Do you have an interest in supporting your local NHS Trust to care for our patients? Do you feel motivated and excited about the prospect of joining the board of a busy Trust, as part of a wider Group, delivering hospital and community services? If so, we would be very interested in hearing from you.
We are seeking to appoint an Associate Non-Executive Director to address specific skills gaps and to support succession planning. We are therefore looking for an individual interested in such a role and who has the skills and experience described below.
As a non-voting Associate Non-Executive of the NLaG board the successful candidate would be involved in setting and driving the Trust’s strategic direction, monitoring operational performance and programmes of work and ensuring the Trust fulfils its statutory responsibilities. This is a key role in improving performance, and promoting the highest standards of quality, performance and governance.
The successful candidate will work with Executive and Non-Executive Director colleagues to offer support by overseeing, challenging, and gaining assurance on key performance and risk issues.
The ideal candidate will have strong influencing skills, the ability to hold others to account, and appropriate senior management experience within private, public or third sector organisations. The ideal candidate will also have experience of partnership engagement and communication.
As an Associate Non-Executive Director, the successful candidate will be expected to conduct the following duties:
Support the development of the vision, strategy and objectives for the Trust / Group.
Support the development of the culture & values for the Trust / Group.
Hold the Executives to account for delivery of the Trust / Group objectives and priorities by providing purposeful, constructive scrutiny and challenge.
Ensure that the Trust / Group manages risk effectively and in accordance with its risk management strategy and risk appetite.
Promote and champion the delivery of high-quality care in all the Trusts’ services.
Support the Group Chair, Group Chief Executive and Group Executive Directors in the governance and stewardship of the Trust / Group.
Participate in activities where it has been agreed that Non-Executive Director involvement would bring an external and independent perspective.
Work in conjunction with the NLaG Council of Governors to promote public sector values and the interests of patients and members through good corporate governance.
Participate in the processes for the appointment, remuneration and, where necessary, removal of executive directors and for succession planning.
Attend and contribute to the regular bi-monthly Board of Directors’ meetings, quarterly NLaG Council of Governor meetings, regular board committee meetings and board development activities.
Northern Lincolnshire & Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) is part of one of the largest acute and community group arrangements in the NHS, seeing well over one million patients every year and managing a budget of over £1.3 billion.
Made up of two Trusts - Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLaG) and Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) - our Group has significant ambitions and is committed to delivering world class hospital and community services for the 1.6 million people we serve.
Our five main hospital sites are Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Scunthorpe General Hospital and Goole and District Hospital for NLaG and Hull Royal Infirmary and Castle Hill Hospital for HUTH.
As a Foundation Trust we are governed by our Council of Governors, which is elected from our population and our staff. We are committed to caring for our patients by providing the very best quality and accessible healthcare whilst constantly improving what we do. Our focus is on local services for local people and, in an environment of growing economic challenges and rising expectations. This requires strong leadership and robust partnerships working with the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care Board, neighbouring healthcare providers, local authorities, and education providers.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Seonaid Doughty Job title: Recruitment Specialist Email address:
[email protected]
