# Corporate Governance Officer

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
- **Town:** Liverpool
- **Region:** North West
- **Country:** England
- **Profession:** Administrative and IT
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-06-15T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-06-01T15:28:28.720Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Merseyside/Liverpool/The_Clatterbridge_Cancer_Centre_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Governance/Governance-v8049865
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8049865?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.clatterbridgecc.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Right to work: We actively promote diversity and inclusion. Please note that this role is unlikely to meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

The role of the Corporate Governance Officer is central to supporting the Associate Director of Corporate Governance in ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the corporate governance function in addition to leading the implementation of robust corporate governance across the Trust, its subsidiary companies and joint ventures.

The post holder acts as a senior administrator leading the administration of Trust Board and related Committees and subsidiaries. The post holder will support the Associate Director of Corporate Governance to ensure that the Trust operates in accordance with statutory and legal provisions and that the Trust benefits from high quality and progressive business administration and governance practices by providing specialist advice in order to improve Trust processes.

### Main duties of the job

- Ensure the meetings of the Trust including the Council of Governors, Committees, and subsidiary companies adhere to the required standards and controls, whilst providing advice and support to staff in order to understand and achieve expectations on standards and reporting.
- Maintain systems by which forward actions and decisions of the Council of Governors, associated Committees and subsidiary companies are progressed.
- Take the lead on the Declarations of Interests process by reviewing the Register of interests, Register of Gifts, Hospitality and Sponsorship in line with national guidance and other relevant matters relating to standards of business conduct and escalating matters as appropriate.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

## Job Details

Right to work: We actively promote diversity and inclusion. Please note that this role is unlikely to meet the eligibility requirements for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We recommend that you assess your eligibility before applying for this position. Visit https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY

The role of the Corporate Governance Officer is central to supporting the Associate Director of Corporate Governance in ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of the corporate governance function in addition to leading the implementation of robust corporate governance across the Trust, its subsidiary companies and joint ventures.

The post holder acts as a senior administrator leading the administration of Trust Board and related Committees and subsidiaries. The post holder will support the Associate Director of Corporate Governance to ensure that the Trust operates in accordance with statutory and legal provisions and that the Trust benefits from high quality and progressive business administration and governance practices by providing specialist advice in order to improve Trust processes.

## Job Description

Ensure the meetings of the Trust including the Council of Governors, Committees, and subsidiary companies adhere to the required standards and controls, whilst providing advice and support to staff in order to understand and achieve expectations on standards and reporting.

Maintain systems by which forward actions and decisions of the Council of Governors, associated Committees and subsidiary companies are progressed.

Take the lead on the Declarations of Interests process by reviewing the Register of interests, Register of Gifts, Hospitality and Sponsorship in line with national guidance and other relevant matters relating to standards of business conduct and escalating matters as appropriate.

## Responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details about this exciting role on offer at The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Significant experience of similar roles within a large complex organisation
- Significant experience of ‘Boardlevel’ working, supporting and advising a Board and its committees in all aspects of corporate governance
- Experience of co-ordinating projects in complex and challenging environments
- Experience of formal minute taking skills at Board, Committee level and preparing agendas
- Experience of developing / managing databases and spreadsheets including analysis of data

**Desirable**

- Understanding of the NHS and policy
- Line Management experience

### Qualifications

**Essential**

- Educated to degree level in relevant subject or equivalent level of experience of working at a similar level in specialist area.
- Keyboard skills to RSA/OCR level III or equivalent
- Excellent standard of literacy, grammar, spelling and numeracy

**Desirable**

- Project and / or programme management qualification or experience (PRINCE2, MSP)

### Knowledge and Expertise

**Essential**

- Sound understanding of governance issues related to corporate activities of a statutory organisation
- Awareness of NHS confidentiality guidance

**Desirable**

- Knowledge of foundation trust legislation

## Documents

- [ccc green plan (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2170)
- [oh risk assessment (pdf, 344.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10339104)
- [ccc recruitment pack (pdf, 861.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2389)
- [job description and person specification (pdf, 274.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10339103)

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