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North Kirklees & Wakefield, West Yorkshire
At Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust, we provide acute hospital and community health services to more than half a million people living in the North Kirklees and Wakefield districts of West Yorkshire. We offer services from three main hospitals – Pinderfields (Wakefield), Dewsbury and Pontefract, and in the community at a range of settings such as health centres, clinics, GP surgeries, family centres and in people’s own homes. With more than 9,000 staff and an income circa £740 million, we provide our services by working locally in partnership with a range of statutory and voluntary sector organisations.
We are an improving Trust with an ambition to achieve excellent patient experience each and every time whilst helping to reduce health inequalities. Over the last few years, significant steps have been taken to improve the experience of both those who use our services and those who work within them, with dedicated staff being at the heart of our improvement journey. As an employer of more than 9,000 people and a major consumer of goods and services, we recognise our potential to make a significant positive contribution to the local economy and wellbeing of communities.
At this challenging yet exciting time, both for our organisation and for the provision of health and care nationally, we are seeking a Non-Executive Director to join our board. We are interested in individuals with either:
- a depth of understanding of the communities of North Kirklees and Wakefield gained either through community engagement or through leading services that affect the wider determinants of health and well-being.
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- Experience of transformation using digital platforms that support analysis for driving service change. Experience that has been gained within a complex, partnership or multi-stakeholder environment will be especially welcome
As a NED, you are required to provide independence of thought and constructive challenge, as well as support to the executives. You will need a genuine commitment to people and the promotion of excellent health care services. We are open to all sectors, including private, voluntary and the wider public sector. We welcome diverse and fresh insights; innovative and inclusive leaders who thrive with accountability and ambiguity. We warmly encourage applications from people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, to improve the diversity of our board, ensuring we are reflective of the populations we serve. Comfortable in challenging at board level in complex organisations, you will be politically astute, creative, and focused on quality.
To find out more please click on Apply. For a confidential discussion about these posts, please contact Robin Staveley or Emily Smith on [email protected] or Isha Hussain on [email protected]
Closing date: 9am Tuesday 7th May 2024
