Interim Head of Governance - Care Provider

Fantastic short term role for an Interim Head of Governance - Care Provider with public sector, health care, community services. Their HQ is in Leeds but this role can be done remotely if required.

Client Details

This is a leading care provider supporting the North East and Yorkshire with a number of community services including:

- homelessness

- domiciliary care

- supported living services

- substance rehabilitation

- residential care

Description

• Ensure that Board & Committee meetings run smoothly and efficiently, and positive feedback is received from Trustees on the quality of service provided. This role also includes the company secretary responsibilities in addition to wider governance responsibilities.
• To be responsible for the management of actions arising from Board & Committee meetings and that all actions are properly communicated and appropriately closed down.
• To oversee and assess the impact of legislative and regulatory developments affecting the organisation, assisting and developing solutions as appropriate to meet the needs of the organisation.
• To work with Trustees, senior management team and staff throughout the organisation to ensure emerging legislation/ regulation is appropriately actioned and provide assessment of progress made to the relevant Committees and the Board.
• To provide support to Board members including training arrangements and facilitating Board visits to services and general communications on behalf of the Board.
• To be responsible for providing governance expertise which complies at all times with current, legal, regulatory and governance requirements.
• To be responsible for co-ordinating the continued development of the Governance Framework, Charity Code, Risk Management Framework, the Annual Governance Statement, and Strategy.
• Support the development of local service risk registers and business continuity plans working with operational manager colleagues to ensure processes are in place for risk identification, assessment and reporting.
• To ensure the timely completion of the Annual Report and other Board & committee documents and publications.

Profile

The ideal interim Interim Head of Governance - Care Provider will report directly into the CEO and board and will be a career governance interim with experience in health care, care homes, NHS or general public sector.

Must be comfortable and experienced:

- supporting the Board & Committees

- with legislative and regulatory developments

- in managing and developing the Governance Framework

- with the Charity Code

Job Offer

Excellent day rate on offer for the Interim Head of Governance - Care Provider. Although ideally this candidate would commute to Leeds 1-2 days a week. This can be remote.