NHS Western Isles Advert: Board Member appointment

03 October 2023 at 10:31:49

Board Member appointment: Western Isles NHS Board

NHS Western Isles is responsible for the protection and the improvement of its population's health and for the delivery of frontline healthcare services.  The Board's role is to deliver high quality, person centred care and to improve the health and wellbeing of the people of the Western Isles. In doing so, NHS Western Isles provides a comprehensive range of range of acute, mental health, primary and community services across locations stretching from the Butt in the North part of the Isle of Lewis to Barra in the Southern part of the chain of islands.

You can find out more about Western Isles NHS Board by visiting: www.wihb.scot.nhs.uk

If you are looking for a rewarding and worthwhile opportunity, we 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.

As a non-executive member of this Board, you will have a key role in supporting the delivery of the organisation's strategic direction in addition to contributing to scrutinising performance, and discharging governance and accountability functions. You will be offered the training you need to make a strong contribution. 

Remuneration and time commitment:Remuneration is £8,276 per annum (non-pensionable) for a time commitment of one day per week. Reasonable expenses incurred will be reimbursed. 

Location:  The meetings for Western Isles NHS Boardarenormally held in Stornoway, but may on occasion be held elsewhere in the NHS Board area. In recent times, meetings have been held virtually. Going forward, the expectation is that Board and Governance Committee meetings will be held by blending virtual and physical meetings, although a physical presence will be required at times in order to be able to carry out the full range of Board activities,

Interviews: Interviews will be held on Wednesday 8 November 2023 may be held in person or via Teams.

Skills/Experience Required

We value very highly the benefits of having different experience and points of view on our Boards and we are keen that people from all walks of life apply for public appointments. Scottish Ministers particularly welcome applications from disabled people, LGBT+ people, people from ethnic minority communities and people aged under 50.

NHS Scotland's values are at the heart of everything that this organisation does. These values are: care and compassion; dignity and respect; openness, honesty and responsibility; and, quality and teamwork and guide the work of the Board in all that it does.  As a member of this Board, you will not only need to have the right skills, knowledge and experience for the role, but also be able to demonstrate behaviour aligned to these values.

For this position you must be able to demonstrate that you meet the following priority criterion  which is of particular importance to NHS Western Isles at this time:

• Finance experience

 In addition to the values and priority criterion highlighted above, you will need to live in the Western Isles and be able to demonstrate the following:

• Appreciation of the variety of challenges in the delivery of health and care services in the Western Isles
• Ability to communicate effectively
• Ability to contribute effectively to the decision making of the Board;

 You do not need to be an expert in health or have previous experience of being on a Board. We are looking for people who have the capacity and commitment to develop their skills and to learn new skills they may require.