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Job overview

This is an interesting role where no two days are ever the same.  You will be highly organised,  have an eye for detail, be professional in your approach and keen to learn. This role offers the chance to work closely with the Board of Directors and Executive Team, and to further develop your management capabilities, key skills, knowledge, and experience in corporate governance.   This is an excellent opportunity to step into a unique and varied role, which will support the right candidate to pursue a governance career should they wish.

Main duties of the job

To provide a comprehensive and customer focussed administrative support service to the Trust Board Office, for example;

·         prioritisation of work in accordance with executives’ and Non-executive director needs, including  trust chair and CEO diary and email management. 

·        All aspects of meeting administration at board, Council of Governors and committee level

·         drafting reports and briefing papers

·         production of Board-level minutes and action notes, and for all Board committees and governor led committees

·        action point / action plan tracking, including chasing up actions and dead lines as required

·       completing data returns and the collation of documentation (i.e. appraisal data, meeting attendance etc)

·        development and maintenance of a variety of software products to support the smooth running of Trust governance processes

·         distribution of internal and external documents and briefings as required

·         update appropriate pages of the trust website as required.

·        Providing cross cover arrangements for the team for annual leave and sickness as the business needs require.

Working for our organisation

DBTH is one of Yorkshire’s Leading acute trusts, serving a population of more than 440,000.  Our services are based over three main hospital sites and several additional services employing over 7,000 colleagues.   

At DBTH we have a comprehensive framework of behaviours that guide us in our daily working lives, these form the DBTH Way.  We pride ourselves on our commitment to the values of We Care and now the DBTH Way builds upon these foundations, providing further clarity on what it means to embody these values in our everyday interactions.   

As an organisation that supports flexible working, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applicants from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including those with disabilities, members of our ethnic minorities and LGBTQ+ communities.

We offer a range of benefits to support our people including:
•    Extensive range of learning opportunities
•    NHS Pension Scheme
•    Generous holiday entitlement in line with Terms & Conditions
•    Comprehensive health and wellbeing support 
•    NHS Car Lease schemes and a range of salary sacrifice scheme
•    Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping and finance through external providers.