Job summary
As a Board member, you will work alongside Executive and Non-executive Director colleagues to constructively challenge and support the development of strategies, scrutinise the performance of management and satisfy yourself that financial controls and systems for risk management are robust and effective. You will also work closely with the Council of Governors, which is responsible for ensuring the Non-Executive Directors are accountable for the Board of Directors' performance
We are seeking a compassionate leader with a commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services. Also essential is relevant senior leadership experience in the private, public, or voluntary sector and a good understanding of the workings of the NHS. In considering the balance of skills, experience and knowledge across the Trust Board we are interested in hearing from applicants who have a senior leadership/background in the areas of IT, digital and technology, We would also welcome applicants with backgrounds in one or more of the following areas:
- Innovation
- Education
- Public/Population Health
- Risk Management
That said, we appreciate that people might have skills or experience which could make a constructive contribution to the Board, but which is not easily matched to our preferred criteria. If you don't obviously fit the specification, but think you have relevant knowledge or aptitudes which could make a real difference, please consider getting in touch.
Main duties of the job
Non-Executive Directors are responsible to the Council of Governors through the Chairman of the Board of Directors. As part of the unitary Board of Executive and Non-executive Directors they:
- Constructively challenge the decisions of the Board and help develop proposals on strategy, ensuring effective governance and compliance and meeting performance targets required by NHSE, the Care Quality Commission and other statutory bodies.
- Ensure that the Board acts in the best interests of service users, the community and wider public.
- Work closely with the Council of Governors, which is responsible for ensuring the Non-Executive Directors are accountable for the Board of Directors' performance
As members of the Board of the Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, all Directors are required to:
- Provide compassionate leadership within a framework of prudent and effective controls which enable risk to be assessed and managed;
- Set strategic aims, ensuring that the necessary financial and human resources are in place to meet objectives, and review management's performance;
- Set values and standards and ensure that the Trust's obligations to its Service Users and others are understood and met;
- Ensure that the Trust promotes equality and recognises diversity in its dealings with patients, staff and other stakeholders;
- Focus on ensuring effective compliance of clinical, corporate, legal and financial elements of the organisation.
About us
As the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust occupies a unique and special place in the NHS. We are a rare organisation, with our complexity and impact far exceeding our scale. From our state-of-the-art building on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus, one of the world's largest centres of healthcare research and delivery, we offer heart and lung services, with an extensive range of specialist services provided nowhere else in the UK.
In 2019 we became the first NHS hospital trust to receive an 'outstanding' rating in every domain assessed by the Care Quality Commission.
With an international reputation for excellence in research and innovation, we are a member of Cambridge University Health Partners and in collaboration with the University of Cambridge we operate a cutting-edge Clinical Research Facility in the Heart and Lung Research Institute next door to our hospital. We are also a critical part of the Cambridge and Peterborough Integrated Care System and recognise the important role we can play in tacking health inequalities and maximise the opportunities created by the research and innovation work that takes place in our region.
Providing they meet the minimum post criteria, applicants with disabilities will be offered an interview.
For a street view tour: https://royalpapworth.nhs.uk/virtual-tour
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Job description
Job responsibilities
On this page you will find a Role Profile which provides information about the hospital and full details about the role. We recommend that you review this and refer to it as you complete your application. Please include how you will meet the Trust Values Compassion, Excellence and Collaboration. If you would like more information about the role or working at Royal Papworth Hospital, please get in touch with the contact for this role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant leadership experience in the private, public, or voluntary sector and a good understanding of the workings of the NHS, and in particular NHS Foundation Trusts
Experience
Essential
- You will be expected to be available for around three days-a-month, however during the first few months you may well need to spend more time building up knowledge of our services.
- Royal Papworth recognises that diverse boards make the best decisions, and we want our board to reflect the diversity of the population we serve and our workforce. Therefore, we want to receive applications from people from ethnic minority communities, LGBTQ communities, and those with lived experience of disability, and younger people.
- Able to demonstrate the following:
- - A genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services.
- - Relevant leadership experience in the private, public, or voluntary sector and a good understanding of the workings of the NHS, and in particular NHS Foundation Trusts
- - A personal interest and commitment in equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- - Team working; the ability to work as an effective member of the Board and its committees and sub groups;
- - Business understanding; an understanding of the various components of the complex organisation, planning, budgeting, quality assurance, financial control, performance management and stakeholder development;
- - Communications; to relate to and understand a range of health care professionals, representatives of local government and voluntary organisations and members of the public.
- - Sufficient time and commitment to fulfil the role.
- - Able to demonstrate a range of professional expertise as well as community understanding and experience, and insights into lived experiences such as being a patient or carer, engaging with diverse ethnic, cultural, social, and economic and cultural groups and communities, 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
- - Commitment and role modelling of the Trust values and ability to shape and actively support a compassionate and collective culture for the Trust
- In considering the balance of skills, experience and knowledge across the Trust Board we are particularly interested in hearing from applicants who have a senior leadership/background in IT, digital and technology. We also welcome applicants with a background in one or more of the following areas:
- InnovationEducationPublic/Population HealthRisk Management
- We appreciate that people might have skills or experience which could make a constructive contribution to healthcare and the Trust, but which is not easily matched to our preferred criteria. If you do not obviously fit the specification, but think you have relevant knowledge or aptitudes which could make a real difference, please consider getting in touch. We are always willing to consider capable people with a track record in their own walk of life.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant leadership experience in the private, public, or voluntary sector and a good understanding of the workings of the NHS, and in particular NHS Foundation Trusts
Experience
Essential
- You will be expected to be available for around three days-a-month, however during the first few months you may well need to spend more time building up knowledge of our services.
- Royal Papworth recognises that diverse boards make the best decisions, and we want our board to reflect the diversity of the population we serve and our workforce. Therefore, we want to receive applications from people from ethnic minority communities, LGBTQ communities, and those with lived experience of disability, and younger people.
- Able to demonstrate the following:
- - A genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services.
- - Relevant leadership experience in the private, public, or voluntary sector and a good understanding of the workings of the NHS, and in particular NHS Foundation Trusts
- - A personal interest and commitment in equality, diversity, and inclusion.
- - Team working; the ability to work as an effective member of the Board and its committees and sub groups;
- - Business understanding; an understanding of the various components of the complex organisation, planning, budgeting, quality assurance, financial control, performance management and stakeholder development;
- - Communications; to relate to and understand a range of health care professionals, representatives of local government and voluntary organisations and members of the public.
- - Sufficient time and commitment to fulfil the role.
- - Able to demonstrate a range of professional expertise as well as community understanding and experience, and insights into lived experiences such as being a patient or carer, engaging with diverse ethnic, cultural, social, and economic and cultural groups and communities, 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
- - Commitment and role modelling of the Trust values and ability to shape and actively support a compassionate and collective culture for the Trust
- In considering the balance of skills, experience and knowledge across the Trust Board we are particularly interested in hearing from applicants who have a senior leadership/background in IT, digital and technology. We also welcome applicants with a background in one or more of the following areas:
- InnovationEducationPublic/Population HealthRisk Management
- We appreciate that people might have skills or experience which could make a constructive contribution to healthcare and the Trust, but which is not easily matched to our preferred criteria. If you do not obviously fit the specification, but think you have relevant knowledge or aptitudes which could make a real difference, please consider getting in touch. We are always willing to consider capable people with a track record in their own walk of life.
Additional Criteria
Essential
- Please provide evidence of your commitment to uphold the Trust's values: Compassion, Excellence, Collaboration
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.
