East Cheshire NHS Trust, Non-executive Director
- Body
- NHS Improvement
- Appointing Department
- NHS Improvement
- Sectors
- Charity & Public Sector, Health and Social Care
- Location
- East Cheshire
- Number of Vacancies
- 1
- Remuneration
- £13,000 per annum
- Time Requirements
- 2-3 days a month
Campaign Timeline
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Competition Launched
27/04/2022
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Closed for Applications
23/05/2022 at 12:00
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Panel Sift
31/05/2022
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Final Interview Date
15/06/2022
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Announcement
TBC
Announcement
An announcement has been made on the outcome of this appointment.
NHS England is pleased to announce the appointment of Joanne Newton as Non-executive Director of East Cheshire NHS Trust from 13 September 2022 to 12 September 2026. She is entitled to receive a remuneration of £13,000 per annum and has declared no political activity in the last five years. Further information may be available at https://www.eastcheshire.nhs.uk/
Vacancy Description
East Cheshire NHS Trust is proud to provide safe, effective and personal care to their patients. They are a community and acute trust serving a large population and their vision is to deliver the best care in the right place. They have circa 2,500 staff who work across their community settings and their three hospital sites.
You will have the opportunity to become part of the Board that sets the trust’s culture and future vision for an exciting period of new and transformational change.
Person Specification
We are particularly looking for an individual who possesses at least one or more of the following:
- Recent finance experience within a large and complex commercial or public sector organisation, supported by a relevant financial qualification
and/or
- Demonstrates relevant business and commercial acumen, with a proven understanding of the factors that determine performance, supported by a relevant financial qualification.
The role will need to have a genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services. Whilst some knowledge of the health and care sectors may be useful, the trust is keen to hear from applicants from all sectors who offer relevant experience at board level in complex environments and:
- Can add to the existing board members’ life experience through one or more of the following, if you can bring insights into:
- Of BAME heritage
- The experience of women
- Younger People
- Those who are open about their faith
- The lives of people from socially deprived backgrounds
- Those who live with a disability or are openly LGBT
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
- 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.
Applicant should ideally be based within a reasonable commuting distance from the Trust (c. up to 1 hours’ travel).
We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all and appointments made on merit. We believe that the best boards are those that reflect the communities they serve.
We particularly welcome applications from women, people from the local black and minority ethnic communities, and disabled people who we know are under-represented in chair and non-executive roles.
Our recruitment processes are conducted in accordance with the Code of Governance to ensure that they are made on merit after a fair and open process so that the best people, from the widest possible pool of candidates, are appointed.
Additional Information
- We strongly recommend an informal and confidential discussion with the Chair of the Trust, Lynn McGill. Please contact her PA, Janine Homer on 01625 661533 prior to the closing date to make arrangements for this
- NHS England / NHS Improvement – for general enquiries contact Miriam Walker by emailing miriam.walker@nhs.net
How to Apply
Please read the candidate information pack to find out how to apply and forward your completed application to NHSI.Chairsandneds@nhs.net quoting reference N2607.