At Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, we provide acute hospital and community health services to more than half a million people living in the North Kirklees and Wakefield districts of West Yorkshire. We offer services from three main hospitals - Pinderfields (Wakefield), Dewsbury and Pontefract, and in the community at a range of settings such as health centres, clinics, GP surgeries, family centres and in people's own homes. With more than 9,000 staff and an income circa £740 million, we provide our services by working locally in partnership with a range of statutory and voluntary sector organisations.
We are an improving Trust with an ambition to achieve excellent patient experience each and every time whilst helping to reduce health inequalities. Over the last few years, significant steps have been taken to improve the experience of both those who use our services and those who work within them, with dedicated staff being at the heart of our improvement journey. As an employer of more than 9,000 people and a major consumer of goods and services, we recognise our potential to make a significant positive contribution to the local economy and wellbeing of communities.
At this challenging yet exciting time, both for our organisation and for the provision of health and care nationally, we are seeking a Non-Executive Director to join our board. We are interested in individuals with either:
• A depth of understanding of the communities of North Kirklees and Wakefield gained either through community engagement or through leading services that affect the wider determinants of health and well-being.
or
• Experience of transformation using digital platforms that support analysis for driving service change.
Experience that has been gained within a complex, partnership or multi-stakeholder environment will be especially welcome.
As a NED, you are required to provide independence of thought and constructive challenge, as well as support to the executives. You will need a genuine commitment to people and the promotion of excellent health care services. We are open to all sectors, including private, voluntary and the wider public sector. We welcome diverse and fresh insights; innovative and inclusive leaders who thrive with accountability and ambiguity. We warmly encourage applications from people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, to improve the diversity of our board, ensuring we are reflective of the populations we serve. Comfortable in challenging at board level in complex organisations, you will be politically astute, creative, and focused on quality.
For a confidential discussion about these posts, please contact Robin Staveley or Emily Smith on Emily.smith@gatenbysanderson.com or Isha Hussain on isha.hussain@gatenbysanderson.com
We would like to invite you to join the Trust Chair Keith Ramsay and other senior colleagues at a webinar on Friday 3rd May 2024, 16:00-17:00, where you can hear more about the Trust's work and culture, its ambitions, and the role of a Non-Executive Director, and where we can answer your questions. If this is of interest, please email with your details to Sophie.pringle@gatenbysanderson.com
Virtual open evening: Friday 3rd May 2024, 16:00-17:00
Closing date: Tuesday 7th May 2024, 09:00
Final panel date: w/c 17th June 2024
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Documents
1. Fit and Proper Person Declaration - New.pdf
Recruitment Timetable
Closing date
9am Tuesday 7th May 2024
Preliminary interviews
w/c 13th May 2024
Final panel
w/c 17th June 2024
How to Apply
* Please submit an up to date copy of your CV, along with a Supporting Statement that addresses the criteria set out in the person specification, using examples to demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements.
* A completed fit and proper person form - the template can be downloaded from the same place as the job description.
* Detail any employment or education gaps.
* You should provide the names, positions, organisations, and contact details for your referees, which must be your line managers and include your current and most recent employer. The referees should cover at least two roles as the minimum. Please note, should you be appointed, you will be required to provide references covering your last 6 years of employment as per the new NHS Fit and Proper Person regulations. Where there have been gaps in employment, this six year period will be extended accordingly. Referees will only be contacted for those proceeding to the final stage - we will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
* Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
* Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.
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