Board Member Appointment: Scottish Ambulance Service
2 weeks ago
Overview:
**Board Member appointment: Scottish Ambulance Service**:
The Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS), at the frontline of NHS Scotland, provides an emergency, urgent and non-emergency service to people across mainland Scotland and its island communities. SAS plays a leading role in the national design and delivery of emergency and urgent care, using advanced digital technology to ensure a timely and appropriately resourced response to 999 calls; as well as to those who require non-emergency ambulance transport to and from hospitals and clinics. Patients are at the centre of everything we do. We have a high level of integration with the wider NHS in Scotland, working closely with the 14 territorial health boards and 31 Health and Social Care Partnerships. Additionally, as a major emergency service, we have an essential role in national resilience and work in partnership with Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
If you are looking for a rewarding and worthwhile opportunity, we would like to hear from you. Applications are invited from a wide range of people who have an interest in public service and are committed to the NHS in Scotland. Please pass on details of this opportunity to anyone else you think may be interested.
As a non-executive member of our Board, you will have a key role in supporting the delivery of the organisation’s strategic direction in addition to contributing to scrutinising performance, and discharging governance and accountability functions. You will be offered the training you need to make a strong contribution.
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**Remuneration and time commitment**: Remuneration is £9,030 per annum (non-pensionable) for a time commitment of one day per week. Reasonable expenses incurred will be reimbursed.
**Location**: SAS is a national Board, but meetings will normally be held in their national headquarters, which are based at Gyle Square in Edinburgh. In recent times, meetings have been held virtually. Going forward, the expectation is that Board and Governance Committee meetings will be held by blending virtual and physical meetings.
**Interviews**:Interviews will be held on Thursday 5 October in our national headquarters, based at Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh.
Skills/Experience Required:
NHS Scotland’s values are at the heart of everything that this organisation does. These values are: care and compassion; dignity and respect; openness, honesty and responsibility; and, quality and teamwork and guide the work of the Board in all that it does. As a member of this Board, you will not only need to have the right skills, knowledge and experience for the role, but also be able to demonstrate behaviour aligned to these values.
We have identified a specific priority criterion as this is of particular importance to SAS at this time. This means that you must be able to show that you meet the priority criterion below to be considered:
- Insight from your own experience of the unique factors involved in the demands and delivery of healthcare in remote and rural areas.
In addition to the values and priority criterion highlighted above you will need to be able to demonstrate the following:
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Ability to provide scrutiny and challenge
- Ability to analyse and review complex issues
- Ability to contribute towards maintaining strategic direction
You do not need to be an expert in health or have previous experience of being on a Board. We are looking for people who have the capacity and commitment to develop their skills and to learn new skills they may require.
For more specific detail of the particular requirements of the role, please see the Person Specification, which forms part of the Information for Applicants pack. Also included in the pack is more detailed information about SAS and its role within NHS Scotland.
**TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE PLEASE FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS**
- Download the applicants pack**:Scottish Ambulance Service Member - Information for Applicants**:
- Complete the information required on the website, this includes: contact details, monitoring information and a declaration of interests.
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