South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust - Non-executive Director
- Body
- NHS Improvement
- Appointing Department
- NHS Improvement
- Sectors
- Charity & Public Sector, Health and Social Care
- Location
- South West London - applicants should live in or have strong connections with the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth areas.
- Number of Vacancies
- 1
- Remuneration
- £6,157 per annum
- Time Requirements
- On average this role will require the equivalent to 2 to 3 days a month
Campaign Timeline
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Competition Launched
22/01/2018
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Closed for Applications
06/02/2018 at 11:00
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Panel Sift
26/02/2018
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Final Interview Date
26/03/2018
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Announcement
15/06/2018 at 12:00
Announcement
An announcement has been made on the outcome of this appointment.
NHS Improvement is pleased to announce the appointment of Patricia Bowen as a non-executive director of South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust from 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2022. Ms Bowen has no declared political activity and will receive a remuneration of £6,157 per annum.
Further information may be available at https://www.swlstg.nhs.uk/about-the-trust/trust-board
Date: 15/06/2018
Assessment Panel
- Panel Member
- Peter Molyneux
- Added
- 15/01/2018
- Panel Role
- Panel Chair
- Positions
- Chair, South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust Representative of Organisation
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| Political Activity | None declared |
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| Notes | - |
- Panel Member
- Nicholas Beth
- Added
- 15/01/2018
- Positions
- Head of Delivery and Improvement, NHS Improvement Departmental Official
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| Political Activity | None declared |
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| Notes | - |
- Panel Member
- Stephen Swords
- Added
- 15/01/2018
- Positions
- Chair, Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust Independent Member
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| Political Activity | Declared activity on behalf of the Liberal Democrats |
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| Notes | - |
Vacancy Description
Mental illness is the single largest cause of disability in the UK and each year about one in four people suffer from a mental health problem. The cost to the economy is estimated to be around £100 billion annually and with physical and mental health closely linked, people with severe and prolonged mental illness die on average 15 to 20 years earlier than other people.
South West London & St George’s Mental Health Trust is recruiting a non-executive director to complement and enhance the skills on its Board of Directors. This is an exceptional opportunity to share your talents and expertise to make a positive difference to the lives of people in your community.
Person Specification
You will need to have a genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services.
The Trust is seeking to appoint a commercial non-executive director. The successful candidate will bring to the Board strong commercial experience, preferably from a service providing organisation. This could be from the private or not-for-profit sectors but would include a good strategic understanding, gained at Board level, of commercial activities such as large-scale public/private partnerships including with the construction/housing sector.
You will need to be able to demonstrate you can use your experience to:
- work alongside other non-executives and executive colleagues as an equal member of the board;
- bring independence, external perspectives, skills and challenge to strategy development;
- hold the executive to account by providing purposeful, constructive scrutiny and challenge; and
- shape and actively support a healthy culture for the trust.
All non-executive directors must champion the standards of public life – by upholding the highest standards of conduct and displaying the principles of selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, and leadership.
As a future NHS leader, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the range of behaviours required to contribute effectively in this board level role. These are outlined in the NHS Leadership Academy’s Healthcare Leadership Model.
Applicants should live in or have strong connections with the Kingston, Merton, Richmond, Sutton and Wandsworth areas. However, applications will be accepted from candidates from surrounding areas with links to the Trust.
Additional Information
Key dates
- closing date for receipt of applications: 06 February 2018 at 11.00am. Please forward your completed application to public.appointments@nhs.net quoting reference L1644.
- interview date: 26 March 2017
- proposed start date: 04 April 2017
Getting in touch
- If you are shortlisted a number of time slots will be offered for an informal and confidential discussion with Peter Molyneux, the Chair of the Trust, or David Bradley, the Chief Executive of the Trust, please contact Tamara Cowan on 020 3513 6632.
- Hunter Healthcare are helping us to identify potential candidates, if you would like a confidential discussion about the role contact Rhiannon Smith, Director on 020 7935 4570 or email rsmith@hunter-healthcare.com or Jenny Adrian on 0207 9354570. Please direct initial enquiries to Hunter Healthcare.
- NHS Improvement – for general enquiries contact Leslie Horn on 0300 123 2057 or by emailing leslie.horn@nhs.net
How to Apply
If you wish to be considered for this role please provide:
- a CV that includes your address and contact details, highlighting and explaining any gaps in your employment history;
- a supporting statement that highlights your motivation for applying and your understanding of the NHS and the role. You should outline your personal responsibility and achievement within previous roles and how your experience matches the person specification;
- the names, positions, organisations and contact details for three referees. Your referees should be individuals in a line management capacity, and cover your most recent employer, any regulated health or social care activity or where roles involved children or vulnerable adults. Your references will be taken prior to interview and may be shared with the selection panel;
- please complete and return the monitoring information form which accompanies this pack and is available for download; and
- tell us about any dates when you will not be available.