East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, Associate Non-executive Director - deadline for applications 18 July

We are seeking an Associate Non-executive Director for East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust The opportunity

There is a vacancy for an Associate Non-executive Director (NED) at East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust. This is an exceptional opportunity to share your talents and expertise to make a positive difference to the lives of people served by the Trust.

The Associate NED role is used successfully in the NHS to support Board succession strategy and achieving a balance of Board level skills. Associate NEDs cannot participate in any formal vote at Board.

Essential criteria You will need to have a genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services within balanced budgets. The successful candidate will have experience as a board member or of working at a senior level in a large organisation and ideally have clinical experience.

The Trust is actively working towards a diverse, gender balanced and representative workforce and welcome and encourage applications from all parts of their communities. You will need to be able to demonstrate you can use your experience to:

work in a collegiate manner alongside other non-executives and executive colleagues as an equal member of the board
bring independence, external perspectives, skills, challenge and support to strategy development and implementation
hold the executive to account by providing purposeful, constructive scrutiny and challenge
shape and actively support a healthy culture for the trust

All non-executive directors must champion the standards of public life – by upholding the highest standards of conduct and displaying the principles of selflessness, integrity, objectivity, accountability, openness, honesty, and leadership.

As a future NHS leader, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the range of behaviours required to contribute effectively in this board level role. These are outlined in the NHS Leadership Academy’s Healthcare Leadership Model.

Applicants should ideally live in or have strong connections with East Sussex or the surrounding area. We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all and appointments made on merit. We believe that the best boards are those that reflect the communities they serve.

We particularly welcome applications from women, people from the local black and minority ethnic communities, and disabled people who we know are under-represented in chair and non-executive roles.

Our recruitment processes are conducted in accordance with the Code of Governance to ensure that they are made on merit after a fair and open process so that the best people, from the widest possible pool of candidates, are appointed.

Application documents

Key dates *Closing date for receipt of applications - 18 July 2022 at 11am

Interview date - w/c 1 August 2022

Proposed start date - tbc

*Please read the candidate information pack to find out how to apply and forward your completed application to NHSI.Chairsandneds@nhs.net quoting reference S2626.

Find out more

We strongly recommend an informal and confidential discussion with Steve Phoenix, the Chair of the trust. Please contact Kelly Porter by emailing kelly.porter7@nhs.net or by phoning 07500 973321
NHS England / NHS Improvement – for general enquiries contact Helen Barlow by emailing helen.barlow2@nhs.net