Job summary
- Main area
- Board
- Grade
- Non-Executive Director
- Contract
- Fixed term: 3 years (Initial Term)
- Hours
- Part time - 5 hours per week (Approximately 20 Hours / 3-4 days per month)
- Job ref
- 390-Non-Executive Director
- Employer
- Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- MSE
- Town
- Southend
- Salary
- £15,000 Per Annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 14/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
MSE Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust is now one of the largest trusts in the country, serving a population of 1.2 million people. Our newly formed Trust, comprising acute hospital sites at Broomfield in Chelmsford, Basildon and Southend, is determined to provide the best health services for its local population. We are a well-led, high-performing and innovative organisation working in the best interests of the people we serve.
Job overview
As one of our new Non-Executive Director your role will be to work alongside other Non-Executives, the Chair of the Trust and the Executive Directors as equal members of the unitary Board; using your skills, knowledge and expertise to direct the work of the newly formed Trust.
You will have an important part to play in forging strong links with the Council of Governors. The Council are responsible for holding the Non-Executive Directors to account, both individually and collectively, for the performance of the Board. You may also have the opportunity to chair a sub-committee of the Board, subject to your area of expertise.
For Further information about this role please follow the link below to the Non-Executive Directors - Candidate Information Pack 2024.
https://mse-nhs.pagetiger.com/ccmixpy/1/?ptit=6403994B180FC87AD3C34
Interviews are expected to take place in August 2024
Main duties of the job
As a non-executive director, you will:
• Work as part of a unitary board, assist in developing its new vision, strategy and clear objectives which sets the direction and delivers clear organisational purpose and performance to exceed statutory and local standards.
• Have responsibility for strategic, financial, clinical and operational oversight the organisation through the board and its board committees.
• Scrutinise the performance of management in meeting agreed goals and objectives and monitor the Trust’s performance, providing support and advice appropriately.
• Act as an ambassador, building strong partnerships with patients and public, all staff, key partners and regulators.
• Observe the Secretary of State’s policies and priorities, including the personal behaviours, values, technical competence and business practices.
Working for our organisation
With a workforce of approximately 15,000 staff, we can now do more and go further in delivering health services to our local communities.
Our ambition is to deliver excellent local and specialist services, to improve the health and wellbeing of our patients, and provide a vibrant place for staff to develop, innovate and build careers.
Patients will experience improved care as well as fewer delays and cancellations. We are able to provide more once-in-a-lifetime specialist care region-wide. With our new trust size will come more opportunities for development, research, networking and innovation.
We aim to make the most of our skills and experiences so we can become the best we can be. As one organisation we will recruit the finest and retain more specialist staff due to more employment opportunities across our Trust.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
We are particularly keen to talk to candidates offering substantial board level senior leadership experience. This will have been gained through a varied executive career, ideally in a similarly large and complex organisation in either the public or private sectors, combined with sound experience of serving as a non-executive or chair of an NHS organisation - ideally within the acute sector. We seek candidates from a range of professional backgrounds offering backgrounds from any of the following areas:
• Finance (CCAB / CIMA qualified accountant), Audit, Commercial
• Legal/ corporate governance
• Organisational Development/Workforce
• Clinical – experience of clinical leadership at a strategic level
• Digital Transformation and Innovation/Information Governance
• Business Transformation of complex multi-site organisations
• Estates Management
Person specification
Key Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to read and critically appraise complex board papers.
- Able to be independent in judgement and character and to challenge appropriately.
- Understanding of the components of a complex organisation and the processes of planning, financial control, performance management and assurance that deliver its objectives.
- Excellent diplomatic, interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage a wide-ranging audience and network effectively with a variety of organisations/individuals within and outside the NHS.
- Flexibility regarding time commitment and the ability to travel.
Desirable criteria
- Strong business and financial acumen.
- Awareness and understanding of the requirements of the NHS system
- A strong personal commitment to public service values (Nolan Principles) of accountability, probity, openness and equality of opportunity.
- Clear understanding of the legal duties, liabilities and responsibilities of Non-executive Directors.
- Evidence of continuing Professional/personal development.
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least two years' experience of working at Board level or equivalent in a complex, changing organisation.
- Experience of change management / improvement methodology.
- Recognised financial or accounting qualification (Audit Chair only)
Desirable criteria
- Relevant NHS experience
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lauren Macintyre
- Job title
- Director of corporate affairs
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07514225647
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