Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019

Job overview

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced and values-driven Non-Executive Director (NED) to join our Board. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the strategic leadership of a high-performing, innovative NHS organisation delivering integrated health and social care across Hull, East Riding, North Yorkshire and beyond.

As a NED, you will bring independent insight, strategic thinking, and a commitment to improving health outcomes for our communities. You will help shape the future of our services, support effective governance, and champion our values of Caring, Learning, Growing.

Please note that this advertised vacancy does not meet the UKVI eligibility requirements for a Skilled Worker Visa and therefore HTFT would not be able to issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for this role.

Main duties of the job

• Contribute to the development and delivery of the Trust's strategic aims.
• Provide independent oversight and constructive challenge to the Executive team.
• Promote safety, quality, and sustainability in all aspects of care.
• Support the Trust's digital and clinical transformation agenda.
• Champion equality, diversity, and inclusion across the organisation.
• Engage with the Council of Governors and wider stakeholders.
• Attend Board meetings, strategic development sessions, and sub-committees.
• Act as an ambassador for the Trust and represent the interests of patients and the public.

• Assist in the setting of the Trust's strategic aims, ensuring that the necessary financial and human resources are in place.
• Ensure that the Trust manages risk effectively and that all risks taken can be managed.
• Ensure that services are run for the people using them, with particular attention to alignment to the Trust's Vision, Mission, Strategy and Values, ensuring alignment with the ICP's integrated care strategy.
• Ensure decision-making complies with the triple aim duty of better health and wellbeing for everyone, better quality of health services for all individuals and sustainable use of NHS resources.
• Give particular attention to the trust's role in reducing health inequalities in access, experience, and outcomes.
• Promote safety and quality in all aspects of services.
• Have an on-going dialogue with the Council of Governors on progress in delivery of the Trust's strategic objectives and high level financial and operational performance.

• Promote the long-term sustainability of the trust as part of the ICS and wider healthcare system in England.
• Analyse and contribute positively to the strategic development of long-term healthcare plans.
• Build and maintain close relations between the Foundation Trust's constituencies and stakeholder groups to promote the effective operation of the Trust's activities.
• Act as an ambassador for the Trust in engagement with stakeholders.

• Ensure the Foundation Trust meets its commitment to patients and targets for treatment.
• Ensure the Trust establishes and maintains the highest standards of clinical standards.

• Prepare for, attend, and contribute to the six formal Board of Directors' meetings, 6 Strategic Board Development meetings, and quarterly Council of Governors' meetings.
• Chair and attend Board sub-committees as agreed with the Chair.
• To the extent that the required time commitment allows, participate in those activities where it has been agreed that Non-Executive Director's involvement would bring an external and independent perspective.
• Ensure effective stewardship through planning, strategy, control and value for money.
• Work in conjunction with the Council of Governors to promote public sector values and the interests of Foundation Trust members through good corporate governance.
• Attend the Annual Members' Meeting and other governor meetings as agreed with the Chair.
• Participate in visits to services and occasional external stakeholder meetings.
• Participate in an annual review and appraisal of own performance with the Chair and Chair of governor-led Appointments, Terms and Conditions Committee and contribute to the annual appraisal of the Chair and periodic reviews of the performance of the Board.
• Support the Chair, Chief Executive and Executive Directors in the governance and stewardship of the Trust.
• When asked to do so by the Chair, act as critical friend in connection with issues relevant to their own skills, expertise, and experience.

• Board-level experience in organisations of significant complexity, whether in the private, public, or voluntary sector

• You will need to have a genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services as part of a wider interest in Mental Health Services.
• Ideally resident in or have strong connections with the service areas within Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust.
• A clear understanding of the needs of all sectors of the community.
• Able to demonstrate a range of professional expertise as well as community understanding and experience, and insights into lived experiences such as being a patient or carer, engaging with diverse ethnic, cultural, social, and economic and cultural groups and communities, experience of women and gender issues, experiences and challenges of younger people, and those with lived experience of mental health issues and/or living with physical disability.
• Self-knowledge and appetite to drive your own learning and development, and the ability to engage with, and add value to the work of Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust's Board and its committees.
• Commitment to our Trust values and ability to role model them always.
• Demonstrate a genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services.

• A personal interest and commitment in equality, diversity, and inclusion.

• Recruitment Pack: including Job Description and Person Specification ( PDF , 609.8 KB )
• Recruitment of Ex-offenders ( PDF , 336.6 KB )
• Being Humber ( PDF , 1.1 MB )
• Staff Benefits ( PDF , 1.4 MB )