Corporate Governance Manager | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

An excellent opportunity has arisen for a highly organised and enthusiastic candidate to join our CNWL NHS Foundation Trust.

CNWL is recognised locally, nationally and internationally for providing high quality, innovative healthcare. We employ close to 9,000 people across a large geographical area delivering integrated care across community health, mental health and specialist services.

We have a strong track record for supporting and developing our staff and our Trust values of Compassion, Respect, Empowerment and Partnership promotes fair and equitable working ethos.

We are looking for an experienced Board and Committee Secretary to support the Board and its Committees. The ideal candidate will have experience of taking detailed Board level minutes and is used to dealing with Board members and a range of senior stakeholders.

The postholder will manage a 12-month rolling business cycle for the Board, Council of Governors, Sub-Committees and other senior meetings ensuring that meetings are conducted effectively and regular reporting is considered at the appropriate time. Being able to prioritise a busy workload and managing sometimes conflicting priorities is a key success factor in this role, as are excellent communication and people skills.

Our Vision

Wellbeing for life: We work in partnership with all who use our services to improve health and wellbeing. Together we look at ways of improving an individual’s quality of life, through high quality healthcare and personal support.

Our Values

Compassion: Our staff will be led by compassion and embody the values of care outlined in our Staff Charter.

Respect: We will respect and value the diversity of our patients, service users and staff, to create a respectful and inclusive environment, which recognises the uniqueness of each individual.

Empowerment: We will involve, inform and empower our patients, service users, carers and their families to take an active role in the management of their illness and adopt recovery principles. We will ensure our staff receive appropriate direction and support, to enable them to develop and grow.

Partnership: We will work closely with our many partners to ensure that our combined efforts are focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for the people we serve.

This is an exciting and challenging role for someone who is looking to develop their career in corporate governance or general business management in the NHS. The role offers opportunities to develop and take on additional responsibilities of a Trust Secretary. With development, this post offers the ability to provide a stepping stone to a future career as a Company Secretary/Director of Corporate Affairs.

Ideally, we are looking for a candidate with significant committee experience in a a fast paced and complex environment most likely to be within the NHS or local government.

We encourage anybody interested in the role to contact us for an informal chat about the role - details are listed below.

This advert closes on Thursday 2 Oct 2025

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