Non-Executive Director

Health Jobs UK; West Carr; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a highly experienced Non-Executive Director to influence strategic governance. This pivotal role involves providing independent scrutiny of financial reporting and risk management, supporting the Trust's strategic objectives and engaging with various stakeholders. Candidates should demonstrate leadership and strategic thinking, alongside a commitment to promoting excellent healthcare services, particularly in Mental Health. A minimum attendance of one day per week at a Trust site is expected, with hybrid working options available.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable, recent, and relevant financial experience.
• Genuine commitment to patients and promotion of healthcare services, especially in Mental Health.
• Strong connections with service areas within Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent scrutiny of financial reporting and risk management.
• Support the development of the Trust's strategic objectives.
• Monitor financial performance and ensure value for money.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Interpersonal skills

Financial experience

Job description

Core Responsibilities

• Provide independent scrutiny of financial reporting, risk management, and internal controls.
• Support the development and delivery of the Trust's strategic objectives.
• Promote the Trust's values and uphold the highest standards of conduct in line with the Nolan Principles.
• Monitor financial performance and ensure value for money.
• Engage with the Council of Governors and contribute to Board and Chair appraisals.
• Champion inclusive leadership and bring lived experience or community insight to Board discussions.
• Act as an ambassador for the Trust in stakeholder engagement.

Strategy and Accountability

• Assist in the setting of the Trust's strategic aims, ensuring that the necessary financial and human resources are in place.
• Ensure that the Trust manages risk effectively and that all risks taken can be managed.
• Ensure that services are run for the people using them, with particular attention to alignment to the Trust's Vision, Mission, Strategy and Values, ensuring alignment with the ICP's integrated care strategy.
• Ensure decision-making complies with the triple aim duty of better health and wellbeing for everyone, better quality of health services for all individuals and sustainable use of NHS resources.
• Give particular attention to the trust's role in reducing health inequalities in access, experience, and outcomes.
• Promote safety and quality in all aspects of services.
• Have an on‑going dialogue with the Council of Governors on progress in delivery of the Trust's strategic objectives and high‑level financial and operational performance.

Clinical Governance Strategy

• Promote the long‑term sustainability of the trust as part of the IC and wider healthcare system in England.
• Analyse and contribute positively to the strategic development of long‑term healthcare plans.
• Build and maintain close relations between the Foundation Trust's constituencies and stakeholder groups to promote the effective operation of the Trust's activities.

Compliance

• Ensure the Foundation Trust meets its commitment to patients and targets for treatment.
• Ensure the Trust establishes and maintains the highest standards of clinical standards.

Specific Responsibilities of Non‑Executive Directors

• Prepare for, attend, and contribute to the six formal Board of Directors' meetings, six Strategic Board Development meetings, and quarterly Council of Governors' meetings.
• Chair and attend Board sub‑committees as agreed with the Chair.
• To the extent that the required time commitment allows, participate in those activities where it has been agreed that Non‑Executive Director's involvement would bring an external and independent perspective.
• Ensure effective stewardship through planning, strategy, control and value for money.
• Work in conjunction with the Council of Governors to promote public sector values and the interests of Foundation Trust members through good corporate governance.
• Attend the Annual Members' Meeting and other governor meetings as agreed with the Chair.
• Participate in visits to services and occasional external stakeholder meetings.
• Participate in an annual review and appraisal of own performance with the Chair and Chair of governor‑led Appointments, Terms and Conditions Committee and contribute to the annual appraisal of the Chair and periodic reviews of the performance of the Board.
• Support the Chair, Chief Executive and Executive Directors in the governance and stewardship of the Trust.
• When asked to do so by the Chair, act as critical friend in connection with issues relevant to their own skills, expertise and experience.

We are seeking a highly experienced and values‑driven individual to join our Board as a Non‑Executive Director. This pivotal leadership role offers the opportunity to influence the strategic direction and governance of a high‑performing, innovative NHS organisation. Board‑level experience in organisations of significant complexity, whether in the private, public, or voluntary sector, is essential.

Applicants Qualifications

• Demonstrable, recent, and relevant financial experience.
• Genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services, especially within Mental Health Services.
• Strong connections with the service areas within Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust (ideally resident).
• A personal interest and commitment in equality, diversity, and inclusion.
• A clear understanding of the needs of all sectors of the community.
• Ability to demonstrate a range of professional expertise as well as community understanding and experience, including lived experiences such as being a patient or carer, engaging with diverse ethnic, cultural, social, economic and cultural groups, experience of women and gender issues, experiences and challenges of younger people, and those with lived experience of mental health issues and/or living with physical disability.
• Self‑knowledge and appetite to drive your own learning and development, and the ability to engage with and add value to the work of Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust's Board and its committees.
• Commitment to our Trust values and ability to role‑model them always.

Personal Essential Criteria

• Strong leadership, strategic thinking, and interpersonal skills.

Our recruitment team have shared their top tips to support you when you are ready to make your application. Please ensure that you read this before starting your application. If a high volume of applications is received, we reserve the right to close the vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date.

This post will be subject to successful completion of a 6 month probationary period where applicable. Where operationally feasible, the Trust supports agile working; an expectation of attendance of 1 day per week at a Trust site as a minimum operationally. Unless specifically stated in the advert that a role will have home as the base of work, all roles will have the option to work from a Trust base if remote working is not for you. If required for the post the ability to commute within the Trust's geographical area with access to the appropriate means of transport would be essential.

We will apply for a Disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service for the successful candidate if this is required for the post. Anyone applying for a position which involves a regulated activity will require an enhanced Disclosure & Barring check, and that the disclosure will, where appropriate to the role, include information against the Independent Safeguarding Authority barred lists for working with children or working with adults or both.

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019.