Corporate Governance Manager | Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

The Assurance Directorate has an opportunity for an individual to take on the role of Corporate Governance Manager (Band 7). This post-holder will work within the Corporate Governance Team to support the Trust Board and Executive Team on key governance arrangements within an experienced and supportive team.

We are looking for a creative and logical thinker who will bring a proactive and analytical attitude to addressing issues and who is enthusiastic about the efficient and effective operation of governance in a large and complex organisation. If you have excellent communication, administrative, organisational and IT skills, along with the ability to prioritise and demonstrate initiative and work proactively with a high degree of professionalism, then we would be very pleased to hear from you.

The role

The Corporate Governance Manager plays a key role in ensuring the corporate governance of the Trust is efficiently and effectively run through committee servicing and business management, knowledge and dissemination of best practice, and attention to detail.

Skills and experience

Do you have the experience and ability to manage complex processes?

Are you confident servicing high-level committees, to a tight timescale, with confidence to take initiative when required?

Are you a team player with the ability to build relationships at all levels?

If you would like to be part of a team of governance professionals working right at the heart of the Trust, we want to hear from you.

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trustis one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please viewOUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via theOUH YouTube channel.

For a Detailed job description and main responsibilities please refer to the Job Description document attached.

Previous corporate governance experience in a public sector organisation and a good knowledge of corporate governance best practice are highly desirable.

For more information please contact –Neil.Scotchmer@ouh.nhs.uk (Head of Corporate Governance)

This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Jul 2026