Non-Executive Director, - United Kingdom - University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

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Non-Executive Director, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

Non-Executive Director, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust

United Kingdom

Exceptional Care Together

University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust is a large integrated acute and community provider and a major teaching hospital which is a trusted anchor institution at the heart of our communities. Playing an influential and critical role in two integrated care systems, we are an organisation of considerable scale, complexity and potential, and we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together.

We are now seeking an exceptional Non-Executive Director to join our Board. Working with our Chair, Dr Kathy McLean, we are looking for a highly capable and credible Board Member who will bring a sustained track record of success in a relevant setting. As Non-Executive Director, you will be an effective role model, exhibiting and promoting collaborative leadership behaviours that uphold our values of Compassion , Openness and Excellence , providing strategic vision, high challenge and high support, and stewarding effective governance of our trust.

As Non-Executive Director, you will make a tangible difference to a large and diverse population. To achieve this, you will offer transferable skills gained as either a Non-Executive or senior executive leader in an organisation of comparable scale and complexity. During the selection process, we are interested in how your skills and career successes to date will enable you to provide the best possible care to our communities. You must also demonstrate an unwavering commitment to diversity and inclusion and showcase how you will role model this at UHDB and across our system.

In this appointment process we are actively seeking candidates from a range of diverse and inclusive backgrounds who offer the Board skills required to take our Trust forward, and your values and ability to inspire and harness the talents of others is critical for us. We would encourage you to show how you meet the criteria below in your application:

General leadership experience gained in a senior role, executive or non-executive in an organisation of comparable scale and complexity to the Trust. We are open to a range of professional backgrounds and skill set and would particularly like to hear from applicants who have experience HR/OD and population health/inequalities.

This is a significant and impactful Board opportunity, and if your values and ambition match ours and the opportunity to join our Board attracts you, then we very much look forward to hearing from you.

Thank you for your interest in joining our Board as a Non-Executive Director (NED).

It is an exciting time to join University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (UHDB).

We have a diverse and talented board that is looking for an innovative, transformational and passionate Non-Executive Director to join us in making a sustainable and lasting difference to our 14,000 colleagues, who work across our five sites and many more, and the one million people we provide care for. As a leader in two integrated care systems, the ability to build constructive and cohesive partnerships is key to our future success, improving health outcomes and reducing health inequalities.

We have some fantastic people working at UHDB, and there is a strong desire to build on the good work that has happened in our journey so far; we are refreshing our Trust strategy and focusing on developing our open and compassionate culture to make UHDB an inclusive and progressive place to work for all. Alongside this, we need to continue to grip the challenges facing the NHS and make sure we deliver exceptional care, together, to the patients who need us.

Our Board members are our ambassadors; we need talented individuals to join our leadership team who can make a positive difference and who are role models for our values of excellence, compassion, and openness.

In turn, you will be welcomed into an excellent team, where you are encouraged to use your expertise and experience to challenge, support and provide independent judgement and advice.

I am delighted that you are considering the opportunity to make a real difference and impact in one of the largest employers in our area, during a time of change and challenge.

Please contact Michael Earnshaw, Director of Research on or ) to discuss your interest in further details. We look forward to hearing from you.

• Quoting the relevant role reference number: A038656

• A covering letter highlighting the aspects of the job description and UHDB that particularly attract you to the post (Microsoft Word document)

• Contact details for three referees, these will not be contacted without your permission. (References should validate a minimum period of six years employment)

• A completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (which you will be redirected to once you have submitted your application) *

Monitoring

One of Alumni Global's and UHDB's objectives is to ensure that its workforce is reflective of the local community and therefore we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups. So that we can successfully achieve these aims, while it is not mandatory we would encourage every applicant to complete the "Equal Opportunities Monitoring form" so that we can measure the effectiveness of our efforts. The Recruiting Manager does not have access to the Monitoring Information Sections of the application form at any stage of the process and the information provided will be kept entirely confidential.

For a confidential discussion on this role please contact:

Thomas Patterson, Managing Director or Michael Earnshaw, Director of Research, on

Candidate adjustment

If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the recruitment process please can you advise us so that we can ensure this is accommodated.

Key Milestones:

Closing date: 1st February 2024

Stakeholders: 28th February 2024

Final Interviews: 29th February 2024

Please ensure you have made a note of the final interview date(s). We recommend that you bookmark this microsite, as any potential updates regarding the role will be posted online.

Please take note of the reference number found under section "How to apply". This is needed for us to process any application.

For a confidential discussion on this role pleasecontact: