Associate Non-Executive Director

NHS; Swindon; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking passionate individuals to join their Board as Associate Non-Executive Directors. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence healthcare delivery in Swindon and Wiltshire while gaining valuable Board-level experience. Successful candidates will collaborate with the Trust's leadership to enhance service quality and patient outcomes. This position is integral to the Trust's mission of continuous improvement and community health enhancement. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to making a real impact in healthcare.

Qualifications

• Commitment to promoting excellent healthcare services.
• Relevant expertise in health and social care integration.

Responsibilities

• Assist in setting the Trust's strategic aims and ensure resource availability.
• Ensure effective risk management and compliance with obligations.

Skills

Clinical Expertise

Legal Knowledge

Strategic Planning

Equality and Diversity Understanding

Education

Eligibility for NHS Foundation Trust Membership

Fit and Proper Persons Requirement

Job description

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Are you an experienced professional looking to make a real impact on healthcare in Swindon and Wiltshire? Would you like to gain valuable Board-level experience and skills?

We are seeking two passionate and motivated individuals to gain valuable Board-level experience as an Associate Non-Executive Director with the ambition to become a full Non-Executive Director and add value to our progressive and dynamic Board. We are looking for individuals with expertise and experience in the following sectors:

• Clinical
• Legal
• Strategic
• Equality and Diversity

This role is integral to our organisation and will work collaboratively with the Trust's Non-Executive Directors, Chair, and CEO to ensure that the Trust provides high-quality services to our patients and maintains a culture of continuous improvement.

Main duties of the job

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is led by a Board of Directors responsible for providing leadership within a framework of prudent and effective controls, setting strategic direction, and ensuring management capacity and capability.

As an Associate Non-Executive Director, you will support the monitoring and management of performance, safeguard values, and ensure the organisation's obligations to its key stakeholders are met.

The Associate Non-Executive Directors (ANEDs) are accountable to the Chairman of the Trust, who also chairs the Council of Governors.

In late summer 2024, Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust (GWH), Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH), and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) will form a Group.

The Group employs approximately 15,000 staff and has a combined turnover of £1.42 billion. The aim of the Group model is to improve quality and access for the people within the Bath, Swindon, and Wiltshire Integrated Care System (ICS), while enhancing opportunities for staff and responding to financial challenges.

The three Trusts have been collaborating increasingly since 2018, and the introduction of the Group model will accelerate and expand this collaboration, enabling us to work at scale and transform our services for the future.

About us

The Great Western Hospital serves Swindon and surrounding areas, with a catchment population of 233,000. The Trust provides emergency care, elective surgery, paediatrics, maternity, outpatient services, diagnostics, children and young people's care, and end-of-life care.

The Trust recently opened a new Emergency Department and Children's Emergency Unit. GWH employs 5,100 staff delivering over 50 clinical services and has a turnover of £505 million. We are an ambitious and progressive organisation, prioritising safety, quality, and patient experience in all we do.

Successful candidates will join our ambitious Trust with a mandate to improve outcomes for our community. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups and will support our staff to be their best selves.

For further details on the role and application process, please contact Arie Peursum or Ryan Jary, Deputy Recruitment Managers, at [e-mail] and [e-mail].

We look forward to hearing from you.

Job responsibilities

Assist in setting the Trust's strategic aims, ensuring the necessary financial and human resources are in place. Ensure effective risk management and that all risks are appropriately managed.

Please see attached the full Job Description

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Eligible to be a member of the NHS Foundation Trust.
• Meet the independence criteria for Non-Executive Directors and the Fit and Proper Persons Requirement as per the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

Experience

• Sufficient time to fulfill the post's requirements.
• Genuine commitment to patients and promoting excellent healthcare services.
• Relevant expertise and skills to complement the Board, e.g., digital, health and social care integration, clinical expertise, estates and facilities, research and education, HR and training, finance, or understanding of local community needs.
• Well respected with a reputation for commercial expertise in the private or public sector.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975. A Disclosure check will be required to identify any previous criminal convictions.

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust