Job summary
The Trust is looking to attract high calibre individuals who
can bring their weight of experience, professional expertise and credibility to
the leadership of the Board, with the successful candidate taking up their post
from 1st March 2023.
We are looking for someone who can: lead the Board in
setting and directing the implementation of the Trusts strategy, in support of
our local and regional healthcare systems; lead the Boards engagement with
internal and external stakeholders, and forge highly effective relationships
within the Board and between the Board and our Council of Governors. .
To make an effective contribution in this role, the
successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate strategic leadership
qualities in addition to the temperament, ability and experience to work at
board level and to understand and shape the direction of a large and complex
undertaking. They will be skilled in developing highly effective, collaborative
teams and relationships between those teams and the wider stakeholders they
serve.
The successful candidate will also need to have
the credibility to lead a unitary Board and to work collaboratively both within
and beyond the Trust
Main duties of the job
The Chair is responsible for the effective leadership of the
Board and the Council of Governors. They are pivotal in creating the conditions
necessary for overall board and individual director effectiveness.
Central to the Chairs role are five key responsibilities:
Strategic: ensuring the Board sets the trusts long-term
vision and strategic direction and holding the Chief Executive to account for
achieving the trusts strategy;
People: creating the right tone at the top, encouraging
diversity, change and innovation, and shaping an inclusive, compassionate,
patient-centred culture for the organisation;
Professional acumen: leading the Board, both in terms of
governance and in managing relationships internally and externally;
Outcomes focus: achieving the best sustainable outcomes for
patients/ service users by encouraging continuous improvement, clinical
excellence and value for money; and
Partnerships: building system partnerships and
balancing organisational governance priorities with system collaboration; this
role will become increasingly more important as local organisations move to
delivering integrated care, prioritising population health.
About us
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To
be eligible for Health and Care Worker visa sponsorship you will usually need
to be paid at least £25,600 per year
We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.
At County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust our aim is to always deliver excellent care with compassion to deliver the highest quality of care our patients deserve. We value the personal skills, experiences and qualities that individuals bring to the Trust; creating an inclusive working environment to attract talented people who feel motivated, involved and able to influence the future direction of our services. The wellbeing of staff is important to us; we have a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team who provide support on a range of topics.
We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented
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Person Specification
Strategic
Essential
- Experience of leading and delivering against long-term vision and strategy
- Experience in leading transformational change, and in managing large-scale enterprises or undertakings, including people and financial aspects.
Values
Essential
- A clear commitment to the NHS and the trusts values and principles
Outcomes focus
Essential
- A demonstrable interest in health and social care and a strong desire to achieve the best sustainable outcomes for all patients and service users through encouraging continuous improvement, clinical excellence and value for money
- Strong understanding of financial management, with the ability to balance the competing objectives of quality, operational performance and finance
- An appreciation of constitutional and regulatory NHS standards
Experience
Essential
- Partnerships
- A desire to engage with the local population and to collaborate with senior stakeholders across the health and care system
- Experience managing conflict, finding compromise and building consensus across varied stakeholder groups with potentially conflicting priorities
Desirable
- Prior experience in non-executive, lay member or similar roles
- Demonstrable understanding, based on previous roles, of the issues and challenges involved in healthcare / NHS environment
- Prior senior experience of large-scale enterprises either within the NHS or outside it i.e. private, voluntary or other public sector providers of similar scale
People
Essential
- Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills
- Experience of building effective teams, encouraging change and innovation and shaping an open, inclusive and compassionate culture through setting the right tone at the top and championing diversity at, and across, all levels
- A strong focus on the experience of all staff and patients
- Fully attentive towards issues of equality, diversity and inclusion
Professional Acumen
Essential
- Prior board experience (any sector, executive or non-executive role)
- Evidence of successfully demonstrating the required competencies in other leadership roles
- An ability to identify and address issues, including underperformance, and to scrutinise and challenge information effectively for assurance
Person Specification
Strategic
Essential
- Experience of leading and delivering against long-term vision and strategy
- Experience in leading transformational change, and in managing large-scale enterprises or undertakings, including people and financial aspects.
Values
Essential
- A clear commitment to the NHS and the trusts values and principles
Outcomes focus
Essential
- A demonstrable interest in health and social care and a strong desire to achieve the best sustainable outcomes for all patients and service users through encouraging continuous improvement, clinical excellence and value for money
- Strong understanding of financial management, with the ability to balance the competing objectives of quality, operational performance and finance
- An appreciation of constitutional and regulatory NHS standards
Experience
Essential
- Partnerships
- A desire to engage with the local population and to collaborate with senior stakeholders across the health and care system
- Experience managing conflict, finding compromise and building consensus across varied stakeholder groups with potentially conflicting priorities
Desirable
- Prior experience in non-executive, lay member or similar roles
- Demonstrable understanding, based on previous roles, of the issues and challenges involved in healthcare / NHS environment
- Prior senior experience of large-scale enterprises either within the NHS or outside it i.e. private, voluntary or other public sector providers of similar scale
People
Essential
- Strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills
- Experience of building effective teams, encouraging change and innovation and shaping an open, inclusive and compassionate culture through setting the right tone at the top and championing diversity at, and across, all levels
- A strong focus on the experience of all staff and patients
- Fully attentive towards issues of equality, diversity and inclusion
Professional Acumen
Essential
- Prior board experience (any sector, executive or non-executive role)
- Evidence of successfully demonstrating the required competencies in other leadership roles
- An ability to identify and address issues, including underperformance, and to scrutinise and challenge information effectively for assurance
Additional information
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
County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust
Hollyhurst Road
Darlington
County Durham
DL3 6HX
Employer's website
https://www.cddft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
