Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Non-executive Director
- Body
- NHS England
- Appointing Department
- NHS Improvement
- Sectors
- Charity & Public Sector, Health and Social Care
- Location
- Sandwell
- Number of Vacancies
- 1
- Remuneration
- £13,000 per annum
- Time Requirements
- 2 - 3 days per month
Campaign Timeline
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Competition Launched
09/02/2023
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Closed for Applications
06/03/2023 at 11:00
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Panel Sift
TBC
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Final Interview Date
29/03/2023
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Announcement
TBC
Vacancy Description
There is a vacancy for a Non-executive Director (NED) at Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust. This is an exceptional opportunity to share your talents and expertise to make a positive difference to the lives of people served by the Trust.
Person Specification
You will need to have a genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services.
The Trust has have developed their board to expand their skill set and they are now looking to recruit a NED from a financial background with an associated formal professional qualification. Candidates will have experience of working at board level and have a good understanding of the local health and social care economy.
We positively welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds who are currently under-represented on the board.
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.
Applicants should live in or have strong connections with the areas served by the Trust.
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
- If you would like an informal discussion on the role, please contact Daniel Conway – Associate Director of Corporate Governance/Company Secretary on 07812 771 022 or danieconway4@nhs.net
- Hunter Healthcare are helping us to identify potential candidates, if you would like a confidential discussion about the role contact Rhiannon Smith or Jenny Adrian at Hunter Healthcare on 07939 250362 or by email at jadrian@hunter-healthcare.com
- NHS England – for general process enquiries contact Miriam Walker on 0113 825 0009 or by emailing miriam.walker@nhs.net