Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Non-Executive Director
- Body
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Appointing Department
- NHS Improvement
- Sectors
- Charity & Public Sector, Health and Social Care
- Location
- Northumbria
- Number of Vacancies
- 1
- Remuneration
- £15,518
- Time Requirements
- 2 - 4 days per month
Campaign Timeline
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Competition Launched
21/02/2023
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Closed for Applications
20/03/2023 at 11:00
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Panel Sift
TBC
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Final Interview Date
25/04/2023
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Announcement
TBC
This is not a ministerial appointment.
Vacancy Description
Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a leading, progressive and innovative healthcare provider with an £800 million annual income. We are one of the largest employers in the North East, with over 10,000 staff to serve a population of 500,000, providing an extensive range of acute and community healthcare services. We own and operate GP practices serving over 60,000 patients through Northumbria Primary Care, and run a number of commercial businesses, including Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management.
We have been twice rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission and rated ‘joint best place to work’ by our staff. We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed – covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS Trust in the country. In order to complement the existing skills mix of our Board, the Trust is now looking to appoint a Non-Executive Director with expertise in quality, safety, and assurance gained in a Health or Social Care setting. You will become a member of the Assurance Committee, exposing you to all aspects of Trust work including to our two wholly owned subsidiaries and five business units.
As a Non-Executive Director, you will play an important role in monitoring the strategy, performance, risk, people management, and local accountability of the Trust. You will share responsibility with other Board Directors for the success of our organisation and the duties of the Board, providing an informed independent and objective challenge to the work of the Executive within an overall framework of guidance, trust, and mutual respect.
Person Specification
The successful candidate will be proven at Board or senior management level, with a strong track record of leadership in large and complex organisations whether in the private, public, or voluntary sectors. As well as possessing a sound knowledge of good corporate and clinical governance, you will have strong commercial acumen and experience in leading organisational change and growth. More broadly, the successful candidate should have an understanding of strategic planning, risk, and performance management, and be accustomed to holding a high level of accountability with an ability to look beyond organisational and/or geographical boundaries.
You will have a genuine interest in healthcare and the ability to assimilate NHS values, and exercise your commitment to public service values, and the needs of our local communities. As a leader, you should be highly approachable, compassionate, and inclusive, with an ability to build effective and lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
This is an exciting, rewarding, and complex role with the opportunity to make a real difference as we focus on our vision to be the best provider in the country for integrated and specialist care. We want our Board to reflect the diversity of the population we serve, and we warmly welcome applications from members of our vibrant and diverse communities.
Additional Information
For an informal, confidential discussion about this exciting opportunity to join our Board, please contact our recruitment consultants Will McAlpine, Robin Staveley, or Niamh Blair via 07554 050 236.