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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
About
About us
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 4,000 people and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
The values and standards of the hospital
Our Princess Alexandra Promise to our patients as identified by our 3 values which will contribute to improving our patient experiences:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care
We believes in investing in all our staff and rewarding high standards of care whilst building for excellence and in return we expect our staff to uphold the Trust values to the highest level.
Associate Non-Executive Director
Accepting applications until: 02-Jan-2025 23:59
Vacancy status: Open
Accepting applications until: 02-Jan-2025 23:59
Key details
Location
- Site
- The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
- Town
- Harlow
- Postcode
- CM20 1QX
- Major / Minor Region
- Essex
Contract type & working pattern
- Contract
- Fixed term: 3 years (tenure)
- Hours
- Part time
- Other
Salary
- Salary
- £13,000 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
Specialty
- Main area
- Non-executive
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
Our values
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) promise to our patients, as identified by our three values which will contribute to improving our patients’ experiences, is:
Patient at heart – Always holding the patient and their wellbeing at the centre of our thoughts and efforts.
Everyday excellence – Sharing and celebrating our successes, being honest when we get it wrong, giving us the ability to learn from both.
Creative collaboration – Knowing strength comes from diversity, we combine our experiences, skills and talents, working together to find new and better ways to care.
Job overview
Our non-executive directors and associate non-executive directors bring a breadth of experience and skills to the organisation that supports and informs our decision-making.
We are looking for an associate non-executive director who has senior or Board level clinical experience gained in either a medical, nursing or allied discipline with a strong service delivery background.
PAHT is an ambitious acute hospital, with the vision of providing outstanding healthcare to our local population every time, and in partnership with our health and care partners in West Essex and East Hertfordshire.
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You will need to have a genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services. You will have senior level clinical experience gained in either a medical, nursing or allied discipline with a strong service delivery background.
As a member of the Quality and Safety Committee, you will need to constructively challenge, influence and support the executive team to ensure the organisation fulfils its responsibilities to patients, carers and the local community ensuring that the patient is central to Trust decision making. Knowledge and experience of patient safety and quality matters, legislation and multi-agency working is essential. You will also become a member of the Audit Committee.
The Trust is taking positive action to increase the diversity of their board members and reflect the diverse population they serve. We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all and appointments are made on merit. We believe that the best boards are those that reflect the communities they serve.
Working for our organisation
The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust (PAHT) provides a full range of general acute, outpatient and diagnostic services at The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow, the Herts and Essex Hospital in Bishop’s Stortford, and St Margaret’s Hospital in Epping.
We employ 4000 staff and serve a local population of around 350,000 people living in west Essex and east Hertfordshire, centred on the M11 corridor and the towns of Harlow, Bishop’s Stortford and Epping. Our extended catchment area incorporates a population of up to 500,000 and includes the areas of Hoddesdon, Cheshunt and Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.
It is an exciting time for us. We have a bold ten-year strategy, PAHT 2030, to support the delivery of our ambitions, at the heart of which is the once in a lifetime opportunity to build a brand-new Princess Alexandra Hospital as part of the Government’s new hospital programme. Alongside the planning and preparations for the new hospital is the implementation of our specialty specific clinical strategies and our new models of care. In-line with the goals and objectives of the NHS Long Term Plan we look forward to working closely with our local health and care partners.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you are passionate about the NHS and healthcare, about Harlow and about making a real difference to the provision of healthcare then come and join us on our journey.
Interviews will take place on 16 January 2025.
Applicant requirements
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
- Senior or Board level with clinical experience
Personal qualities
Essential criteria
- Live in, or have strong connections with the area served by the Trust
- Strong governance skills
- Strong communication and listening skills
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Hattie Llewelyn-Davies
- Job title
- Chair of PAHT
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Thomas Lafferty, Chief Executive Officer
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