Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Chair
- Body
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
- Appointing Department
- NHS Improvement
- Sectors
- Culture, Media & Sport, Health and Social Care
- Location
- London
- Number of Vacancies
- 1
- Remuneration
- VSM
- Time Requirements
- 2 - 3 days per week
Campaign Timeline
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Competition Launched
01/02/2023
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Closed for Applications
10/03/2023 at 12:00
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Panel Sift
TBC
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Final Interview Date
w/c 1 May 2023
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Announcement
TBC
This is not a ministerial appointment.
Vacancy Description
A unique opportunity to impact the future of child health
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare. GOSH is an acute specialist paediatric hospital with a mission to provide world-class care to children and young people with rare, complex and difficult-to-treat conditions. Since its formation in 1852, the hospital has been dedicated to children’s healthcare and to finding new and better ways to treat childhood illnesses.
GOSH receives nearly 300,000 patient visits (inpatient admissions or outpatient appointments) every year and there are 60 nationally recognised clinical specialities providing the UK’s widest range of specialist health services for children on one site. More than half of our patients come from outside London and GOSH is the largest paediatric centre in the UK for services including paediatric intensive care and cardiac surgery.
World class care requires world class leadership and, as our current Chair comes to the end of their tenure, we have an opportunity for an exceptional candidate to join GOSH and lead our Trust Board and Council of Governors at one of the most challenging, yet exciting, periods in our evolution.
Person Specification
We believe this is one of the most rewarding Chair roles in the UK Health sector.
This is a rare and prestigious opportunity to help shape the future of one of the world’s leading specialist paediatric providers and lead an organisation that has a significant impact on the lives of so many children and their families.
The successful candidate must provide clear, visible, and inspirational leadership to the Trust Board. We are looking for a candidate who will champion an open, honest, and transparent culture and inspire a shared purpose and vision for delivering an excellent patient and family experience. Whether from within healthcare or beyond, you will be able to demonstrate flexible intellect, the capability to influence both internally and externally and the capacity to operate in a high profile, politically complex and multi-stakeholder landscape, working productively with the Chief Executive.
As an organisation that embraces diversity and treats everyone with understanding, dignity and compassion, equality of opportunity is a fundamental principle and applications are therefore encouraged from candidates of all backgrounds.
Additional Information
For more information about this exceptional role, including details of how to apply, please see the attached candidate brief or contact Odgers Berndtson on 020 7518 2612 quoting the reference 88015.
How to Apply
The preferred method of application is online at: www.odgers.com/88015. If you are unable to apply online please email: 88015@odgersberndtson.com