Non-Executive Director

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At Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals (DBTH) we are looking for one  highly influential, enthusiastic, and motivated individual with a great vision, energy, and drive, to join the Trust’s Board of Directors as a Non-Executive Director.

As a Non-Executive Director you will be required to bring personal commitment to the role, independence, impartiality, a wide range of experience, special knowledge, and personal qualities. You will also be an experienced non-executive director (or of equivalent role) and have senior and/or Board level experience gained in a large/complex organisation – preferably within the public sector, but not exclusively.

In addition to this, you should be able to demonstrate the following key skills:   

• A keen sense of strategic direction
• An ability to hold individuals and bodies to account
• Effective influencing and communication skills
• A good sense of team working
• The ability to chair meetings with confidence and candour
• Self-belief and drive
• Intellectual flexibility to meet the myriad challenges and opportunities ahead

We believe that the best Boards are those that reflect the communities that they represent. We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all, and appointments are made on merit. We particularly welcome applications from women, people from a Black, Asian and minority ethnic background and those with a lived experience of disability.

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As a Non-Executive Director you have a responsibility to :

• support the Trust Chair, Chief Executive & Executive Directors, promoting Trust’s values, positive culture throughout the Trust & adopt behaviours in the boardroom that exemplify the corporate culture

• constructively challenge proposed decisions of the Board of Directors & ensure that appropriate challenge is made, & help develop proposals on priorities; risk mitigation, values & standards , contribute to the development of strategy.

A duty to :

• Support continued development & promotion of a positive, constructive relationship with the Council of Governors.
• Scrutinise the performance of Executive management in meeting goals & objectives; & achieve satisfaction to the integrity of financial, clinical & other information, that financial & clinical quality controls & systems of risk management & governance are sound are used;
• Ensure that you receive adequate information in the form that is specified & to monitor the reporting of performance

As a result of COVID-19, much of this will take place virtually as statutory monthly meetings, however there will be an expectation that some site visits will be required. You will share responsibility with other directors for the decisions made by the Board & for the success of the organisation in leading the local improvement of healthcare services for patients. 

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We are looking for a candidate who may have knowledge within the following areas of expertise: The local health economy, partnership working between complex organisations, experience in digital media and innovation environments, data analytics or process optimisation expertise, and experience of leading transformational programmes in a large and complex organisation, communications and marketing, transformation, charity and the third sector, people and organisational development, local government and the voluntary sectors.

Throughout the past number of years, colleagues within the organisation have consolidated positive progress made within patient care, treatment, and experience, whilst further strengthening links with partners both locally and nationally. The Trust is also emerging from the challenges of COVID-19; a once-in-a-generation event which presents both challenges and opportunities in equal measure as the process of recovery begins in earnest.  

It is the vision of all at DBTH to become ‘the safest Trust in England, outstanding in all that we do’. While undoubtedly ambitious, we feel that with the skill, expertise, and dedication we can count on amongst our colleagues, this is an entirely achievable destination for the Trust.

If you believe you fulfil these criteria, please read the information provided, apply, and join a team on its way to ‘Outstanding’.