Group Associate Non-Executive Director

The Royal Wolverhampton (RWT) & Walsall Healthcare (WHT) NHS Trusts are looking for a Group Associate Non-executive Director (NED), with extensive experience at Consultant level in medicine or an appropriate medicine related discipline. This is an exceptional opportunity to share your talents and expertise to make a positive difference to the lives of people served by the Trusts.The Group 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.The successful candidates for the Associate NED roles will be appointed by the Trusts but may also be considered for appointment as a Group NED of the Group RWT & WHT Board in future, should a vacancy arise and they have the appropriate skills.It is essential for the successful candidate to have experience with a strong governance acumen and clinical experience gained in a medical or appropriate medicine related discipline with a strong service delivery background and current knowledge of NHS Strategy and Plans.You will need to have a genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services.You will reflect the people and communities of the area and be aware of the impact of diverse communities on health inequalities.You will need to be able to demonstrate you can use your experience to: work alongside other non-executives and executive colleagues as an equal member of the board bring independence, external perspectives, skills and challenge to strategy development hold the executive to account by providing purposeful, constructive scrutiny and challenge shape and actively support a healthy culture for the trustThe Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We’re passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Suneta Banga Job title: Senior Executive PA to the Deputy Chair Email address: suneta.banga1@nhs.net Telephone number: 01902 307999Extension 85952