Non-Executive Director
Are you an experienced professional looking to make a real impact on healthcare in Swindon and Wiltshire? Would you like to gain valuable Board-level experience and skills?
We are seeking two passionate and experienced professionals to add value to our progressive and dynamic Board as a Non-Executive Director. We are looking for individuals with expertise and experience in the following sectors:
1. Clinical
2. Legal
3. Strategic
4. Equality and Diversity
This role is integral to our organisation and will work collectively with the Trust's Non-Executive Directors, Chair, and CEO to ensure the Trust provides high-quality services to our patients and maintains a culture of continuous improvement.
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is led by a Board of Directors responsible for providing leadership within a framework of prudent controls, setting strategic direction, and ensuring management capacity and capability.
As a Non-Executive Director, you will monitor and manage performance, safeguard values, and ensure the organisation meets its obligations to key stakeholders.
The Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) are accountable to the Chairman of the Trust, who also chairs the Council of Governors. The Council of Governors has specific responsibility for appointing NEDs.
In late summer 2024, Great Western Hospitals Foundation Trust (GWH), Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust (RUH), and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) will form a Group to enhance collaboration and service delivery.
The Group employs approximately 15,000 staff and has a combined turnover of £1.42 billion. The aim is to improve quality and access within the Bath, Swindon, and Wiltshire Integrated Care System, while responding to financial challenges.
The Great Western Hospital serves Swindon and surrounding areas, providing emergency care, elective surgery, paediatrics, maternity, outpatient services, diagnostics, and end-of-life care. It recently opened a new Emergency Department and Children's Emergency Unit, with 5,100 staff delivering over 50 clinical services and a turnover of £505 million. The organisation is committed to safety, quality, and patient experience.
Successful candidates will join an ambitious Trust with a mandate to improve outcomes for the communities served. We encourage applicants from underrepresented groups.
For further details on the role and application process, please contact Ryan Jary or Arie Peursum, Deputy Recruitment Managers.
Responsibilities include providing leadership, ensuring the strategic direction aligns with government policy, Trust strategy, the Annual Plan, and NHS Improvement regulations. You will ensure high-quality services and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
Please see the attached full job description.
This advert closes on Tuesday, 20 May 2025.
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