Our Trust cares for more than 100,000 patients at any one time across our community health, mental health and learning disability services across Essex and parts of Bedfordshire and Suffolk.
We want you to be part of our journey of transformation, where our patients and their families are at the heart of everything we do and to achieve our vision to be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care.
You'll be part of a Trust where you will be supported to be your authentic self and be the best you can be, where we will help you to grow, develop and thrive.
The Trust is recognised by the University of Essex and is a top provider of apprenticeships for people looking to be an assistant practitioner, senior health care support worker (CAP). Our trailblazing CAP apprenticeship won a national HSJ Award.
We are also recognised as a Veteran Aware Trust and holder of gold accreditation from the Ministry of Defence Employment Recognition Scheme. Our services are highlighted as an exemplar of good practice, producing the best care for more than 3,500 armed forces veterans in the past seven years.
We have been shortlisted and won national awards. We are an inclusive organisation and Level 3 Disability Confident Leader Trust.
We are constantly innovating and looking for new ways to deliver care, such as using technology to enhance patient care and working with partners to launch new services such as the Basildon Mental Health Urgent Care Department, virtual hospitals and falls response cars.
Join us and you'll do the best work of your life - and make a difference to other people's lives. What we do together, matters.
Job overview
The Associate Non-Executive Director role is to support both Board succession planning and to ensure that the right balance of skills and knowledge are available on the Board of Directors. Associate Non-Executive Directors are not Directors of the Trust or Board members and do not have the associated rights or liabilities. Instead, they have the opportunity to learn and develop to allow them to operate as a full member of the Board of Directors in the future.
The Associate Non-Executive Director will work alongside the Non-Executive Directors, the Chair of the Trust and Executive Directors to ensure they are able to develop the relevant knowledge of the organisation, utilising their existing skills, knowledge and expertise, to allow a smooth transition into a full Non-Executive Director role.
The Associate Non-Executive Director will attend any relevant Standing Committee of the Board of Directors as required for the role.
The Associate Non-Executive Director will demonstrate high standards of corporate and personal conduct.
Main duties of the job
* Prepare for, attend and contribute to Board meetings, standing committees and development sessions.
* Provide independent insight into the Trust strategic objectives and decision making, informed by lived experience of health or care services.
* Engage constructively with governors, stakeholders, staff, patient and community to amplify patient and service-user voices.
* Support high standards of governance, quality and safety within the Trust.
* Contribute to reviews of performance, risk and organisational culture from both a governance and lived experience perspective.
* Regularly attend Standing Committee meetings as agreed with the Chair.
* Attend Board of Director meeting and relevant development sessions as required.
Working for our organisation
Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.
* Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
* Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
* If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.
* We run recognition awards to recognise staff's hard work and dedication.
Benefits
* 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years' service.
* Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
* Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
* £8K relocation package if you move to Essex to join us
* Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.
Work that wraps around your needs
* Flexible working: available from day one for most roles.
* Job share: Applications for job shares are welcomed.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The fixed commitments to the Associate Non-Executive role include:
* Regular meetings with the Non-Executive Director team and any individuals / groups relevant to the role.
* Attendance at Standing Committee meetings; and
* Attendance at Board of Directors meetings in an observer capacity.
In addition, all Non-Executive Directors (including the associate non-executive director) will meet periodically with the Chair in the absence of the Executive Directors including the Chief Executive to discuss issues of interest or concern.
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
* A proven track record of operating at the highest level in at least one of the following areas:
o NHS Board and/or Public/Voluntary Board level experience
o Understanding, ideally with actual experience, of working across and influencing complex political environments
* Lived experience of NHS health or care services - as a patient, carer or service user
Desirable criteria
* Awareness and understanding of the requirements of the NHS operating environment as set down by NHS England
Experience
Essential criteria
* Experience of developing successful alliances and working relationships with a range of stakeholders
Desirable criteria
* Experience of working with diverse local communities
Important note: please ensure that as part of your application, you include professional references with business contact information covering your last three years of employment history. We are unable to accept personal or character references.
As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.
Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply. If you require this application form in another format i.e. Braille or audio tape etc, please contact the Recruitment Department on 01375 364513 or email [email protected] and we can arrange for this to be dispatched to you.
The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.
Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre-employment checks.
Please note -
staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered 'suitable alternative employment' to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.
Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
* Job Description ( PDF, 368.6 KB )
* Person Specification ( PDF, 112.7 KB )
* Candidate Privacy Policy ( PDF, 336.6 KB )
* Right to Work Information ( PDF, 293.6 KB )
* Employer Recognition Scheme - Gold Award ( PDF, 27.7 KB )
* Values of the NHS Pension ( PDF, 151.3 KB )
* Staff Benefits ( PDF, 152.7 KB )
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