Deputy Trust Secretary | Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust

Posting date:	18 February 2026
Salary:	Not specified
Additional salary information:	£55,690 - £62,682 per annum
Hours:	Full time
Closing date:	20 March 2026
Location:	Aylesford, ME20 6WT
Company:	Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust
Job type:	Contract
Job reference:	7817295/380-SS0752-A

Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated and experiencedDeputy Trust Secretaryto join our dynamic team atKent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trustto provide maternity leave cover for 12 months.

As a key member of the Trust Secretariat, you will play a vital role in providing comprehensive secretarial and administrative support to the Trust Board to ensure the Board meets its obligations to comply and secure ongoing compliance with the legislative regulatory framework, interpreting legal requirements, advising the Board, and supporting the Trust Secretary in developing policies.

You will also maintain accurate records of Board meetings and decisions. Identify issues raised at committees that require referral to other committees or groups in the Trust and advise the chairs of committees, Trust Secretary, and Executive directors accordingly

Don't miss this opportunity join the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust team and make a real impact.

Benefits
•Annual leave allowance starting at 27 days per year (when working full time) + Bank Holiday’s.
•Access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme.
•Eligibility for the Blue Light Card (discount service for the NHS, providing members with thousands of amazing discounts online and on the high street).

Here are some clips of our Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust staff, speaking about their role and why they enjoy working for us.
• Deputise for the Trust Secretary in his or her absence across all areas of corporate governance.
• Provide autonomous high level comprehensive support to Trust committees, advising the chairs of committees on matters of procedure and corporate governance.
• Oversee on a day-to-day basis the administration, communication and handling of governance issues for the Trust;
• Responsible for developing and delivering an annual programme of Trust business in consultation with the Trust Secretary and chairs of relevant committees; and
• Responsible for quality assurance of Committee generated documentation.

We are the Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway. Our teams support adults with a wide range of mental health needs. Because we cover the whole county and both hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the 1.8 million people of Kent and Medway. Rated ‘Good’ by the CQC, we care for over 2,000 people in our hospitals and 54,000 in the community each year.

Our vision is simple: We are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It’s why we’re passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. And everything we do is guided by our values caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us - if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that’s doing well together.

We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.
• Support the Trust Secretary by developing a clear knowledge and understanding of highly complex specialist areas such as the constitutional framework, standing orders and relevant legislation: the ability to interpret them accurately and to provide clear guidance to Executive and Non-Executive Directors on matters of significant importance
• Responsible for the preparation of agendas and papers (including the updating of action logs) relating to meetings of Board level committees, ensuring arrangements fully comply with statutory requirements.
• Draft reports on highly complex or sensitive matters on behalf of the Trust Secretary
• Prepare reports on the business conducted at meetings for approval by the chairs of committees
• Advise the chairs of committees on procedural matters e.g. standing orders and support them in the running of the committee.

Please refer to the attached job description for the full details on the responsibilities and person specification

We are serious about diversity and inclusion, and we are working hard to build this into our DNA. We warmly welcome applications for any of our roles from people from diverse backgrounds, and we are proactively encouraging applications from under-represented communities for our more senior roles, like this one.


This advert closes on Sunday 1 Mar 2026

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