Associate – governance effectiveness specialist

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Associate – governance effectiveness specialist

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Rate: Day rate to be negotiated within a range in line with NHS Providers associate rates, plus expenses for in person delivery in line with our policy

Location: United Kingdom (Remote and in person delivery)

Closing date: at 12 noon on Wednesday 6 August

Interview dates: Friday 29 August & Monday 1 September, London

Introduction to NHS Providers

NHS Providers is the membership organisation for the NHS hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. We help those NHS foundation trusts and trusts to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate.

As an Associate with NHS Providers, you will be entering into a mutually beneficial partnership with us, gaining understanding of many of our insights and connections with trusts, just as we will benefit from your facilitation and development skills and content expertise.

Introduction to the Board Development programme

Our Board Development programme supports NHS board members and governance professionals with practical, high-impact training tailored to the unique challenges of the sector. We pride ourselves on excellent feedback, with 98% of past attendees rating our training good or excellent.

The programme is a paid for offer and provides:

• Bespoke board and senior leadership development programmes.
• Core training modules for individuals.
• Induction programmes for new board members.
• Aspiring directors programme for individuals.
• Bespoke board and committee effectiveness reviews.

What we offer and what we ask of you

As an associate, you will be involved in the delivery of aspects of the Board Development programme including our well led and effectiveness reviews. You will work with, and collaborate with, a group of talented fellow associates with a varied range of skills and capabilities, as well as board experience, NHS experience, coaching, mentoring and facilitation skills. Your responsibilities will include delivering dynamic training sessions using pre-prepared materials; delivery could be online or face to face. On occasion you will also be required to utilise your skills and experience to support the development and maintenance of new and existing training session materials. This role requires a passionate individual with a strong background in corporate governance and a proven track record of facilitating engaging and impactful training sessions.

We will support you by offering you commissioned pieces of work on a daily rate, either to help scope and deliver bespoke board development work with NHS trusts and other system partners, or to help us deliver our open courses, where we will be proactive in confirming the agenda and briefing you on content. We ask all of our associates to sign an associate contract which means we can approach you with offers of work over the course of the year. We will ensure you have sufficient information about the trusts, and other clients, that you will be working with. When appropriate, we will provide you with training opportunities to support your facilitation of training sessions.

Description of the associate role

We are looking for NHS governance specialists to join our associate pool. We are looking for individuals with a mixture of experience including:

• Significant experience of working at board level.
• Sound knowledge of NHS governance.
• Experience of, and an ability to articulate what a good board looks like.
• Having a good understanding of and an ability to bring to life what effective governance as well as technically sound governance processes means for NHS organisations.
• Ability to translate theory into practical insights in a board development setting.
• Ability to understand and sift through detail and pick out the key improvement points to focus on and suggest practical improvements.
• Proactive approach to building and maintaining effective client relationships, including excellent levels of communication.
• Strong organisational skills.
• Adaptability and flexibility in delivery training in various formats.
• Ability to communicate complex concepts to a non-technical audience.

Desirable experience and skills include:

• Current or previous NHS board member.
• Experience undertaking governance and well led reviews for multiple NHS organisations.
• Experience of leading board effectiveness reviews and/or board development programmes.
• Proficiency in using virtual training platforms and tools.
• Interest in sharing knowledge, training and development.
• Ability to use technology adeptly to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery.
• Ability to travel across the UK for in-person training sessions as required.

We are driven by our values centred around respect, inclusion, collaboration and being an effective organisation. We are also committed to being an anti-racist organisation. We expect our associates to align with these values whilst representing the organisation.

How to apply

To apply, please send a CV and covering letter of no more than two pages setting out why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification via our application portal by 12 noon, on Wednesday 6 August 2025.

We are committed to ensuring a fair and inclusive recruitment process. However, to help us manage applications effectively, we may close this vacancy early if we receive a strong response. We encourage all interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure fair consideration.

Equality and diversity

We are working hard to ensure that we are diverse and inclusive in all we do. This runs from how we gather, author, and share the thought leadership that the organisation puts out to how we engage with our members and the wider public. It includes how we recruit staff and procure partners and services, through to how we give people opportunities to develop, grow and advance their careers. We are committed to the development of positive policies to promote equal opportunities in employment, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy, and maternity. This commitment will apply to recruitment and selection practices, learning, and development and internal promotions.

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