Non-Executive Director

Job description

Job responsibilities

We are especially keen to increase the diversity of the Trust Board to better mirror our workforce and the users of our services. We particularly welcome applications from women and from people who would bring diversity of experience, background, and culture to the Board, including people from ethnic minority communities.

If this opportunity interests you, please click on the links for further information which will lead to our dedicated recruitment site; or contact our retained consultant Jonathan Phillips on 07817 988490. We would love to hear from you.

Please note applications for these vacancies are to be made by CV and cover letter to jp@seymourjohn.com

Person Specification

Essential Expertise

Essential

• A senior clinician, who has undertaken leadership roles at Executive and/or Board level
• Direct experience of leading a large professional workforce, with a vision of embedding sector-leading best practice and partnership working
• Ability to contribute to the development of the work of a Board operating in a very challenging and regulated environment.

Desirable

• Board level experience in an NHS organisation would be helpful but not essential.
• Experience in understanding and supporting patient care and particularly maternity services would be helpful but not essential.

Essential Competencies

Essential

• Strategic thinking - you should be able to look ahead and work with others to develop practical but ambitious plans.
• Self-belief and drive - you should enjoy a challenge and be prepared to stand up for your views. You should be enthusiastic about improvement and believe change is possible
• Patient and community focus - you should be committed to supporting people's expectations of healthcare in your community, obtained through the public, voluntary or private sector.
• Intellectual flexibility - you should be a sharp and clear thinker who can weigh-up other people's ideas and have ideas of your own.
• Team working ability - you should be able to build constructive relationships and work effectively in a team of people and be able to let others take on the operational work
• Effective influencing and communication skills - you should be able to gain respect through a personal empowering style supported by effective communication and influencing skills.
• Sound understanding of corporate governance and high standards of personal conduct - you should be tough enough to hold others to account for their performance but realistic enough to accept being held to account for your own performance.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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

Wirral University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Address

Arrowe Park Hospital

Arrowe Park Hospital

CH49 5PE

Employer's website

https://www.wuth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)