Chief Executive

Chief Executive

Salary: VSM – Competitive

#TeamMWL is looking for a values-driven, visionary and passionate Chief Executive Officer to take forward the vision and strategy of our newly formed Outstanding Trust in providing 5-star patient care across two Integrated Care Systems (Cheshire and Merseyside ICS and Lancashire and South Cumbria ICS) to a population of over 600,000.

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering safe, effective, and compassionate care to our patients. As part of this commitment, the post holder will work closely with our partners, other organisations, and the broader health system to address the challenges we jointly face. This role is critical in ensuring that our services meet the highest standards and continue to deliver exceptional care.

The person

You will be a compassionate, inclusive, and people-focused leader experienced in operating at or close to Chief Executive level in a complex health or care environment. We are seeking an exceptional leader who will embody and embrace the values of #TeamMWL. This individual will guide our experienced executives in upholding the highest standards of patient care, with a focus on integration, reducing health inequalities, and maintaining an unwavering commitment to delivering patient-centred care to the communities we serve.

Here at MWL we pride ourselves on being inclusive and we welcome applicants from all backgrounds and communities, and particularly from individuals with the protected characteristics that are currently under-represented in our Trust.

Main duties of the job

The Chief Executive of Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is accountable to the Trust Board and holds a highly visible role across several key healthcare collaborations, including the Cheshire and Merseyside ICS, Cheshire and Merseyside Acute and Specialist Trust Provider Collaborative (CMAST), the Community and Mental Health Provider Collaborative (MHLDC), and the Lancashire and South Cumbria ICS.

Our primary focus is delivering outstanding care to our patients and communities. As Chief Executive, you will be crucial in steering the Trust’s strategic direction and ensuring operational excellence, with patient care at the forefront of every decision. Your leadership will be essential in fostering collaboration across healthcare partnerships, working together to co-produce high quality services with a key focus on preventative care and reducing health inequalities.

Further information of the role requirements is outlined within the candidate briefing pack.

Please note, this recruitment process will involve an assessment centre which will include focus group exercise, presentation and interview.

Closing date: 7th September at Midnight

Assessment Centre: 23rd September

Interview Date: 24th September

About MWL

On the 1st July 2023 St Helens & Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport & Ormskirk Hospitals came together as a single organisation under the name Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. Our vision to provide 5-star patient care remains the Trust’s primary objective, so that patients and their carers receive services that are safe, person-centred and responsive, aiming for positive outcomes every time. The mission and vision have remained consistent and embedded in the everyday working practices of staff throughout the Trust, where delivering 5-star patient care is recognised as everyone’s responsibility.

We are privileged to deliver acute hospital care, intermediate care, community, and primary care services to a population of over 600,000 people with a combined workforce of around 10,500 dedicated and skilled staff across 21 locations including Newton, Ormskirk, St Helens, Southport and Whiston hospitals. The Trust also provides regional services for burns, plastic surgery and spinal injuries to more than 4 million people across Merseyside and West Lancashire, Cheshire, the Isle of Man and North Wales.

The Trust is also the largest Lead Employer in the NHS of doctors, dentists, and specialists in public health in training totalling circa 13,000 trainees across 8 NHSE regions. We also provide payroll services to 13 NHS organisations across the country issuing 97,000 payslips per month.

The Trust is immensely proud of its achievements and some of these are listed below:

• Outstanding rating awarded by the CQC, the best possible rating. This has remained unchanged following the formation of the new Trust in July 2023 and following recent maternity inspections.
• Awarded the prestigious HSJ Trust of the Year (2019)
• Top 100 places to work in the NHS (NHS Employers & HSJ)
• Achieved the best scores in the NHS, in the Patient-led Assessments of the Care Environment
• Awarded Freedom of the Borough in recognition for the Trust’s work during the COVID-19 pandemic by St Helens, Knowsley and Sefton Councils
• Received the Queens Award for the Trust’s Voluntary Service – the highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK Rated by staff as the best place to work in the and receive treatment in the North West (NHS Staff Survey 2022)
• First NW Trust to receive the National Preceptorship for Nursing Quality Mark (NHS England 2022)