Job Description
West Midlands Ambulance Service University NHS Foundation Trust (WMAS) is seeking a candidate with substantial senior / Board level or equivalent expertise in a large and complex organisation, to join our Board of Directors.
The Trust is currently looking to appoint an exceptional individual to provide leadership, independent and objective challenge, and bring diversity to our Board of Directors. We are seeking an individual with relevant corporate financial experience ideally at Board level within large and complex organisations.
The Trust has a budget of circa. £400 million per annum and employs over 7,000 staff and operates from 15 hubs across the region. The Trust provides emergency and urgent services across to a population of 5.6 million people covering Shropshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Coventry, Birmingham, and the Black Country. Whilst facing unprecedented challenges the Trust is committed to ensuring that patients receive quality care in the most appropriate settings.
The successful candidate will demonstrate commitment to and personal interest in enhancing health and care services and will have the highest standards of personal integrity. They will also be able to demonstrate a clear understanding of and alignment to our core values, and they will need to be a strategic thinker with experience of operating in a rapidly changing environment. All directors are subject to the "fit & proper" persons obligations.
Candidates must be resident within the operating area of West Midlands Ambulance Service.
The West Midlands Ambulance Service wishes to see the community it serves represented at Board level and will therefore particularly welcome applicants from women and black and ethnic minorities.
For further information click on the Apply button below, or for a confidential discussion about this fantastic opportunity, please contact Carmel Bell, Michelle Atkinson or Emma Pickup from GatenbySanderson on 07917 826639 or carmel.bell@gatenbysanderson.com .
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Documents
Closing date
9am Wednesday 10th July 2024
Preliminary interviews
w/c 22nd & 29th July 2024
Final panel
w/c 19th August 2024
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.