The Staff Governor Role - Information and Guidance for Staff Governors and Line Managers Introduction – Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust has a Council of Governors comprising 41 seats, 6 of which represent staff in the following constituencies: Non Clinical Staff Medical & Pharmacy Nursing Staff Community Nursing Allied Health Professional and Psychology Staff Social Care The Role of Staff Governor – This role is essential to ensure that Trust strategy and direction is shaped by its staff. Staff Governors also ensure that the views of our staff are represented. It is important that those considering standing for Staff Governor vacancies discuss this with their Line Managers in the first instance and that support is granted before a nomination is submitted. Time Allocation – It is anticipated that in order to carry out this role effectively staff governors will be required to contribute 3 hours per month to undertake their Governor duties. On occasion this time commitment might be increased to undertake specific governor duties. One example of this may be if the Staff Governor is a member of the Nominations Committee at a time Non-Executive Director appointments, where there may be an increase in the number of meetings where attendance is required. Where this is the case Staff Governors must ensure that they have agreed additional time out to undertake these duties with their line manager. Dates for both the Council of Governors and Governor Information and Discussion Group meetings are circulated 12 months in advance and should therefore be shared between Staff Governors and Line Managers providing as much notice as possible. Line Managers are not be expected to approve time out to undertake Governor duties at short notice. Guidance for Governors – Before taking time out to undertake duties a Staff Governor should provide their manager with the following:
The Staff Governor Role - Information and Guidance for Staff Governors and Line Managers Introduction – Rotherham Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust has a Council of Governors comprising 41 seats, 6 of which represent staff in the following constituencies: Non Clinical Staff Medical & Pharmacy Nursing Staff Community Nursing Allied Health Professional and Psychology Staff Social Care The Role of Staff Governor – This role is essential to ensure that Trust strategy and direction is shaped by its staff. Staff Governors also ensure that the views of our staff are represented. It is important that those considering standing for Staff Governor vacancies discuss this with their Line Managers in the first instance and that support is granted before a nomination is submitted. Time Allocation – It is anticipated that in order to carry out this role effectively staff governors will be required to contribute 3 hours per month to undertake their Governor duties. On occasion this time commitment might be increased to undertake specific governor duties. One example of this may be if the Staff Governor is a member of the Nominations Committee at a time Non-Executive Director appointments, where there may be an increase in the number of meetings where attendance is required. Where this is the case Staff Governors must ensure that they have agreed additional time out to undertake these duties with their line manager. Dates for both the Council of Governors and Governor Information and Discussion Group meetings are circulated 12 months in advance and should therefore be shared between Staff Governors and Line Managers providing as much notice as possible. Line Managers are not be expected to approve time out to undertake Governor duties at short notice. Guidance for Governors – Before taking time out to undertake duties a Staff Governor should provide their manager with the following: