Appointment of the Non-Executive Director and Associate Non-Executive Director (clinical)

Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Welcome

Dear Candidate

Thank you for your interest in joining the Board of Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (QVH).

QVH is a dynamic and high-performing organisation dedicated to delivering exceptional care to patients and their families who have experienced damage or disfigurement because of disease (including cancer), trauma, burns, major surgery, or a congenital condition. We also provide first-class community medical services for our local population at our East Grinstead site. We are proud of our rich heritage and our global reputation for pioneering innovative techniques and treatments for those affected.

We are currently seeking to appoint one Non-Executive Director and two Associate Non-Executive Directors. We are looking for individuals who possess the necessary skills and experience to help propel our strategic initiatives, as well as a commitment to uphold the Trust’s values in delivering optimal care and outcomes for our patients.

Our patients have consistently ranked QVH as one of the best hospitals in the country, earning the affection of our local community. Although we are the second smallest trust in the nation, our strength lies in our patient-centred approach, specialised services, dedicated staff, and our commitment to continuous improvement.

With the arrival of James Lowell as Chief Executive Officer in 2023, we have been actively listening to the voices of our staff, patients, and local communities to refine and shape the Trust’s strategic direction. As a result, elevating clinical leadership within the Trust remains a key priority, as does strengthening our collaborative role in the Sussex healthcare system to address health disparities. Additionally, we are focused on advancing our digital transformation and implementing an integrated assurance framework to help us achieve our strategic objectives for 2024/25.

We are committed to cultivating a culture of continuous quality improvement that thrives on the agility, innovation, and transformation of our staff. To effectively achieve this, we need a Board that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve, and I warmly encourage applications from individuals from underrepresented groups and this includes people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds.

I invite you to explore the information available on our website and discuss the role with our search partner, Anderson Quigley. If you are dedicated to positioning our Trust as a hybrid provider, enhancing our specialist services, and forging active partnerships in the local community then I look forward to receiving your application.

Thank you once again for your interest.

Jackie Smith
Chair

About us

Queen Victoria Hospital is a specialist NHS hospital providing life-changing reconstructive surgery, burns care and rehabilitation services for people who have been damaged or disfigured through accidents or disease.

Our world-leading clinical teams provide specialist surgery and non-surgical treatment for people across the south east and beyond. We specialise in conditions of the hands and eyes, head and neck cancer and skin cancer, reconstructive breast surgery, maxillofacial surgery and prosthetics.

In addition, the people of East Grinstead and the surrounding area benefit from our expert clinicians treating more common conditions in our areas of specialism. We also provide a minor injuries unit, therapies services and a sleep service.

We are a centre of excellence, with an international reputation for pioneering advanced techniques and treatments.

QVH at a glance

Specialist expertise: QVH is a leading specialist centre for reconstructive surgery and rehabilitation, helping people who have been damaged or disfigured through accidents or disease.

Internationally renowned: We have a proud heritage and are known throughout the world for pioneering new and innovative techniques and treatments.

Local services: We provide a minor injuries unit and other services for people living in and around East Grinstead.

Rated excellent: Patients rate us as one of the top hospitals in the country for quality of care.

1,000 staff: We employ around 1,000 skilled and committed staff, dedicated to helping QVH provide the very best care for our patients, and we are the largest employer in the local area.

7,500 members: As one of the country’s first NHS foundation trusts we are accountable to local people through our public members across Kent, Surrey, East and West Sussex and South London.

At QVH, a behaviours framework has been developed with staff representatives to support the embedding of our values.

Key Strategic Objectives (KSO)

The Trust’s key strategic objectives (KSO’s) have also recently been refreshed to align with the future strategic ambitions and are as follows:

What drives you?

In the following video, we hope it will be helpful for you to hear what our nursing staff and operating department practitioner say about working at QVH:

Eligibility

To be eligible to apply for the role of NED or ANED, you must live within any of the following electoral wards:

  • Kent County Council
  • West Sussex County Council
  • East Sussex County Council
  • Surrey County Council
  • Medway Unitary Authority
  • Brighton and Hove City Council
  • London Borough of Croydon
  • London Borough of Kingston
  • London Borough of Merton
  • London Borough of Richmond
  • London Borough of Sutton
  • London Borough of Bexley
  • London Borough of Bromley
  • London Borough of Greenwich
  • London Borough of Lambeth
  • London Borough of Lewisham
  • London Borough of Southwark
  • London Borough of Wandsworth

The role

Non-Executive Director (Clinical) (AQ2877)

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Associate Non-Executive Director (AQ2849)

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Terms of appointment

Non-Executive Director

  • The time commitment needed to fulfil this role is a minimum of 4-5 days each month. It is the responsibility of each Non-Executive Director to ensure that they can make sufficient time available to discharge their responsibilities efficiently, and prior to taking the appointment the successful candidate should inform the Chair of any other time commitments.
  • £15,000 per annum
  • 3 year term (renewable subject to performance appraisal)

Associate Non-Executive Director

  • The time commitment needed to fulfil this role is a minimum of 2-3 days each month. It is the responsibility of each ANED to ensure that they can make sufficient time available to discharge their responsibilities efficiently, and before taking the appointment, the successful candidate should inform the Chair of any other time commitments.
  • £8,000 per annum
  • 3 year term (renewable subject to performance appraisal)

Further Dates:

Board meetings are held face-to-face at the Trust, usually been 10.00 – 14.00. Seminars are held at the Trust but with provision to attend via Teams. These meetings are held between 11.00 – 16.00.

16 January 2025 – Board

06 February – Seminar

06 March – Board

10 April – Seminar

08 May – Board

How to apply

Anderson Quigley is acting as an advisor to the Trust, an executive search process is being carried out by Anderson Quigley in addition to the public advertisement.

The closing date for applications is Friday 18 October 2024.

Applications should consist of:

  • A full CV.
  • A covering letter (ideally two pages) outlining how you meet the essential experience criteria of the person specification and your motivations in joining the Trust.
  • Please include details of two referees in either your CV or covering letter, though please note that we will not approach your referees without your prior consent and only should you be shortlisted.
  • Please also include details of how you will meet the time commitment required.
  • You must also complete and send a copy of the fit and proper persons declaration which can be accessed here.

Should you wish to discuss the role in strict confidence, please contact Helene Usherwood on +44 (0)7719 322 669 or helene.usherwood@andersonquigley.com or Carolyn Coates on +44(0)7825 871 944 or carolyn.coates@andersonquigley.com

Timetable

Closing date 18 October 2024
Preliminary interviews with AQ (via Teams) Early November
Formal Panel Interview (at QVH) 03 December 2024