing highly specialist cancer care to a population of 2.4m people across Cheshire and Merseyside, and the surrounding areas, including North Wales and the Isle of Man.
Our vision is to not only maintain this level of commitment to excellence but to work with our academic and healthcare partners across the region to ensure care, treatment and patient outcomes continuously improve in the future. We are very proud of all our expert and loyal staff and we welcome people who share the collective aim of delivering excellence in everything that we do.
Our values represent who we are and what we believe in. They define how we act to deliver the best possible care for our patients and shape The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre as a great place to work.
We are -
- Kind
- Empowered
- Responsible
- Inclusive
Vision, mission and values :: The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.
Interviews will be held on 23 November 2026 at The Spine, Paddington Village.
The closing date for applications is 12 noon on 6 November 2026.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to Masters level and/or equivalent experience working at this level.
- Evidence of continuing professional development / accreditation and learning.
- Extensive specialist knowledge of corporate governance/risk management and assurance reporting statutory and regulatory.
Desirable
- Associate or Fellow Membership of the Chartered Governance Institute (CGI).
Knowledge
Essential
- Understanding of the relevant legislation (Data Protection, Freedom of Information Act, Human Rights Act, NHS Act 2012, Bribery Act).
- Knowledge and experience of NHS regulatory frameworks e.g. NHS England, Care Quality Commission.
- Understanding of the NHS and current policy framework.
- Knowledge of the Companies Act.
Desirable
- Have a deep understanding of Advanced Trust status requirements and the application process.
Experience
Essential
- Considerable experience of working at Board and senior level in a substantial complex public sector organisation.
- Considerable experience of dealing with senior external stakeholders and confidently representing a public sector or commercial body.
- A track record of dealing with Corporate Governance and principles of business conduct
- Experience of working with / implementing Corporate Governance, regulations and statute in the public sector
- Experience of accessing legal advice and acting as the primary point of contact for legal advice to the Trust.
- Experience of managing Freedom of Information function.
- Experience of interpreting national policy.
- Track record of advising Boards on corporate responsibility and liability.
- Managing and successfully influencing internal stakeholders from junior to senior level, including Executive and Non-Executive Directors to the Trust Board.
- Managing and influencing corporate agendas.
- Leading organisational change.
- Experience of developing and implementing organisational functions or strategies for Corporate Governance.
- Implementing robust systems of internal control to support corporate governance
Desirable
- Substantial experience as a company secretary of an organisation with significant commercial dealings or Foundation Trust setting.
- Experience of deputising for Board level directors
- Media training, media experience
- Experience of public speaking / presentations to wide audiences.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Employer details
Employer name
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHSFT
Address
The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre - The Spine
2 Paddington Village
Liverpool
L7 3FA
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)