Hampshire Hospitals Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Educated to degree level, with appropriate medical or clinical qualifications.

Understand principles of corporate and clinical governance.

Desirable

Registration with relevant registered body i.e. GMC, NMC, HCPC.

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

Relevant qualification in a medical, nursing or allied health professional discipline and recent clinical experience with ability to challenge current practice.

Significant record of leadership, management of change and personal achievement in a substantial and complex organisation, particularly multi-site and multi-disciplinary.

Experience of complex risk assessment and management.

Experience of strategy development and delivery.

Experience of fostering relationships / partnerships and working with multi-stakeholders.

Desirable

A substantial number of years Board level in a highly regulated sector.

Working as an executive or non-executive Board member of a large complex organisation.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

Able to assess clinical risk and assign strategic priorities.

Effective influencing and communication skills with a high level of ability to gain support and influence, both internally and externally.

Politically astute, adapt at building partnerships and relationships with stakeholders.

A champion of diversity, equality and inclusion.

Financially literate; able to understand and challenge high level financial and performance information.

Ability to assess performance based on complex, multi-factorial data.

Able to be an ambassador for the Foundation Trust with partners and members.

Uphold the highest standards of conduct set out in the “The Seven Principles of Public Life”.

Patients and Community

Essential

A high level of commitment to patients, carers and the community.

A deep interest in healthcare issues and a commitment to the interest of patients.

Desirable

An understanding of diversity of the community, and local health issues.

Ability to promote inclusion and involvement of the community.

A proven connection to, and commitment to Hampshire.

Remuneration and Time Commitment

Non-executive directors receive £13,650 per annum for an average of 2-3 days per month, with any additional non-consolidated payments for additional chairing responsibilities paid at £2,000. Remuneration is taxable and subject to National Insurance contributions. It is not pensionable. Non-executive directors are also eligible to claim allowances for travel and subsistence costs necessarily incurred on Trust business.

The role will comprise a mixture of set commitments (such as regular meetings of the Board of Directors, committees and the Council of Governors) and more flexible arrangements for ad hoc events, reading and preparation. A degree of flexibility will be required, and some time commitment will be during the working day/evening and weekends.

Eligibility

The successful candidate must be available to work for the Trust at least two to three days a month

You must also satisfy all of the criteria of the Fit and Proper Persons Requirement.

The successful candidate will ideally be resident within one of the following areas:

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council
Eastleigh Borough Council
East Hampshire District Council
Hart District Council
Test Valley Borough Council
Winchester City Council
West Berkshire (Aldermaston, Clay Hill, Cold Ash, Falkland, Greenham, Kintbury, Mortimer, Northcroft, St Johns, Thatcham Central, Thatcham North, Thatcham South or Crookham wards)

However, applications from individuals who live outside Hampshire and west Berkshire are also welcome to apply, provided they maintain strong visibility in the Trust and fulfil the expected time commitment for the role.

Disqualification criteria

To be eligible for appointment as Non-Executive Director you must not be disqualified by virtue of the criteria set out below.

be eligible for appointment as Non-Executive Director you must not be disqualified by virtue of the criteria set out below:
a person who has been adjudged bankrupt or whose estate has been sequestrated and (in either case) has not been discharged
a person who has made a composition or arrangement with, or granted a trust deed for, his creditors and has not been discharged in respect of it
a person who within the preceding five years has been convicted in the British Islands of any offence if a sentence of imprisonment (whether suspended or not) for a period of not less than three months (without the option of a fine) was imposed
an employee of Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust within the last three years