Job summary
Thank you for your interest in joining Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley.
We welcome your interest as a potential candidate for the position of Chair of the Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley Board. As we embark on our second decade to shape the landscape of healthcare innovation across Oxford and the Thames Valley, we are seeking an exceptional individual to lead our board, guide our strategic vision and champion the transformative impact we aim to make across the health and care system.
Main duties of the job
The Chair will ensure that the affairs of the Board are well managed, its agendas are well planned and that supporting documents are circulated in due time. The Chair is responsible for briefing the Chief Executive, with day-to-day management led by the Chief Operating Officer, supported by the Head of Corporate Affairs and People.
The Chair will act as the ambassador for the work of Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley with fellow Health Innovation Network Chairs, as well as NHS, academic and industry partners, and decision and policy makers at all levels, including nationally.
The Chair will undertake the annual appraisal of the Chief Executive (with due reference to the CEO of Oxford University Hospitals (OUH) NHS Foundation Trust, our host Trust).
About us
Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley is a beacon of innovation, collaboration and excellence in healthcare. Our organisation supports positive change, linking research, industry and healthcare. We are dedicated to fostering an environment where cutting-edge ideas flourish, interdisciplinary collaboration thrives and services improve through rapid and widespread adoption of innovation.
We have an outstanding, highly motivated team who support our regional health and care partners. We encourage and enable our local system to transform by embracing opportunities and embedding a culture of innovation to improve the health of the three million people we serve.
The successful candidate will succeed our outgoing Chair, Nigel Keen, who has led the Board since Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley, previously Oxford Academic Health Science Network, was formed in 2013. We are looking for a visionary leader with a wealth of experience, strategic insight and a deep commitment to realising the potential of healthcare innovation.
We invite applications from individuals with a passion for transformative leadership, a track record of strategic governance and an ability to navigate a complex landscape.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Provide leadership to the Board of Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley;
- Chair effective Board meetings, which will involve:
- Working in partnership with the Chief Executive to determine the agenda;
- Ensuring that the Board receives accurate, timely and clear information, including specialist advice as and when required;
- Developing and maintaining close working relationships with all Board members;
- Welcoming challenge and scrutiny, ensuring all Board members contribute their skills, and experience to decision-making;
- Ensuring that the Board focuses on its key tasks;
- Directing discussions so that everyone understands what has been agreed
- Taking a leading role in determining the composition and structure of the Board;
- Supporting and acting as a sounding board to the Chief Executive as appropriate;
- Actively contribute to the organisations strategic aims;
- Build trust and work collaboratively in order to manage relationships with key stakeholders;
- Ensure high standards of governance are maintained;
- Uphold the values of the organisation, and promote equality and diversity;
- Safeguard the good name and reputation of the organisation.
Other responsibilities:
- Represent the organisation at Health Innovation Network Committee meetings;
- Conduct a performance appraisal of the Chief Executive at least annually, in line with our hosts procedure;
- The successful postholder will also act as Chair of our Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG), Accelerare, once a year and become a Member of the CLG.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation.
The Chair will comply with all the policy and procedural requirements placed on all employees of OUH.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties and responsibilities:
- Provide leadership to the Board of Health Innovation Oxford and Thames Valley;
- Chair effective Board meetings, which will involve:
- Working in partnership with the Chief Executive to determine the agenda;
- Ensuring that the Board receives accurate, timely and clear information, including specialist advice as and when required;
- Developing and maintaining close working relationships with all Board members;
- Welcoming challenge and scrutiny, ensuring all Board members contribute their skills, and experience to decision-making;
- Ensuring that the Board focuses on its key tasks;
- Directing discussions so that everyone understands what has been agreed
- Taking a leading role in determining the composition and structure of the Board;
- Supporting and acting as a sounding board to the Chief Executive as appropriate;
- Actively contribute to the organisations strategic aims;
- Build trust and work collaboratively in order to manage relationships with key stakeholders;
- Ensure high standards of governance are maintained;
- Uphold the values of the organisation, and promote equality and diversity;
- Safeguard the good name and reputation of the organisation.
Other responsibilities:
- Represent the organisation at Health Innovation Network Committee meetings;
- Conduct a performance appraisal of the Chief Executive at least annually, in line with our hosts procedure;
- The successful postholder will also act as Chair of our Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG), Accelerare, once a year and become a Member of the CLG.
The job description and person specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of the organisation.
The Chair will comply with all the policy and procedural requirements placed on all employees of OUH.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Education
Essential
- oProfessional qualification in a relevant discipline or relevant experience
- oMasters or equivalent.
Desirable
- oFurther qualification in management.
Previous Experience
Essential
- oExperience at Board level in a large and complex organisation.
- oExperience of leadership in a large and complex organisation.
- oExperience in chairing Boards or committees.
Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential
- oHighly developed leadership skills.
- oExcellent communication skills.
- oEffective influencing skills.
- oHighly developed analytical skills.
- oHighly developed interpersonal skills.
- oEffective team player.
- oAbility to provide constructive challenge.
- oAbility to manage conflict.
- oBest practise in corporate governance.
- oStrategy development.
- oPerformance management.
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of the landscape the NHS and HINs operates within.
- oUnderstanding and experience of the interplay between national policy and regulation and local delivery in relation to innovation.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oMust be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's and HIN's Values and Behaviours.
- oTeam player.
- oAnalytical mind.
- oHave a flexible and dedicated approach to work.
- oA commitment to public sector values.
- oUnderstanding of and commitment to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.
- oPersonal and professional demeanour and credibility that generates trust and confidence in others.
- oThe highest degree of honesty and integrity.
- oEffective and strategic influencing skills Board level.
Person Specification
Qualifications/Education
Essential
- oProfessional qualification in a relevant discipline or relevant experience
- oMasters or equivalent.
Desirable
- oFurther qualification in management.
Previous Experience
Essential
- oExperience at Board level in a large and complex organisation.
- oExperience of leadership in a large and complex organisation.
- oExperience in chairing Boards or committees.
Skills/Knowledge/Ability
Essential
- oHighly developed leadership skills.
- oExcellent communication skills.
- oEffective influencing skills.
- oHighly developed analytical skills.
- oHighly developed interpersonal skills.
- oEffective team player.
- oAbility to provide constructive challenge.
- oAbility to manage conflict.
- oBest practise in corporate governance.
- oStrategy development.
- oPerformance management.
Desirable
- oUnderstanding of the landscape the NHS and HINs operates within.
- oUnderstanding and experience of the interplay between national policy and regulation and local delivery in relation to innovation.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- oMust be able to demonstrate behaviours consistent with the Trust's and HIN's Values and Behaviours.
- oTeam player.
- oAnalytical mind.
- oHave a flexible and dedicated approach to work.
- oA commitment to public sector values.
- oUnderstanding of and commitment to equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.
- oPersonal and professional demeanour and credibility that generates trust and confidence in others.
- oThe highest degree of honesty and integrity.
- oEffective and strategic influencing skills Board level.
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).
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Oxford Science Park
Health Innovation Oxford & Thames Valley, Magdalen Centre - Whitehead Building, Oxford Science Park,
Oxford
OX4 4GA
Employer's website
https://www.ouh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
