Shared Chair, Northumbria, Newcastle and Gateshead
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- Employer:
- Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Location:
- North East based
- Remuneration:
- £90,000 for an average of 4 days per week
- Closing date:
- 9am Monday 7th April 2025
- Job Ref:
- GSe119890
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Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint to a new Shared Chair for The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Gateshead Health NHS Foundation Trust. The Shared Chair will initially lead the Board of Directors and Councils of Governors at Newcastle and Northumbria and transition to the Chair role at Gateshead at an agreed point in time.
Together with North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust these organisations have formed a collaborative working arrangement known as the Great North Healthcare Alliance. The Alliance partners recognise that working together more closely can deliver significant benefits to patients and staff within each organisation and across the region.
The Shared Chair will be a challenging, but rewarding role, with the ability to have a direct impact on patient care, outcomes and experience through the facilitation of effective collaboration and decision-making.
The Shared Chair will support the development of a single, unified voice for the organisations, making decision-making more streamlined and increasing the strategic influence of the Alliance regionally and nationally. This will strengthen our ability to develop collective plans which benefit our patients.
We are seeking a resilient and proven leader for this unique position to Chair the Boards of the three Trusts and work together with the Chief Executives to harness each other’s strengths, share innovation and open up opportunities for delivering our clinical and support services in the most effective and responsive way.
The Shared Chair will help us to build on the strong existing collaboration and partnerships, and offers the opportunity to make a real impact within the communities served by the three Trusts.
They will deliver cohesive leadership across the three organisations, supporting effective patient pathways, better patient outcomes, reducing health inequalities and facilitating the sharing of best practice and technologies.
This appointment will be made by the Councils of Governors of the three Trusts.
For full information on the role and how to apply please visit www.sharedchair-nng.co.uk. Having reviewed the website, if you would like to arrange a further conversation please email robin.staveley@gatenbysanderson.com
Closing date Monday 7th April
Stakeholder Sessions Monday 19th May 2025
Final interviews Tuesday 20th May 2025
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How to Apply
- Please submit an up to date copy of your CV, along with a Supporting Statement that addresses the criteria set out in the person specification, using examples to demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements.
- A completed fit and proper person form – the template can be downloaded from the same place as the job description.
- Detail any employment or education gaps.
- You should provide the names, positions, organisations, and contact details for your referees, which must be your line managers and include your current and most recent employer. The referees should cover at least two roles as the minimum. Please note, should you be appointed, you will be required to provide references covering your last 6 years of employment as per the new NHS Fit and Proper Person regulations. Where there have been gaps in employment, this six year period will be extended accordingly. Referees will only be contacted for those proceeding to the final stage - we will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
- Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
- Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.
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