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Job Description
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- Eligible to be a member of the NHS Foundation Trust.
- Meet the independence criteria for Non-Executive Directors and meet the Fit and Proper Persons Requirement as defined in the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
- Board level experience in a large, complex organisation.
- Experience of a high level of accountability
- Experience of leading or managing significant cultural change.
- Experience of leading or managing major projects.
- Sufficient time to fulfil the requirements of the post.
- Well respected with a reputation for commercial expertise in the private or public sector.
- Eligible to be a member of the NHS Foundation Trust.
- Meet the independence criteria for Non-Executive Directors and meet the Fit and Proper Persons Requirement as defined in the Health and Social Care Act 2008.
- Board level experience in a large, complex organisation.
- Experience of a high level of accountability
- Experience of leading or managing significant cultural change.
- Experience of leading or managing major projects.
- Sufficient time to fulfil the requirements of the post.
- Well respected with a reputation for commercial expertise in the private or public sector.
Job summary
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 an Non-Executive Director. We are looking for individuals that have expertise and experience with the following sectors;
o Clinicalo Legalo Strategico Equality and Diversity
These roles is integral to our organisation and will work collectively with the Trust Non-Executive Directors, Chair, and CEO to ensure that the Trust provides high-quality services to our patients and maintains a culture of continuous improvement.
Main duties of the job
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is led by a Board of Directors which has collective responsibility for providing leadership to the organisation within a framework of prudent and effective controls, setting strategic direction and ensuring management capacity and capability.
As Non-executive Director you will monitor and manage performance and safeguard values and ensure the organisation's obligations to its key stakeholders are met.
The Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) are accountable to the Chairman of the Trust who also Chairs the Council of Governors. The Council of Governors of an NHS Foundation Trust has specific responsibility for the appointment of the 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) agreed to form a Group.
The Group employs circa 15,000 members of staff and has a combined turnover of £1.42billion. The aim of the Group model is to improve quality and access for the people within the Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire Integrated Case System (BSW), while enhancing opportunities for our staff and responding to the financial environment the Group is now facing.
The three Trusts have been working increasingly closely since 2018 but the introduction of the Group model will accelerate and broaden our collaborative work, realise the benefits of working at scale and transform our services for the future.
About us
The Great Western Hospital provides services in Swindon and the surrounding area to a catchment population of 233,000. The Trust provides emergency care, elective surgery, paediatric, maternity, outpatients and diagnostics, care of children and young people and end of life care.
The Trust recently opened its new Emergency Department and Children's Emergency Unit. GWH has 5,100 staff who deliver over 50 different clinical services and has a turnover of £505 million. We are an ambitious and progressive organisation with Safety, quality and patient experience at the forefront of every decision we make and is the golden thread throughout all that we do.
Those who are successful in their applications will join our ambitious Trust with a mandate to make a real impact on the outcomes for the people we serve. We will support any successful candidate to be the best version of themselves and we would therefore like to encourage applicants from any underrepresented groups.
For a candidate brochure which contains further details on the role and how to apply, please contact Ryan Jary or Arie Peursum Deputy Recruitment Manager, at Arie.Peursum@nhs.net | Ryan.Jary@nhs.net
We look forward to hearing from you.
Date posted
30 April 2025
Pay scheme
Very senior manager (VSM)
Salary
£13,000 a year Per annum
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
3 years
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
249-7174729
Job locations
Great Western Hospital
Swindon
SN3 6BB
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Providing leadership and ensure that the strategic direction of the Trust is in accordance with government policy, Trusts strategy, the Annual Plan and the terms of Authorisation issued by NHS Improvement, the independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts.
Ensuring that the Trust provides high quality services to our patients and that there is a culture of continuous improvement.
Please see attached full Job Description
Job responsibilities
Providing leadership and ensure that the strategic direction of the Trust is in accordance with government policy, Trusts strategy, the Annual Plan and the terms of Authorisation issued by NHS Improvement, the independent Regulator of NHS Foundation Trusts.
Ensuring that the Trust provides high quality services to our patients and that there is a culture of continuous improvement.
Please see attached full Job Description
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Additional informationDisclosure 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).
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
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Western Hospital
Swindon
SN3 6BB
Employer's website
https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Great Western Hospital
Swindon
SN3 6BB
Employer's website
https://www.gwh.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
About the company
National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.