Non Executive Director

Primary Care 24; Liverpool City Region; On-site; GBP 13,000; Part time

Job summary

A health-focused social enterprise in Liverpool is seeking a Non-Executive Director to lead strategic initiatives and ensure effective care delivery. The ideal candidate will have experience in governance, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to improving community health outcomes. The role offers a salary of £12,009 per annum with a tenure of 3 years.

Benefits

NHS home electronics scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Colleague wellbeing package

Professional development

Qualifications

• Understanding of the interfaces between planned and unplanned health care.
• Ability to facilitate debate and summarise discussions.

Responsibilities

• Chair the Resources Committee focusing on financial management.
• Ensure PC24 operates within a strong governance framework.
• Monitor performance of the Executive Team.

Skills

Experience working at a Non-Executive level

Chairing committees

Excellent communication skills

Constructive advice capability

Competent computer skills

Job description

Overview

Non-Executive Director required to bring independent insight, strategic thinking and a commitment to improving the health outcomes for our communities. You will help shape the strategy, vision and purpose of PC24 and work collaboratively with Board members to ensure PC24 delivers safe, effective quality care.

Main duties

• This role will undertake the Chair responsibility for the organisation's Resources Committee, focussing on financial, people and wider resource management including estate and information technology. Over time, the role may rotate to chair other multiple committees.
• Attend Board and Committee meetings in person at Wavertree Head Office.
• Ensuring that the work of PC24 is carried out within a robust governance framework, maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements, ensuring high levels of accountability, probity and value for money.
• Contributing to the shaping and development of the future vision and strategic direction of PC24.
• Contributing to ensuring that PC24 provides safe, caring and effective healthcare services to its patients and the wider community.
• To assist in the appointment (or removal) of the Chief Executive and other members of the Executive Team.
• Monitor the performance and conduct of the Executive Team in meeting their agreed goals, objectives and statutory responsibilities.
• Provide visible leadership within PC24, modelling the organisation's values and positive behaviours through visits to centres and staff engagement.
• Promote equality of opportunity and prevention of discrimination in the treatment of its patients and staff.
• Foster and maintain relationships with local commissioners, public figures and the third sector.
• Contribute to the development of the workforce, community and partner stakeholder engagement groups.
• Provide effective governance to PC24 by ensuring that the organisation delivers high-quality and safe health services, invests its resources in a way that delivers optimal outcomes and provides accessible and responsive services to the local population.
• Ensure that PC24 works with its patients and members of the public to help shape health services to meet their needs and that public money is spent in a fair, efficient, effective and economical way.

What do I need?

• Experience of working at a Non-Executive Director, Governor, Trustee or equivalent in the private, public or voluntary sector, with an understanding of the interfaces between planned and unplanned health care between primary and secondary care systems.
• Experience of chairing committees or formal meetings demonstrating the ability to facilitate debate and challenge and summarise for others.
• Excellent communication skills
• Confidence to give constructive advice
• Competent computer skills

About us

Primary Care 24 (PC24) is a not-for-profit social enterprise established in 1990, delivering NHS and public sector contracts. The majority of our surplus is reinvested in patients and staff. We believe that primary healthcare should be accessible for everyone and are committed to delivering the best quality care, challenging social exclusion and working with our patients to support our communities. We combine the best of the NHS with social enterprise innovation, developing solutions for NHS primary care and caring for our colleagues so that they can, in turn, care for our patients.

Whats on offer?

• £12,009.00 per annum
• The anticipated time commitment will be in the region of 36 days per year during the working day or in the evening or at weekend. This will include attending Board meetings in the year and other required meetings.
• 3-year tenure
• NHS home electronics scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eligible to apply for blue light card
• Colleague wellbeing package - which includes a doctor line, access to Westfield rewards, wellbeing support and gym discounts.
• Professional development

Come join our proud team!

This vacancy may close before the closing date if the recruiting manager deems sufficient applications have been received. Therefore, it is advised to complete your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.

Job responsibilities

As a Non-Executive Director you will bring independent insight, strategic thinking and a commitment to improving the health outcomes for our communities. You will help shape the strategy, vision and purpose of PC24 and work collaboratively with Board members to ensure PC24 delivers safe, effective quality care.

Salary: £12,009.00 per annum

Location: Wavertree Head Office

Person Specification

General Requirements

Essential

• Please refer to job description above

Desirable

• Please refer to job description above

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.

Employer details

Primary Care 24
Liverpool, L13 1FB

Employer's website: PC24