Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Board of our Trust and benefit the patient population we are so proud to serve.
As Non-executive Director you will work alongside executives as equal members of our unitary Board who share responsibility with the other directors for the Board's decisions and for success of the organisation in leading the improvement of our healthcare services for patients.
You will chair the Trust's Finance & Performance Committee, and you will work across professional boundaries, providing challenge and fresh, multi-disciplinary perspectives internally. You will play a critical outward-facing role in building the brand as a leader in musculoskeletal and orthopaedics within the wider system.
As part of ROH's current strategy rethink, you will play a role in supporting the development of commercial offering and develop its culture & capability around continuous improvement.
For comprehensive details, please see candidate pack, Job Description and Person Specification above.
Please note: Applications MUST NOT be made via the TRACportal. If you need clarification, please contactSimon.
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the Job Description & Person Specification documents where it entails full details for the requirement of this role
Candidates are encouraged to contact us for a conversation before submitting an application. You may contact Simon Page, Trust Chair. To arrange this, please contact Simon Grainger-Lloyd, Executive Director of Governance
About us
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist hospital located in Birmingham UK. One of the largest orthopaedic units in Europe, the ROH offer a comprehensive range of surgical and non-surgical treatment.
The Trust's annual financial turnover is in the region of £136 million. It has fourteen operating theatres, five NHS wards, one private wards and 115 beds, including six High Dependency Unit beds.
The Trust employs in excess of 1,400 staff, including more than 80 Consultant medical staff, each supported by multi-disciplinary clinical teams including surgeons, nurses, anaesthetists, physiotherapists, radiologists, pathologists, occupational therapists and other clinical professionals.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note: Applications MUST NOT be made via the TRACportal. If you need clarification, please contactSimon.
All of the details about this role will be in the Job Description.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please note: Applications MUST NOT be made via the TRACportal. If you need clarification, please contactSimon.
All of the details about this role will be in the Job Description.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified to Masters or equivalent professional qualification and / or experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Business acumen and commercial awareness geared to the recognise risks and opportunities with demonstrable innovative and entrepreneurial skills
- Excellent diplomatic, interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage a wideranging audience and network effectively with a variety of organisations/individuals within and outside the NHS and an inclusive style of decision-making
- Ability to interpret and anticipate national government policy
- Knowledge and understanding of the strategic challenges facing the NHS, and the changing NHS environment
- Understanding of NHS performance measures
Experience
Essential
- collaborative, team oriented style with equal accountability and voice from all unitary board members.
- Excellent strategic abilities, with the capacity to plan for the long-term, along with sound independent judgement, diplomacy and political astuteness.
- Experience of working at Board level, or equivalent and able to demonstrate an understanding of corporate governance and assurance requirements
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Qualified to Masters or equivalent professional qualification and / or experience
- Evidence of continuous professional development
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Business acumen and commercial awareness geared to the recognise risks and opportunities with demonstrable innovative and entrepreneurial skills
- Excellent diplomatic, interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage a wideranging audience and network effectively with a variety of organisations/individuals within and outside the NHS and an inclusive style of decision-making
- Ability to interpret and anticipate national government policy
- Knowledge and understanding of the strategic challenges facing the NHS, and the changing NHS environment
- Understanding of NHS performance measures
Experience
Essential
- collaborative, team oriented style with equal accountability and voice from all unitary board members.
- Excellent strategic abilities, with the capacity to plan for the long-term, along with sound independent judgement, diplomacy and political astuteness.
- Experience of working at Board level, or equivalent and able to demonstrate an understanding of corporate governance and assurance requirements
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
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 UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Address
The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital
Bristol Road South
Birmingham
B31 2AP
Employer's website
https://www.roh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
