Associate Non-Executive Director
- Employer
- Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
- Location
- Cornwall
- Salary
- £7,150
- Closing date
- 7 Nov 2021
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- Sector
- Community Foundation Trust
- Job Type
- Fixed Term
- Category
- Non Executive, Non Executive Director
Job Details
We are looking for an Associate Non-Executive Director to support our Trust by providing additional advice and support to the Board and its committees in relation to identified needs, complementing, or enhancing, the skills already in place.
We are looking for a champion of inclusivity and diversity who will also uphold our values, working together for the patient population we are proud to serve.
To ensure we appoint the right person, we are recruiting based on values and application of knowledge. Attached is a key question response form for you to complete as part of your application.
Providing health services in a county which spans over 3,500 km, is neighboured by the sea on 3 sides and has a population which dramatically increases in summer is not without its challenges. Deprivation and isolation are prevalent.
A quarter of people are aged 65 or over, and 140,000 people have at least one long-term condition. We are very fortunate that our staff are both passionate and innovative in the way they care for residents, many of whom are also their neighbours, friends and families.
We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and if you believe you are the right candidate, we look forward to hearing from you. When you submit your application, you will be asked to provide:
- a covering letter which includes information on your ability to act as an independent associate non-executive director
- your CV with references, and
- your completed key question response form
For an application pack, please email us at cft.wr@nhs.net
Closing date: 7th November
Assessment centre: 16th November
Company
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) provides NHS community, mental health, dementia and learning disability services to approximately 550,000 children and adults living in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
The majority of the Trust’s services are based in local communities, enabling care to be provided as close as possible to where people live. Our clinical services are organised into localities. Our quality achievements are underpinned by our strong track record or successful service and financial delivery.
The Trust operates under licence from Monitor (NHS Improvement). We achieved our Foundation Trust on 1 March 2010. The Foundation Trust supersedes the Cornwall Partnership NHS Trust which was established on 1 April 2002. The Trust employs over 3,000 people and is one of the largest local employers.
Vision and Values
As an organisation, our vision is “Delivering high quality care”. This vision is underpinned by five strategic objectives which have been agreed with our system partners. These are:
- Improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities by working in partnership and creating opportunities for our citizens.
- Provide safe, high quality, timely and compassionate care and support, in local communities wherever possible, and informed by experience of people who use services.
- Make Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly a great place to work in health and social care.
- Working efficiently so health and care funding give maximum benefits.
- Create the underpinning infrastructure and capabilities that are critical to delivering high quality care and support.
These objectives are supported by our CARE values which are:
- Compassionate services
- Achieving high standards
- Respecting individuals
- Empowering people.
To ensure we do this our services:
- involve patients and carers in the planning and delivery of care
- aim to be accessible so that help can be obtained when and where it is needed
- promote the safety of patients, carers and staff and the wider public
- provide well co-ordinated services between all staff and agencies
- aim to do this by delivering high quality treatment and care which is both effective and acceptable
- Website
- https://www.cornwallft.nhs.uk/
- Telephone
- 01208 251300
- Location
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Carew House
Beacon Technology Park
Dunmere Road
Bodmin
Cornwall
PL31 2QN
GB
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