Associate Non-Executive Director

Job summary

We are looking for someone who can add to and strengthen theskills of the Board; in particular its focus on equality, diversity andinclusivity (EDI), not only in respect of our workforce, but also how we engagewith our patients and communities and seek to reduce inequalities in healthcareaccess, experience and outcomes. To that end, we are inviting applications fromapplicants with a wide range of backgrounds who are committed to EDI and haveexperience in representing groups or populations as part of an EDI agenda. Applicantsmay have lived experience through having a protected characteristic or may havemay supported groups and communities that are underrepresented or faceinequalities in healthcare. This couldinclude people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people living with adisability, people who are LGBTQ+ and / or from a range of faiths.

To make an effective contribution in this role,the successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate the temperament,ability and experience to work with colleagues on the Board, and with leadersand managers throughout the Trust, and to understand and contribute to thedirection of a large and complex organisation.

Main duties of the job

NHS Boards play a key role inshaping the strategy, vision and purpose of an organisation. They hold theorganisation to account for the delivery of strategy and ensure value formoney. They are also responsible forensuring that risks to the organisation and the public are managed andmitigated effectively. Led by an independent chair and composed of a mixture ofboth executive and independent non-executive members, the board has acollective responsibility for the performance of the organisation.

Please see the full recruitment pack for furtherdetails.

About us

If you are being interviewed you must accept an interview slot in the system to continue, even if you have arranged with the manager

You must be able to produce ALL certificates stated essential in the person specification or you will not be able to complete pre-employment checks

We provide hospital services from two acute sites - Darlington Memorial Hospital and University Hospital of North Durham. We have a centre for planned care in Bishop Auckland and provide care from community hospitals in Chester-le-Street, Shotley Bridge, Barnard Castle, Sedgefield and Weardale as well as over 80 other community based settings and providing care in patients' homes.

We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates as BAME and disabled people are currently under-represented

From April 1 2024 we are unable to offer sponsorship for healthcare roles that do not meet the minimum salary £23,200, to apply you must have Right to Work in the United Kingdom. If you are in the UK on a VISA please ensure you have no restrictions that would prevent you from taking this post

Full Job Descriptions can be found in the adverts supporting documents

Job description

Job responsibilities

The Associate Non-Executive Director will work withExecutive and Non-Executive Directors as a non- voting member of the Board.They will use their skills and personal experience as a member of theircommunity to:

- Promote a quality-focused and patient-centred culture,through an EDI lens, supporting the setting of the Trusts values, mission,vision, objectives and plans.

- Commit to working to, and encouraging within the Trust,the highest standards of probity, integrity and governance arrangements toconform to best practice and statutory requirements.

- Provide independent judgement and advice on issues ofequality, diversity and inclusion in respect of Trust strategy, vision,performance, resources and standards of conduct. Constructively challenge,influence and help the executive directors develop proposals on such strategiesto enable the organisation to fulfil its healthcare leadership responsibilitiesfor the local community and the diverse populations represented within it. Thiswill include providing constructive advice and support for the development andoversight of plans to reduce health inequalities.

- Champion different communities and population groups, whoare often under represented, voice and interests within the organisation toaddress health inequalities through a collaborative community and systempartnership approach.

- Support Board Committees in developing their focus on EDIand health inequalities, through attendance advice and challenge.

- Ensure that the board gives due consideration to EDI andhealth inequalities in its objectives for quality, and for performance acrossthe range of its functions.

- Assist fellow directors in setting the Trusts values andstandards and ensure that its obligations to its stakeholder and the widercommunity are understood and fairly balanced at all times

Ensure that the organisation values diversity in itsworkforce and demonstrates equality of opportunity in its treatment of staffand patients and in all its business.

- Work with the Council of Governors to aid theirunderstanding of the Boards approach to EDI and reducing health inequalitiesand to help maximise the Council of Governors own contribution to theseimportant areas.

- Engage with, and be a key link from the Board with theTrusts Staff Network groups acting as a conduit for a Board to Ward approachfor these forums.

- Provide mentorship to aspirant leaders fromthose groups under-represented in leadership and board level positions.

Job description
Job responsibilities

The Associate Non-Executive Director will work withExecutive and Non-Executive Directors as a non- voting member of the Board.They will use their skills and personal experience as a member of theircommunity to:

- Promote a quality-focused and patient-centred culture,through an EDI lens, supporting the setting of the Trusts values, mission,vision, objectives and plans.

- Commit to working to, and encouraging within the Trust,the highest standards of probity, integrity and governance arrangements toconform to best practice and statutory requirements.

- Provide independent judgement and advice on issues ofequality, diversity and inclusion in respect of Trust strategy, vision,performance, resources and standards of conduct. Constructively challenge,influence and help the executive directors develop proposals on such strategiesto enable the organisation to fulfil its healthcare leadership responsibilitiesfor the local community and the diverse populations represented within it. Thiswill include providing constructive advice and support for the development andoversight of plans to reduce health inequalities.

- Champion different communities and population groups, whoare often under represented, voice and interests within the organisation toaddress health inequalities through a collaborative community and systempartnership approach.

- Support Board Committees in developing their focus on EDIand health inequalities, through attendance advice and challenge.

- Ensure that the board gives due consideration to EDI andhealth inequalities in its objectives for quality, and for performance acrossthe range of its functions.

- Assist fellow directors in setting the Trusts values andstandards and ensure that its obligations to its stakeholder and the widercommunity are understood and fairly balanced at all times

Ensure that the organisation values diversity in itsworkforce and demonstrates equality of opportunity in its treatment of staffand patients and in all its business.

- Work with the Council of Governors to aid theirunderstanding of the Boards approach to EDI and reducing health inequalitiesand to help maximise the Council of Governors own contribution to theseimportant areas.

- Engage with, and be a key link from the Board with theTrusts Staff Network groups acting as a conduit for a Board to Ward approachfor these forums.

- Provide mentorship to aspirant leaders fromthose groups under-represented in leadership and board level positions.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Ability to use their knowledge and understanding to constructively challenge and inform work to reduce health inequalities.

Special Requirements

Essential

• Demonstrable enthusiasm and commitment to the principles of Equality and Diversity & willingness to champion this within the organisation.
• A passion and enthusiasm to proactively tackle healthcare inequalities within the organisation.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of representing groups or communities, populations or groups with protected characteristics.
• Experience and skills in keeping with the Board-level leadership competencies set out by NHS England or evidence of the aptitude and commitment to with due support develop them.

Special Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• An ability to understand, and develop group or organisational understanding of the EDI agenda and specifically the views of one or more of the staff groups and communities served by the Trust, such those from Black, Ethnic and minority backgrounds, people living with a disability, LGBTQ+ and individuals from all faiths. The ability to translate those views into considerations which support planning and decision-making at Board level.
• A depth of knowledge and experience of supporting organisations, groups or communities in developing their approach to equality, diversity and inclusion.

Person Specification
Qualifications

Essential

• Ability to use their knowledge and understanding to constructively challenge and inform work to reduce health inequalities.

Special Requirements

Essential

• Demonstrable enthusiasm and commitment to the principles of Equality and Diversity & willingness to champion this within the organisation.
• A passion and enthusiasm to proactively tackle healthcare inequalities within the organisation.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of representing groups or communities, populations or groups with protected characteristics.
• Experience and skills in keeping with the Board-level leadership competencies set out by NHS England or evidence of the aptitude and commitment to with due support develop them.

Special Skills and Knowledge

Essential

• An ability to understand, and develop group or organisational understanding of the EDI agenda and specifically the views of one or more of the staff groups and communities served by the Trust, such those from Black, Ethnic and minority backgrounds, people living with a disability, LGBTQ+ and individuals from all faiths. The ability to translate those views into considerations which support planning and decision-making at Board level.
• A depth of knowledge and experience of supporting organisations, groups or communities in developing their approach to equality, diversity and inclusion.

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 .

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. .

Additional information
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 .

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. .

Employer details

Employer name

County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Address

Darlington Memorial Hospital NHS Trust

Hollyhurst Road

Darlington

County Durham

DL3 6HX

Employer's website #J-18808-Ljbffr

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