If you are looking for a challenging, rewarding and worthwhile opportunity, NHS Tayside would like to hear from you. Applications are invited from a wide range of people who have an interest in public service and are committed to the NHS in Scotland. Please pass on details of this opportunity to anyone else you think may be interested.
NHS Tayside is responsible for meeting the health needs of over 400,000 people living in Tayside, and provides a comprehensive range of primary, community-based and acute hospital services for the populations of Dundee City, Angus and Perth & Kinross.
NHS Tayside is looking for a new member to join its Board. As a non-executive member of the Board, you will be expected to play a central role in guiding the strategies which address the health priorities and health care needs of the resident population. This role is as challenging as it is rewarding – and you will be offered the training you’ll need to make a strong contribution.
An essential requirement of this post is that you can demonstrate knowledge about or connection to the delivery of health and social care services in the area served by the Board. You must also be able to demonstrate the following:
- an ability to communicate effectively;
- an ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders who have competing interests;
- an ability to contribute to ‘bigger picture’ (eg strategic) thinking;
- an ability to analyse and review complex issues.
We are keen to receive applications from residents in the Perth & Kinross area, but this is not an essential requirement.
You do not need to be an expert in healthcare or have previous experience of being on a Board. We are looking for people who have the capacity and commitment to grow into the role, to develop their skills and to learn new skills they may require.
Scottish Ministers particularly welcome applications from groups currently under-represented on the Boards of Scotland’s public bodies, such as women, disabled people, ethnic minorities and people aged under 50.
For more specific detail of the particular requirements of the role, please see the person specification, which forms part of the application pack. Also included in the pack is more detailed information about NHS Tayside and its role within NHS Scotland.
Remuneration: £8,169 per annum (non-pensionable) is payable. You will also receive reimbursement for all reasonable travel and subsistence costs and any reasonable dependant-carer expenses incurred whilst undertaking Board duties and for support required to help you carry out your duties effectively
Time commitment: The time commitment will vary week to week, but on average the role will take up around 8 hours per week. This time will be a mix of daytime Board meetings, committee meetings, reading documents and attending stakeholder events. You should also demonstrate an adequate degree of flexibility to attend at a greater frequency subject to the Board’s ongoing business needs.
Appointment details: The term of appointment will be for up to 4 years. When a term comes to an end, the skills the board requires will be reassessed. If you satisfy the requirements of the new person specification at that time, and there is evidence of your effective performance, Scottish Ministers may consider reappointing you for a further term. A non-executive member’s total period of appointment will not exceed eight years.
Location: Meetings of the Board and its Committees will normally be held in in Dundee, but may on occasion be held elsewhere in the NHS Board area.
Interviews: It is expected that interviews will be held on Tuesday 29th November in Dundee.
Further information: If you would like to find out more about the role, you are welcome to contact the Chairman, Prof John Connell, by calling Elizabeth Duncan, Personal Assistant to the Chair, on 01382 740708, or by emailing elizabethduncan@nhs.net.
For full information on the appointment, please read the Applicant Information Pack accessed via the link below.
Completed applications must be received on or before Friday 28th October 2016.
Appointments to Tayside NHS Board are regulated by the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland.
Appointed on merit; committed to diversity and equality.
Application Information
Please apply online. If you experience any difficulties accessing our website, or in the event that you require a word version of the application form, please contact the Public Appointments Team on (Freephone) 0300 244 1898, by email at paapplicationsmailbox@scotland.gsi.gov.uk, or by writing to the Public Appointments Team, Scottish Government, 3G South, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.
NHS Tayside
Because we all tend to think of it in health terms, we often lose sight of the fact that NHS Tayside is a major force in the local economy. Its spending, either directly on capital projects or indirectly through its staff salaries, sustains many private sector jobs. Its long standing and very successful collaboration with the University of Dundee has been significant in making Dundee a globally recognised leader in life sciences. And its work to improve the health of the population also benefits business, by providing local companies with healthier and, therefore, more productive workers. That is why everyone at DACC is excited about building even stronger links and more effective collaboration with NHS Tayside to create thriving communities across Dundee and Angus.
