Group Non-Executive Director - BSW Hospitals Group

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust invites exceptional individuals to join its Group as Non-Executive Directors. The role involves contributing to strategic decision-making across three trusts (Great Western Hospitals, Royal United Hospitals Bath, Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust), providing independent challenge and support to the executive team.

We welcome candidates with senior-level experience, governance expertise, and a commitment to public service.

Qualifications

• Strategic thinking and independent judgement required.
• Strong governance experience and ability to challenge constructively.
• Commitment to public service and improving health outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Shape strategic direction and oversee performance across the three trusts.
• Provide independent oversight and constructive challenge to the executive team.
• Ensure safe, high-quality, and financially sustainable care.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Independent judgement

Governance experience

Analytical skills

Equality & inclusion

NHS knowledge

Independence of thought

Job description

Job summary

Group Non-Executive Directors - BSW Hospitals Group

Influence the future of healthcare across Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire bringing the insight, challenge and lived experience our communities need. BSW Hospitals Group brings together three leading NHS Foundation Trusts:

• Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
• Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust
• Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust

Together, we serve communities across Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire, whilst delivering a number of specialist services that reach far beyond our region. The Group model enables us to work at scale, share expertise and shape more sustainable, equitable healthcare for the future.

We are seeking exceptional individuals to join our Board as Group Non-Executive Directors. We want our Board to better reflect the diversity of the communities we serve and the workforce we lead.

Main duties of the job

This is an opportunity to contribute to strategic decision-making across three successful organisations, providing independent challenge, support and oversight as we strengthen services, improve outcomes and deliver our ambitions for patients, staff and local communities.

We particularly welcome applications from women, people from Black, Asian and other Global Majority backgrounds, disabled people and people with lived experience of health inequalities, as these groups are currently under-represented in senior NHS leadership and our Board. We are committed to an inclusive recruitment process and will make reasonable adjustments for candidates who need them.

We are particularly interested in candidates who can bring experience in one or more of the following areas:

• Clinical Workforce Transformation with a clinical background gained through working in nursing, midwifery, allied health, pharmacy, biomedical sciences, primary care or community services.
• Population Health, Public Health and Data Analytics, with experience of population or public health management, using insight and evidence to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities and understand the needs of diverse communities.
• Commercial, Innovation and Technology with an entrepreneurial mindset and background gained in working in the private, voluntary, community interest or technology sectors.

About us

We are looking for people who can bring:

• Strategic insight and independent judgement.
• Constructive challenge and strong governance experience.
• A commitment to improving outcomes for patients and communities.

Different perspectives, lived experience and ways of thinking that will help us ask better questions and make better decisions.

Senior level experience is essential, but this may have been gained in a wide range of settings, including the public, private, voluntary, community, social enterprise or academic sectors. NHS experience is welcome but not essential. What matters most is your ability to contribute strategically, work collaboratively and bring independent judgement to complex issues affecting patients, staff and communities.

We know that talented people sometimes rule themselves out if they do not meet every aspect of a role description. If you share our values, bring relevant senior experience and can offer a perspective that will strengthen our Board, we encourage you to apply.

If you are passionate about public service and want to help shape fairer, more inclusive and more sustainable healthcare across our region, we would welcome your application.

Join us in leading one of the most ambitious NHS collaborations in the country

Job description

Job responsibilities

A Group Non-Executive Director (NED) plays a critical role in shaping the strategic direction, governance, and performance of the BSW Hospitals Group. Working as an equal member of the Board, the NED provides independent oversight, constructive challenge, and support to the executive team to ensure the organisation delivers safe, high-quality, and financially sustainable care for its population.

Please see attached Candidate Brochure for more information.

Job description

Job responsibilities

A Group Non-Executive Director (NED) plays a critical role in shaping the strategic direction, governance, and performance of the BSW Hospitals Group. Working as an equal member of the Board, the NED provides independent oversight, constructive challenge, and support to the executive team to ensure the organisation delivers safe, high-quality, and financially sustainable care for its population.

Please see attached Candidate Brochure for more information.

Person Specification

Experience and Skills

Essential

• Ability to think strategically and act responsively to government policy e.g. NHS 10-year plan. Strong communication and influencing skills, Sound judgement, integrity, and independence of thought, Commitment to public service and improving health outcomes. Ability to work collaboratively within a unitary Board
• Ability to analyse complex information and ask insightful questions
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Ability to be curious, reflective, and willing to challenge constructively
• Understanding of the challenges facing the NHS and local health systems
• Eligible to be a member of the NHS Foundation Trusts
• Meet the independence criteria for Non-Executive Directors and meet the Fit and Proper Persons Requirement as defined in the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

Desirable

• Previous NHS experience is welcome but not essential.
• Experience in system partnership working.
• Prior Non-Executive experience.

Person Specification

Experience and Skills

Essential

• Ability to think strategically and act responsively to government policy e.g. NHS 10-year plan. Strong communication and influencing skills, Sound judgement, integrity, and independence of thought, Commitment to public service and improving health outcomes. Ability to work collaboratively within a unitary Board
• Ability to analyse complex information and ask insightful questions
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
• Ability to be curious, reflective, and willing to challenge constructively
• Understanding of the challenges facing the NHS and local health systems
• Eligible to be a member of the NHS Foundation Trusts
• Meet the independence criteria for Non-Executive Directors and meet the Fit and Proper Persons Requirement as defined in the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

Desirable

• Previous NHS experience is welcome but not essential.
• Experience in system partnership working.
• Prior Non-Executive experience.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the .

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement.

Employer details

Employer name

Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Great Western Hospital/ Royal United Hospitals Bath/ Salisbury Foundation Trust

Swindon / Bath / Salisbury

SN3 6BB

United Kingdom

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