Non-Executive Director

North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board Independent Non-Executive Members Role summary

We are seeking to appoint two further Independent Non-Executive Members to complement our existing Board Members, using their skills and experience to help us to achieve our ambitions and strategy.

We are seeking individuals with significant Board-level experience within a complex organisation. We recognise the value that experienced Non-Executive leadership can add to our Board, providing constructive challenge and independent judgement across complex issues including quality, governance, performance and system transformation.

Independent Non-Executive Members are chosen for their breadth of experience, appropriate calibre and personal qualities.

As an Independent Non-Executive Member, you will work alongside the Chair, other Independent Non-Executive Members and Executive Directors as a full member of the Board. You will be individually and collectively accountable with other Board Members for the success of the organisation and will have the responsibility to constructively challenge the decisions of the Board and help develop proposals on priorities, risk mitigation, values, standards and strategies.

• Serve on Board Committees, including the Quality and Safety Committee, providing assurance that robust processes are in place for the effective management of patient safety and quality governance.
• Bring independent oversight and constructive challenge to the priorities, plans and performance of the ICB.
• Promote open and transparent decision-making that facilitates consensus.
• Support the stewardship of significant public resources and ensure statutory duties are met.
• Ensure that the voice and needs of patients, carers and communities are central to Board discussions and decisions.

Independent Non-Executive Member appointments are made in accordance with the Code of Governance and public appointment principles.

The North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) is the statutory NHS organisation responsible for planning, funding and improving health and care services for people across one of the largest health systems in England; serving a population of around 2.9 million.

Our region spans from the Scottish borders to North Yorkshire and across to North Cumbria, covering both major urban and rural communities.

Our focus is on improving outcomes, reducing health inequalities and ensuring high-quality, sustainable services for our communities.

Working closely with NHS providers, local authorities and the voluntary and community sector, we are leading the delivery of our Integrated Care Strategy, Better health and wellbeing for all, alongside key ambitions set out in the NHS 10-Year Plan.

The ICB is now entering a new phase of its development, strengthening its role as a strategic commissioner in line with the national ICB Blueprint published by NHS England.

This blueprint sets out a clearer, more focused role for ICBs - centred on long-term system planning, improving value and productivity, reducing unwarranted variations in care and health, and working through strong place and neighbourhood partnerships.

While our organisational structure and ways of working are evolving, our core purpose remains unchanged: improving outcomes, tackling inequalities and maintaining strong, collaborative partnerships across our health and care system.

This is an important stage in our development. As we sharpen our focus as a strategic commissioner - effective governance, independent insight and constructive challenge will be central to our success.

This is a crucial time to join the organisation - an opportunity to help shape the next phase of our development and support the delivery of better health.

You will be responsible for specific areas relating to board governance and oversight:

• Bringing independent, external perspectives and respectful challenge to the plans, aims and priorities of the ICB
• Promoting open and transparent decision-making that facilitates consensus aimed at delivering exceptional outcomes for the population.

You will need to be able to demonstrate you can use your experience to:

• Work alongside other non-executives and executive colleagues as an equal member of the Board
• Hold the executive to account by providing purposeful, constructive scrutiny and challenge
• Shape and actively support a healthy culture for the ICB
• Chair meetings in an inclusive way in line with the ICB's values

Knowledge, Experience and Skills required within the following competency areas:

• Strong knowledge of the health, care, local government and/or voluntary sector landscape
• Ability to operate confidently in complex, politically sensitive environments
• Proven experience leading strategic change at senior level, bringing together diverse stakeholder interests