Associate Non-Executive Director

Do you have the necessary clinical and strategic skills and capabilities to support the delivery of the best possible health and well-being outcomes for the populations of Northumberland and North Tyneside? 

• Location: North Tyneside General Hospital and trust-wide locations
• Salary: £13,000 p.a. (4 days per month) 
• Applications close Wednesday 31st July 2024

Our Trust is a leading, progressive and innovative healthcare provider with an £800 million annual income. We are one of the largest employers in the North East, with over 11,000 staff to serve a population of 500,000, providing an extensive range of acute and community healthcare services. We own and operate GP practices serving over 138,000 patients through Northumbria Primary Care, and run a number of commercial businesses, including Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management.

We’re one of only a few NHS organisations to be named outstanding twice by national regulator the CQC. We’re consistently one of the highest performing NHS organisations in the country winning many awards and regularly topping the national hospital ratings.

 About the role:  

Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT is seeking to appoint an independent Associate Non-Executive Director to its Board of Directors. In order to complement the existing skill mix of the Board, the Trust is seeking a Non-Executive Director with Medical experience and a related clinical qualification along with a background in either Social Care or NHS healthcare.

There is the opportunity for the successful candidate to go on to become a Non-Executive Director on the Trust Board, and will Chair the Trust’s Safety, Quality & Improvement Committee.

Your duties and responsibilities will include:

·         monitoring strategy, performance, risk, people management and local accountability.

·         contributing to, and be part of, the Board of Executive and Non-Executive Directors.

Associate Non-Executive Directors cannot participate in any formal vote at Board but will be part of a Unitary Board and have full exposure to all Board level discussions and decisions and will also sit on Board Sub-Committees. You will be required to constructively challenge the decisions of the Board and help develop proposals on strategy, ensuring effective governance and compliance and meeting performance targets required by statutory bodies.

About You: 

We seek a qualified medically experienced individual who will provide challenge and support to enable us to innovate and improve the delivery of the best possible health and wellbeing outcomes for our communities.

Your personal qualities include:

·         a sound knowledge of good corporate governance, strategic planning, risk and performance management

·         Understanding of and commitment to equality and diversity and health inequalities, and how this affects patients, visitors, and staff

·         experience of holding senior individuals and teams to account and working in a strategic context

·         Experience of building effective and lasting working relationships with a range of internal and external stakeholders

·         successful board experience in an organisation of similar size and complexity, whether in the private, public or voluntary sectors

You will live in the Northeast or have the flexibility to commit to being in and around the whole Region on a regular basis.

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The closing date for an application is Wednesday 31st July 2024.