Non Executive Director

NHS; Stockport; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000

Job description

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust is no ordinary Trust. It holds a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare to its population, and it is one of its largest employers.

It is a leading provider of hospital and community health services in Greater Manchester. With a strong focus on clinical excellence, patient safety, and service innovation, we are dedicated to improving the health and well-being of the communities we serve. Our services include acute hospital care, specialist treatments, and extensive community-based health services. With an annual budget of around £400m and 6,500 staff, the Trust supports around half a million patients a year across Stockport, as well as patients from neighbouring Cheshire East and the High Peak area of Derbyshire.

This is an exciting time to join the Board at Stockport NHS FT. We are working closely with Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust and have a long history of partnership working as geographical neighbours. We are seeking to strengthen that collaborative approach driven by a shared commitment to enhancing patient care, improving health outcomes, and ensuring the sustainability of healthcare services in our communities. We have a number of shared executive director roles, along with a shared Chief Executive Officer and a newly appointed Joint Chair.

Main duties of the job

We welcome diverse and fresh perspectives; innovation and inclusive leaders who thrive with accountability and ambiguity. Comfortable in challenging at board level in complex organisations; you will be politically astute, creative and focused on quality. You will bring to life our values as you promote the highest standards of integrity and corporate governance, ensuring that quality, finance and operational demands are held in balance. We are specifically seeking a Non-Executive Director who is/has been a clinician specifically in Nursing/Midwifery/Allied Health Professional or Healthcare Scientist and who has experience of transformation, including bringing organisations and cultures together.

We believe that the best boards are those that reflect the communities they serve, and we are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our Board to make it truly representative of our workforce and local population.

We are keen to receive applications from all protected characteristics and those who either have a strong connection to their local community or those with lived experience, either as carers or service users. We are particularly keen to receive applications from BAME (people who are from black, Asian and minority ethnic) communities or those identifying as having a disability, who we know are under-represented in chair and non-executive roles.

About us

We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.

Our mission is to make a difference every day. Our values are that we care, we respect, and we listen.

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.

Job responsibilities

Closing date: 6 April 2025
Preliminary Interviews: 7 April - 18 April 2025
Panel interview: 16 May 2025

Application Process

To apply for this role, please submit an up to date copy of your CV, along with a Supporting Statement of no more than 2 pages, that addresses the criteria set out in the person specification. Please submit this information to [e-mail]

Please provide your telephone and email contact details and let us know of any dates when you are not available or where you may have difficulty with the indicative timetable. You should also provide the names, positions, organisations and contact details for two referees, one of whom should be your current or most recent employer.

For further information about the roles of the Trust please feel free to contact Amanda Bromley, Director of People & OD via email at [e-mail]

Person Specification

Eligibility & Commitment

• Ability to commit an average of 4-5 days per month to Trust business; and flexibility to commit more if required for defined periods.

Background and Experience

• Have experience of operating at a senior level or board level in a public or private sector organisation.

Knowledge

• Have experience of working as part of a diverse Board or equivalent to reach consensus.

Abilities

• Capable of chairing a committee, have an understanding of the needs of our local patient community, the roles and responsibilities of the Council of Governors, statutory and regulatory requirements, risk management and board assurance processes.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.