Members
- Body
- Community Health Councils
- Appointing Department
- Welsh Government
- Sector
- Health and Social Care
- Location
- Pan Wales
- Number of Vacancies
- 34
- Remuneration
- CHC members are volunteers. Once appointed members can claim for travel and other reasonable expenses in accordance with the CHC’s policies.
- Time Requirements
- 3 days per month
Campaign Timeline
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Competition Launched
31/05/2019
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Closed for Applications
02/08/2019 at 16:00
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Panel Sift
05/08/2019
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Final Interview Date
06/09/2019
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Announcement
TBC
Vacancy Description
What do members do?
- Talk to patients and the public and encourage them to share their views and experiences of NHS services
- Report the views and experiences of patients and the public in a clear and balanced way
- Represent the views of patients and the public in meetings with those who plan and deliver NHS services
- Look at local plans and proposals for service changes
Person Specification
To be considered, you must be able to demonstrate that you have the qualities, skills and experience to meet all the essential criteria for appointment.
Members do not need to be experts in the work of the NHS. We are looking for individuals from all walks of life who have a genuine interest in helping their local community to improve the services provided by the NHS.
Candidates must demonstrate a clear understanding and commitment to:
- Equality issues and challenging discriminatory practices; and
- Nolan’s ‘Seven Principles of Public Life’ – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-7-principles-of-public-life
CHC members will be expected to abide by a Code of Conduct for CHC members. The Code covers issues such as the values of CHCs, personal conduct, confidentiality and equal opportunities –http://www.wales.nhs.uk/sitesplus/documents/899/2019%20Code%20of%20Conduct%20Procedure%20.pdf
Essential Criteria
Members will need to demonstrate:
- A genuine interest in listening to others with very strong social skills
- An ability to represent others in a balanced way
- An ability to relate to people of different backgrounds
- An ability to work effectively as part of a team
Desirable Criteria
- The ability to communicate through the medium of Welsh is desirable but not essential for the posts. However, all candidates will be expected to display an understanding of the bilingual nature of Wales, and the principles contained in the Welsh Government’s Strategy for the language in Health and Social Services, More Than Just Words. This includes specifically:
- The importance of providing excellent bilingual services in the health sector;
- Not treating the Welsh language less favourably than English; and
- Promoting opportunities to use the Welsh language by means of the active offer principle.
Additional Information
Please note, we are seeking to appoint members to all CHC areas in Wales, apart from Cardiff and Vale CHC where there are no current vacancies. However, there may be opportunities to become a co-opted (non-voting) member of Cardiff and Vale CHC. Persons interested in becoming a co-opted member should contact Cardiff and Vale CHC directly on 02920 750112.
Please note, some people are not eligible to apply to be part of a CHC. These include:
- People who have been convicted of an offence in the past 5 years and served a prison sentence (suspended or not) of 3 months or more.
- Un-discharged bankrupts.
- People who have been dismissed from paid employment with the health service (apart from being made redundant) or have been terminated from a public appointment within the health serviice.
- Chairs, members, directors or employees of a health service body that makes decisions that affect persons resident in the same district as the CHC.
- Members of another Council.
- General Medical Practitioners, General Dental Practitioners, Registered Pharmacists, Registered Optometrists or Registered Dispensing Opticians, Registered Nurses or Midwives who work in the same district as the CHC.
- People who are candidates for, or are serving Members of, the National Assembly for Wales, the UK House of Commons and/or the European Parliament.
The maximum period of service on a Community Health Council is 8 years.
For further information regarding the selection process, please contact:
Public Appointments Team
Email: publicappointments@gov.wales
For further information regarding the role of the independent member please contact the Welsh Government’s Head of Patient Experience, telephone: 03000 253967 or email: Rhian.williams5@gov.wales. If you need any further assistance in applying for this role, please contact the Welsh Government’s Public Appointments Team (as above).
For further information about Public Appointments in Wales, please visit www.gov.wales/publicappointments.