Job summary
Can you help us achieve our great ambitions?
We are seeking two exceptional Non-Executive Directors to join our Board of Directors.
These roles represent exciting opportunities for inspirational individuals to join our Board of Directors and to contribute to the achievement of our strategic ambitions, making a positive difference to the care we provide at an exciting time for the Trust.
We seek applicants who share and role model our values - caring, fair and innovative - as we build a culture where all of our people can thrive. We are looking for two individuals with financial or clinical qualifications and experience. We would welcome an individual who has experience of implementing a digital strategy in a large and complex organisation. The successful candidates will have recent, relevant, Board-level experience in a large and complex organisation, preferably gained as a member of a unitary board.
The full details of the role requirements are set out within the recruitment pack.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, and particularly from individuals with the protected characteristics that are currently under-represented at this level in our Trust.
For details on how to apply, please see page 14 of the attached recruitment pack.
Closing date: 25 July 2022
For questions about the roles, please contact:
- Sue Musson, Chair via susan.hughes@liverpoolft.nhs.uk / 0151 706 3142
- Daniel Scheffer via daniel.scheffer@liverpoolft.nhs.uk / 07387 013 246
Main duties of the job
In order to complement the existing skill mix of our Board, we would particularly welcome applications from candidates who can demonstrate recent, relevant experience in:
Finance Non Executive Director
- Recent, relevant, senior level risk management experience gained in a large and complex organisation with the proven ability to chair the Audit Committee.
- Have a qualification or qualifications in finance such as - Chartered Financial Analyst, Associated Chartered Accountant, Financial Risk Manager, Certified Financial Planner, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) qualifications, Certified Management Accountant.
Clinical Non Executive Director
- Knowledge, insight and understanding of excellence in healthcare, developed from a medical, nursing, allied disciplines or social care role.
- Recent, relevant experience (10 years) of implementing continuous improvement methodologies in a regulatory or clinical role.
- The ability to support the executive team, especially clinical leaders within the Trust, and their leadership of the organisation, while monitoring their conduct and seeking to uphold the highest ethical standards of integrity and probity.
- A commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services.
About us
At Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, we work together to support our communities to live healthier, happier and fairer lives. As one of the largest NHS Trusts in the country, we have the resources and ability to make this vision a reality.
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are one of the largest trusts in the country, employing more than 13,500 colleagues who are committed to one mission - working together to deliver outstanding healthcare. Our hospitals provide essential care for our local communities, as well as a range of highly-specialist services to people in the North West of England and beyond.
Our Trust was created in October 2019 following the merger of Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, including the Liverpool University Dental Hospital. The merger was driven by our clinicians, who for a long time recognised that bringing together the two organisations would enable us to transform the way we deliver healthcare for the better.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Non-Executive Directors work alongside executive directors as unitary Board members. They share responsibility for the decisions made by the Board and for promoting the success of the organisation. Non-executive directors play a crucial role in bringing an independent perspective as well as specific knowledge and skills.
Non-executive directors are responsible for providing appropriate oversight, governance and leadership to Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) in the pursuit of its strategy of delivering outstanding healthcare services.
Finance Non Executive Director
You will provide leadership to contribute to our strategic development, good governance and risk management, and you will possess the skills to bring challenge, support and robust scrutiny to the role.
The successful post holder will be supported to shadow the current Chair of the Audit Committee for a period of time and will take over as Chair in March 2023.
You must have the necessary skills to help embed the Audit Committees remit of providing assurance on the effectiveness of systems of integrated governance, risk management and internal control which are fundamental to the achievement of the Trusts objectives.
You must have relevant experience at Board level in a large and complex organisation and hold a recognised financial qualification.
Clinical Non Executive Director
You will have recent senior or board level experience in clinical and patient safety expertise gained from medical, nursing, allied disciplines or social care in a research, regulatory or clinically focused role together with experience of applying this to large-scale improvement.
You will need to have a genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services.
The Non-Executive Director Role:
Non-Executive Directors have a responsibility to:
- Promote a positive culture throughout the Trust, maintaining high professional and ethical standards and behaving in accordance with the values of the Trust,
- Bring appropriate challenge to the work of the Board,
- Contribute to the development of strategy
Non-Executive Directors have a duty to:
- Scrutinise the performance of the executive directors in meeting agreed goals,
- Satisfy themselves as to the integrity of financial, clinical and other information,
- Satisfy themselves that controls and systems of risk management and governance are fit for purpose and effective,
- Assess the adequacy of information to enable the Board and its Committees to discharge their responsibilities.
Non-Executive Directors are responsible for:
- Determining appropriate levels of remuneration of executive directors,
- Appointing the Chief Executive (with the approval of the Council of Governors),
- Appointing other executive directors along with the Chief Executive,
- Succession planning for key executive roles.
Relations with the Council of Governors
Non-Executive Directors will:
- Take into account the views of Governors and Trust members in setting the forward strategy for the organisation,
- Be accountable to the Council of Governors for the progress made in delivering the Trusts strategic objectives and for their own role in achieving this.
Please see the attached recruitment pack for full details.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Non-Executive Directors work alongside executive directors as unitary Board members. They share responsibility for the decisions made by the Board and for promoting the success of the organisation. Non-executive directors play a crucial role in bringing an independent perspective as well as specific knowledge and skills.
Non-executive directors are responsible for providing appropriate oversight, governance and leadership to Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) in the pursuit of its strategy of delivering outstanding healthcare services.
Finance Non Executive Director
You will provide leadership to contribute to our strategic development, good governance and risk management, and you will possess the skills to bring challenge, support and robust scrutiny to the role.
The successful post holder will be supported to shadow the current Chair of the Audit Committee for a period of time and will take over as Chair in March 2023.
You must have the necessary skills to help embed the Audit Committees remit of providing assurance on the effectiveness of systems of integrated governance, risk management and internal control which are fundamental to the achievement of the Trusts objectives.
You must have relevant experience at Board level in a large and complex organisation and hold a recognised financial qualification.
Clinical Non Executive Director
You will have recent senior or board level experience in clinical and patient safety expertise gained from medical, nursing, allied disciplines or social care in a research, regulatory or clinically focused role together with experience of applying this to large-scale improvement.
You will need to have a genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services.
The Non-Executive Director Role:
Non-Executive Directors have a responsibility to:
- Promote a positive culture throughout the Trust, maintaining high professional and ethical standards and behaving in accordance with the values of the Trust,
- Bring appropriate challenge to the work of the Board,
- Contribute to the development of strategy
Non-Executive Directors have a duty to:
- Scrutinise the performance of the executive directors in meeting agreed goals,
- Satisfy themselves as to the integrity of financial, clinical and other information,
- Satisfy themselves that controls and systems of risk management and governance are fit for purpose and effective,
- Assess the adequacy of information to enable the Board and its Committees to discharge their responsibilities.
Non-Executive Directors are responsible for:
- Determining appropriate levels of remuneration of executive directors,
- Appointing the Chief Executive (with the approval of the Council of Governors),
- Appointing other executive directors along with the Chief Executive,
- Succession planning for key executive roles.
Relations with the Council of Governors
Non-Executive Directors will:
- Take into account the views of Governors and Trust members in setting the forward strategy for the organisation,
- Be accountable to the Council of Governors for the progress made in delivering the Trusts strategic objectives and for their own role in achieving this.
Please see the attached recruitment pack for full details.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Recent, relevant experience in leading change within an environment of comparable complexity
- Recent, relevant experience of digital service development within a large and complex organisation
- Recent, relevant experience in partnership working within an environment of comparable complexity
Board level competencies
Essential
- Patient and community focus - a demonstrable commitment to providing high quality care and to tackling health inequalities and poor health outcomes
- Strategic direction - the ability to think and plan ahead, to develop a clear vision and to motivate others, balancing needs and constraints
- Holding to account - to probe and challenge constructively, holding the Chief Executive and executive directors to account
- Effective influencing and communication - highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to gain support and influence others. Demonstrable political acuity. The ability to grasp relevant issues and understand relationships between interested parties
- Team working - ability to work as part of a cohesive, unitary Board
- Self-belief and drive - motivation to lead change with confidence and to take on challenges
- Intellectual flexibility - Sound, independent judgement and diplomacy, with the ability analyse complex issues and think creatively.
- Behaviour - lead by example in demonstrating positive, professional, ethical behaviours that exemplify the values of the Trust
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Recent, relevant experience in leading change within an environment of comparable complexity
- Recent, relevant experience of digital service development within a large and complex organisation
- Recent, relevant experience in partnership working within an environment of comparable complexity
Board level competencies
Essential
- Patient and community focus - a demonstrable commitment to providing high quality care and to tackling health inequalities and poor health outcomes
- Strategic direction - the ability to think and plan ahead, to develop a clear vision and to motivate others, balancing needs and constraints
- Holding to account - to probe and challenge constructively, holding the Chief Executive and executive directors to account
- Effective influencing and communication - highly developed interpersonal and communication skills, with ability to gain support and influence others. Demonstrable political acuity. The ability to grasp relevant issues and understand relationships between interested parties
- Team working - ability to work as part of a cohesive, unitary Board
- Self-belief and drive - motivation to lead change with confidence and to take on challenges
- Intellectual flexibility - Sound, independent judgement and diplomacy, with the ability analyse complex issues and think creatively.
- Behaviour - lead by example in demonstrating positive, professional, ethical behaviours that exemplify the values of the Trust
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).
