Non Executive Directorships

Nottingham CityCare Partnership

Location: Nottingham

Date Posted: 05/07/2023

Closing Date: 24/07/2023

Nottingham CityCare Partnership Community Interest Company
Non-Executive Director (Clinical Quality and Governance)
£8,368 per annum; 2.5 days per month

Nottingham CityCare exists to support the health and wellbeing of all local people, working alongside other health and care partners to achieve this. CityCare is a values driven organisation with a vision to deliver high quality, locally led care to the communities we serve. As a social enterprise we aim to add social value by investing in the future of local communities in Nottingham to make a difference in people’s lives.

Nottingham CityCare has a turnover of approximately £52m and currently employs 1,224 staff (923 FTE) providing a range of community health services across Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire County.

Nottingham City has a vibrant and diverse community, and we are committed to ensure that the Board and our workforce, working practices reflect and celebrate the people and communities we serve. We are committed to promoting Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI), underpinned by our values of Kindness, Trust, Respect and Honesty.

We truly want to reflect the community we serve and therefore we encourage applications from candidates who identify as disabled, LGBT+ or from a Black, Asian, or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds as they are currently under-represented within our organisation and on our board.

We are seeking a Non-Executive Director with a focus on clinical quality and governance to enhance our existing Board and support us in an increasingly challenging environment. We are looking for a candidate who can live our values, support the ongoing development of the organisation with the following.

Essential Skills, Experience and Qualifications:
? Qualified clinician (medic, nursing, AHP)
? Aligned to Nottingham CityCare values
? A thorough understanding and experience of clinical quality and governance
? A working knowledge of safeguarding and patient safety
? The temperament, ability, and experience to work at board level
? A deeply rooted commitment to the delivery of safe, high quality, compassionate and
joined up care, and to its continuous improvement
? High level of understanding of, and interest in, healthcare issues
? Ability to understand and contribute to the direction of a large and complex
organisation
? Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
? Ability to understand complex strategic issues, analyse and resolve difficult problems
? Sound, independent judgement and diplomacy
? Politically astute, with the ability to grasp relevant issues and understand
relationships between interested parties
? Clear understanding, and acceptance, of the legal duties, liabilities, and
responsibilities of Non- Executive Directors
? Ability to understand and influence business decisions

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? Experience of embedding the equality, diversity, and inclusion agenda within an organisational strategy, either through personal lived experience or through an organisation which has tackled the agenda.
? Sufficient time and commitment to fulfil the role and the ability to attend meetings during the day.
? Ability to understand, and a genuine interest in, the views of the organisation’s patients, staff, public, and the communities it serves, and the ability to translate those views into considerations which support planning and decision-making at Board level.

Desirable Experience:
Ideally you will have one or more of the following:
? A demonstrable understanding of the strategic challenges facing the health economy
? A demonstrable track record in effective partnership working experience or involvement in voluntary sector or community development projects.
? Patient engagement and patient focus

The ability to attend board and sub-group meetings during the working day, with full participation in our 10 Board meetings each year, it is essential that you are confident in making a commitment of 2.5 days per month which will include participation in sub- committees of the Board.

These appointments are for a term of 3 years.

Annual remuneration is £8,368 per annum.

This post is subject to the ‘fit and proper person’ requirements which came into forcefor all NHS providers from 27th November 2014. These regulations play a major part in ensuring the accountability of directors (including non-executive directors) and other board level appointments; you will be required to complete the Fit & Proper Person’s Test on an annual basis

Applications:
To apply for this role, please submit an up to date copy of your CV with a Supporting Statement that addresses the criteria set out in the person specification, using examples to demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements. Please provide your home, work, mobile and email contact details and let us know of any dates when you are not available or where you may have difficulty with the indicative timetable. You should also provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer. If you do not wish us to approach your referees without your prior permission, please state this clearly.

Please submit a CV and the supporting statement to Liza Place, People Operations Manager on [email protected]. For an informal discussion please contact Selina Adam, Executive Assistant to the Chair on 0115 8839610 or email [email protected] who will arrange a time for you to talk to Sherry Malik CityCare Chair.

Closing Date: 24th July 2023
Interview Date: week commencing 14th August 2023

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