Thank you for expressing an interest in an exciting opportunity to become a Non-Executive Member for the NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB).
- Non-executive member applicant pack (PDF)
- Non-executive member applicant pack (download Word document)
- Apply online
We are looking for someone who has transferrable skills and knowledge at a senior level, has an understanding of health and care, has a track record in partnership or system working, and can bring diversity of experience, background and thinking to work as part of our unitary Board of 24 members. This role is part of an ICB non executive team of four members who each have an ICB Committee Chair role, and who work collegiately and collectively with all Board members. We welcome applications from people who demonstrate governance experience that is relevant and transferable from outside the NHS.
You should have a set of values aligned to those of the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership (also known as the Integrated Care System) as well as meet the new NHS England Leadership Competencies and the Nolan Principles of Public Life.
We welcome applications from people from a variety of backgrounds and sectors who alongside the Board have a commitment to tackling health inequalities and achieving equality, diversity, and inclusion for and with people, communities and colleagues working across West Yorkshire. We are very committed to increasing the diversity of our leadership so that it is representative of the population we serve in West Yorkshire and particularly welcome applications from people who identify as LGBTQ+; who have a disability; and people from an ethnic minority background.
This Non Executive role will champion local citizens and our future generations, and therefore it is a wide-ranging remit. The successful applicant will build on the achievements of their predecessor, including continuing to ensure that citizens are at the heart of our ICB decision-making, children and young people’s needs are in-mind across the system, and that there is oversight and insight at system level into the safety and improvement of services for local people. The role will work with a variety of colleagues and stakeholders, including our ICB Director of Nursing, our ICB Board member for Healthwatch and members of our West Yorkshire Voice forum.
Find out more about the role and our organisation in these videos and podcasts featuring our chair, chief executive and other board members
Further information
As we further develop the Board and the ICB as a statutory organisation in our second year of operation, we are looking for an individual with the humility, skills and professionalism required to lead in collaboration across West Yorkshire, bringing diversity of thinking to our Board. This means being able to support the Integrated Care System to make an impact on people’s health outcomes and address some of the most significant inequalities in England. As a Non Executive Member you will ensure equality, diversity and inclusion remain at the forefront of our agenda. If appointed, you will contribute to ensuring the biggest difference can be made from our investments, including the social and economic value of the money we spend on behalf of the tax payer, aligned to the four aims of an Integrated Care System (ICS). ICSs have four key aims: improve outcomes in population health and healthcare; tackle inequalities in outcomes, experience, and access; enhance productivity and value for money; and help the NHS support broader social economic development.
As a Non Executive Member, you will help set the tone in our system. You will contribute to a system built on a partnership approach established in 2016 between the NHS, local government, Healthwatch, hospices, the voluntary community social enterprise sector (VCSE), West Yorkshire Combined Authority, business and communities. We have a model of diverse and distributed leadership that embraces all talents within the Partnership. Together we are proud to be the West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership.
Despite industrial action, financial pressures, recent organisational changes, and other sector-specific challenges faced by the NHS, our councils and the VCSE sector, our Partnership continues to recover services and to meet most standards set by Government and the regulators as we strive to deliver high-quality care and services to people. You can read more about this within a recent thank you letter we recently sent to colleagues. There is also a range of positive case studies on our website.
More details on the role, how to apply and on our West Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership are provided in the following pages. As for any non executive recruitment process, we encourage you to research our organisation and partners, and informally contact people working in the ICB and our Health and Care Partnership to find out more, especially to consider if this role and system is right for you. We also encourage you to get in touch if you would like to have an informal conversation.
We look forward to receiving your application and building the diverse leadership of our Board.
- Non-executive member applicant pack (PDF)
- Non-executive member applicant pack (download Word document)
- Apply online
Summary of the Recruitment Process
- The deadline for applications is 08:00 on Tuesday 2 July 2024.
- Applicants taken forward to the next stage will be notified no later than by close of business on Friday, 12 July 2024.
- Shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend a virtual stakeholder panel and an interview.
Contacts for further conversation
For initial enquiries about the role and making an application, please contact Peter.mason@odgersberndtson.com or Gillian.powell@odgersberndtson.com
If you would like a confidential discussion regarding the role, especially at the long-list or short-list stage, you can arrange a phone or Microsoft Teams call with Cathy Elliott (Chair, NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board). Please contact lauren.phillips16@nhs.net to arrange a time for a call.