Associate Non-Executive Director- Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT)
KIRKLEES COUNCIL ARE ADVERTISING THIS ROLE ON BEHALF OF CALDERDALE & HUDDERSFIELD NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (CHFT)
Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust (CHFT) are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics.
We are committed to recruiting to our values. Leading One culture of care underpins our Four Pillars by creating an environment, tone and behaviours across all parts of the Trust that are fundamentally rooted in compassionate care. As part of our recruitment process, we ask applicants to complete values based recruitment questions to ensure we recruit kind, compassionate and colleagues who are willing to learn. These are pre application questions and are required prior to the formal application form.
We are open to considering a wide range of flexible working arrangements. There are opportunities to flex the days of the week, hours and times of work and place of work including: part-time, job-share, flexible working hours and the possibility to work from home when appropriate. Please talk to us during the interview process to discuss any flexibility that you may require.
We received our Silver Award from the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme which is helping actively promote SaBRE - Supporting Britain’s Reservists and Employers. This means that we provided its statement of intent to support all Defence personnel and we welcome application to work for us.
Job overview
Message from Philip Lewer, Chair of CHFT
Welcome to our microsite for the position of ANED.
We are looking for an insightful, curious and passionate colleague to join us as a non voting member of our Board.
The role of ANED is a new and exciting one for CHFT. We already have a really talented and compassionate Board with skills and experience gained across the Health and Social Care sector and beyond. We are now looking for the right candidate with the right skills who shares our values to join us and focus on our quality priorities.
You may be looking to embark on a career as a NED and want to gain more experience, or you may be interested in bringing your energy and enthusiasm to CHFT at a really exciting time, as we embark on our reconfiguration of hospital services. Whatever is the case we are particularly interested in a diverse range of candidates who can help us be reflective of our workforce and community.
On this microsite, you will find lots of information that will help you decide if you are the right person for us and we are the right organisation for you.
However, if you cannot find the answer you are looking for, please do not hesitate to drop me an email at: philip.lewer@cht.nhs.uk
I’m really looking forward to hearing from you.
Main duties of the job
The Trust is piloting a new Associate Non-Executive Director (NED) role at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust. This is an excellent opportunity to share your specialist knowledge and expertise and to make a positive difference to the lives of those served by the Trust.
We believe the best Boards are those that reflect the communities they serve and are interested in a broad range of people who want to contribute to the Board of the Trust. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, particularly from people we know who are under-represented in Non-Executive roles who can bring life experience and personal insights into one or more of the following:
- People from the local BAME communities
- The lives of people from socially deprived backgrounds
- Those who live with a disability
- Experience of gender and women’s issues
- Younger people
- Those who are open about their faith
- Those who are openly LGBTQ+
Please note when a NED vacancy arises, interested Associate NED candidate(s) would need to apply and compete in an open recruitment and selection process.
Working for our organisation
Our purpose is to provide compassionate care to the communities we serve. To do this, we believe the health and wellbeing of our colleagues is crucial to delivering compassionate care.
As you research more about us, we hope that our values of ‘one culture of care’ are clear and that you know that if you are interested in applying for the role you will be joining a really kind, caring and compassionate organisation.
Due to the need for the successful candidate to live in the geographical areas that we serve, its most likely that you or your family have received care from us in the past. We hope that you can bring your experience as a patient or a loved one with you to the role and that your passion and commitment to good quality outcomes helps us ensure that everyone who receives care from CHFT has an outstanding experience.
How to apply
For further details and to apply, please follow the link below:
26 September 2021, 11:55 PM
This vacancy is closed to applications.
