Non-Executive Director / Associate Non-Executive Director

Job description

Job responsibilities

Your role will be to use your skills and your personal experience to:

• contribute to the development of the Trusts strategy and business planningprocesses;

• play your part in ensuring the Trusts compliance with its regulatoryframework;

• helpensurethattheBoardsetschallenginggoalsandobjectivesforhealthservicesandformeetingtargetsfor treatment;

• monitortheperformanceoftheexecutiveteamindeliveringthecorporateobjectives,includingkeytargetssetboth nationally and locally;

• ensurethattheBoardalwaysactsinthebestinterestsofpatientsandthewiderpublic,andthatfullaccountistakenof advice received from the Council ofGovernors;

• ensure that management systems are in place to giveaccurateinformation to the Board including information about patientsafetyandexperience,financialandoperationalperformance,workforceissues,riskmanagement,clinicalqualityand value formoney;

• ensurethattheTrustpromotesequalityofopportunityandhumanrightsinthetreatmentofitsstaffandpatients;

• represent the Board at officialoccasions;

• participatein the appointment of the Chief Executive and other executivedirectors.

• participatein Board committees asrequired.

• support collaboration within the wider Devon and Cornwall system.

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• High personal credibility, evidenced through experience of operating at a senior level in an organisation with significant budgets and complexity

Experience

Essential

• A record of high calibre leadership and delivery, in an executive or non-executive capacity
• High-level organisational and governance skills, including for instance strategic planning, risk management, performance management, service commissioning, service delivery and development, quality management, patient/client representation
• Political acumen - ability to grasp relevant issues underpinned by an understanding of how to develop partnerships and build relationships with other organisations
• Evidence of creative thinking and contributing to innovation

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

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Torbay Hospital

Newton Road

Torquay

TQ2 7AA

Employer's website

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