Job summary

3-5 days per month remunerated

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a local, regional, national, and international population. We employ around 24,000 colleagues, and are committed to investing in our staff, their personal and professional development, health and wellbeing, and future careers.

To ensure commitment to our colleagues, patients, and visitors, we are now recruiting two Non-Executive Directors to join our Board. Working with the Group Executive team and in consultation with the Council of Governors, you will support and challenge to help us shape the future of the Trust.

You will bring your knowledge of working at board level ideally gained from within the NHS or an equally complex organisation.

You will have a wide understanding of the various components of a complex, regulated organisation with a devolved site-based operating model, and the ability to relate to the challenges of delivering modern acute health care.

We are looking for expertise in the following areas

Performance, Productivity and Finance ideally with some experience of the NHS
Digital and technological solutions to improve service delivery.
The management of estate and infrastructure

The Board is committed to the Trust's ambition to increase diversity and would welcome applications from individuals from underrepresented groups.

Main duties, tasks & skills required

To agree and oversee the delivery of the strategic plans of the Trust to ensure that the priority local health needs of the population served by the Trust are fully considered.
Establish priorities and outcome measures to deliver the agreed plans and to review the performance of the delivery of these objectives so that appropriate corrective action can be taken when required
Lead/participate in Committees or sub-groups of the Board charged with specific governance responsibilities to support the delivery of services and the management of risk.
Ensure effective financial control arrangements are in place across the Trust to secure high levels of probity and value for taxpayers' money
Ensure frameworks and processes are established to deliver a good culture with high standards of professional, clinical, administrative, and personal behaviours across the Trust
Represent the Trust in dealings with External Stakeholders and with national, regional, and local bodies including the regulators and the Integrated Care Board to ensure that the views of a wide range of stakeholders are considered and the position of the Trust is enhanced
To be a good team member and a personification of the Trusts values of Kind, Connect and Bold.

UHB's corporate meetings are usually held on Thursdays with Board and Committees held bi-monthly. The successful candidate will be required to attend meetings at all the Trust hospital sites (Queen Elizabeth, Heartlands, Good Hope & Solihull Hospitals).

About us

We are recognised as one of the leading NHS Foundation Trusts in the UK. Our vision is to Build Healthier Lives, and we recognise that we need incredible staff to do this.

Our commitment to our staff is to create the best place for them to work, and we are dedicated to:

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff, including a commitment of offering flexible working where we can;
Offer our staff a wide variety of training and development opportunities, to support their personal and career development objectives.

UHB is committed to ensuring that our staff are treated fairly and feel that they belong, by creating a kind and inclusive environment. This is about equity of opportunity; removing all barriers, including discrimination and ensuring each individual member of staff reach their true potential, achieve their ambitions and thrive in their work. This is more than words. We are taking action. Our commitment to an inclusive culture is embedded at all levels of the organisation where every voice is heard, driven by our diverse and active staff networks, and at Board level by the Fairness Taskforce led by our CEO. We nurture a culture which empowers staff to challenge discriminatory behaviours and to enable people to bring their 'whole self' to a kinder, more connected and bold place to work.

University Hospitals Birmingham is a Smoke-Free premises hospital.

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Person specification

Qualifications

Essential

We are looking for expertise in the following areas:

People services, human resource management, and organisational development including cultural improvement.
Public sector finance
Business acumen

Experience

Essential

To make an effective contribution, a Non-Executive on the Board should have a good understanding of:

The NHS, its purpose, structure, and ethos
The Foundation Trust, its purpose, structure, and aims
The local health and care system, its structure, role, and key players
The national context for the NHS
The health needs of the population served by the Trust

Additional Criteria

Essential

Following the recent audit of the skills and experience of current Board Members, the Council of Governors will be seeking individuals who can bring expertise in one or more of the following areas:

People services, human resource management, and organisational development including cultural improvement
Business acumen

In addition, applicants should also be able to demonstrate the following:

Team working; the ability to work as an effective member of the unitary Board and its Committees
Business understanding; an understanding of the various components of the complex organisation with its site-based operating model, planning, budgeting, quality assurance, financial control, performance management, and stakeholder development
Communications; to relate to and understand a range of healthcare professionals, representatives of local government and voluntary organisations, and members of the public amongst others

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.

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