Job summary
We are seeking to appoint a number of Associate Lay Members to support Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in appointing our Medical and Dental Consultants by chairing statutory Advisory Appointment Committees (AAC's). As a Trust we run approximately 100 AAC's per annum.
We are looking for talented and experienced individuals who possess effective influencing and communication skills and have the intellectual flexibility to handle complex situations. Previous experience of working at a senior management level is essential, together with demonstrable expertise in chairing senior interview panels in a large organisation.
Our AAC committee panels sit for part or full days and a sessional fee of £160 per half day is payable (to include travelling and parking expenses). The Trust will need you to commit to chairing a minimum of five AAC committee panels each year. Applications are invited from a wide range of backgrounds including senior managers and medical and dental professionals.
Applications for this role can be submitted online or by emailing your CV and an accompanying cover letter to Karrie.Sutton2@nhs.net / Tom.Evans7@nhs.net - please state the job title and job reference number (190-8420-DIR) in the email subject.
Main duties of the job
The main duties of the job include:
- Fair and Equitable Assessment: ensure a fair and consistent interview process, assessing both clinical abilities and PROUD behaviours.
- Informed Decision-Making: provide panel members with all necessary information, including any restrictions, conflicts of interest, or criminal offenses, to facilitate informed decision-making.
- Structured Interview Process: organise and facilitate the interview process, including pre-interview discussions, time allocation, and post-interview debriefs.
- Candidate Experience: welcome candidates, introduce panel members, and explain the interview format to create a positive candidate experience.
- Consistent Evaluation: maintain a consistent interview structure and evaluation process for all candidates.
- Collaborative Decision-Making: facilitate post-interview discussions to ensure all panel members' views are considered and appointments align with the person specification.
- Effective Documentation: ;eep detailed notes of the interview process and ensure all panel members complete and sign relevant documentation.
- Adherence to Policy: conduct the Appointment and Approval Committee (AAC) process fairly, in compliance with trust policies, NHS statutory instruments, and equality and diversity principles.
About us
You will be working for an organisation which values and respects all of its staff and the community it serves. The Trust is a leader in the NHS and research sectors and provides excellent benefits for its employees. This includes a commitment to professional development but also many policies to support employees in balancing their personal and professional lives.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the role and requirements, please see the accompanying job description and person specification.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For full details of the role and requirements, please see the accompanying job description and person specification.
When completing your application please ensure that you clearly demonstrate how you meet the role criteria.
Person Specification
Knowledge, Experience, and Skills
Essential
- Previous experience of working at a senior management level in a large organisation.
- Demonstrable expertise in chairing senior interview panels in a large organisation, including: (1) The ability to keep proceedings on track and manage the allocated time effectively. (2) The ability to facilitate productive recruitment panel discussions - enabling all panel members to contribute to decision making and managing differences of opinion between panel members while maintaining personal impartiality.
- Excellent communication skills, including: (1) The ability to quickly build rapport with other panel members and applicants. (2) An aptitude for effectively summarising events to help others make decisions. (3) The ability to prepare written outcomes that explain decisions in a clear and concise manner.
- Excellent / proven leadership skills.
- Effective influencing skills and the ability to facilitate discussions with senior leaders.
- Intellectual flexibility to handle complex situations.
- You will need to be able to demonstrate that you can use your experience to: (1) Work alongside other panel members (at a senior level) and lead as Chair of an AAC panel. (2) Bring independence, external perspectives, skills and challenge to an AAC panel.
- A demonstrable knowledge and understanding of fair and equitable recruitment processes, including the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- A demonstrable commitment to treating all individuals with dignity and respect, with a proven and evidenced ability to create a positive and inclusive recruitment environment.
- A good understanding of current relevant employment legislation and regulatory requirements.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- You will need to be able to demonstrate that you have the following personal qualities: Personal integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, Reliability
- Strong personal commitment to the values of the NHS.
Values and Behaviours (PROUD)
Essential
- A demonstrable commitment to the Trust's values of: Patient First, Respectful, Ownership, Unity, Delivery
Person Specification
Knowledge, Experience, and Skills
Essential
- Previous experience of working at a senior management level in a large organisation.
- Demonstrable expertise in chairing senior interview panels in a large organisation, including: (1) The ability to keep proceedings on track and manage the allocated time effectively. (2) The ability to facilitate productive recruitment panel discussions - enabling all panel members to contribute to decision making and managing differences of opinion between panel members while maintaining personal impartiality.
- Excellent communication skills, including: (1) The ability to quickly build rapport with other panel members and applicants. (2) An aptitude for effectively summarising events to help others make decisions. (3) The ability to prepare written outcomes that explain decisions in a clear and concise manner.
- Excellent / proven leadership skills.
- Effective influencing skills and the ability to facilitate discussions with senior leaders.
- Intellectual flexibility to handle complex situations.
- You will need to be able to demonstrate that you can use your experience to: (1) Work alongside other panel members (at a senior level) and lead as Chair of an AAC panel. (2) Bring independence, external perspectives, skills and challenge to an AAC panel.
- A demonstrable knowledge and understanding of fair and equitable recruitment processes, including the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- A demonstrable commitment to treating all individuals with dignity and respect, with a proven and evidenced ability to create a positive and inclusive recruitment environment.
- A good understanding of current relevant employment legislation and regulatory requirements.
Personal Qualities
Essential
- You will need to be able to demonstrate that you have the following personal qualities: Personal integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty, Reliability
- Strong personal commitment to the values of the NHS.
Values and Behaviours (PROUD)
Essential
- A demonstrable commitment to the Trust's values of: Patient First, Respectful, Ownership, Unity, Delivery
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
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Northern General Hospital
Sheffield
S5 7AU
Employer's website
https://www.sth.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)
