Non-executive Director with Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

Introduction from Trust Chair

We do have challenges, not least because of our geography: 3,500 staff, three hospitals, more than 65 sites across 1,500 square miles of a county with uncomfortable differentials in quality-of-life expectancy.  Patient safety and quality of care is always our first priority, but our key risks also include workforce concerns and estates.  Our current strategy is designed to drive the transformation needed to ensure that we deliver a consistently outstanding service for the people of Kent & Medway, with its focus on three areas:

• Quality improvement
• Workforce well-being and leadership
• Partnership working

I believe that solutions to the considerable NHS and population health challenges lie in strong collaboration and the delivery of innovation in partnership across the health and care system.  KMPT has embraced the principles of integrated care partnerships and is excited by the potential being unleashed by our Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Provider Collaborative Board.  We have started to make a tangible difference to pathways of care and are ambitious to achieve more.

Who am I hoping to attract to this Non-executive Director role?

• The Trust Board is the most senior leadership body in the organisation, and it is crucial that we lead by example, modelling the right culture and values that will enable the Executive team to flourish and the wider organisation to feel empowered.  This means that I am keen to attract people who are committed to supporting and developing the organisation and the system with integrity, finding the right balance of challenge and rigour with support and understanding.
• Boards thrive when individuals bring diverse experience and skills; this is not just about added value but also about creating healthy and constructive differences in perspective. It is for this reason that we are looking for an individual whose background in clinical leadership at a strategic level can challenge our thinking in relation to service transformation, pathways of care, digital transformation, partnerships and health inequalities.

Dr Jackie Craissati
Trust Chair

How To Apply

Kent and Medway NHS Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) is keen to discuss the role of Non-executive Director with experienced clinicians have the requisite experience, skills and resilience as well as the relationship building and inspirational leadership capabilities to support Dr Jackie Craissati and the Board of KMPT. You will be a be a key member of the Board in transforming KMPT and ensuring it provides the best possible mental health and learning disability services to the 1.8 million population of Kent and Medway.

Your clinical background is not important and KMPT welcomes candidates from the NHS, local authority, third and private sector candidates.

It’s an exciting and challenging time for KMPT and its partner organisations. If you would like to play a valuable part in the future of the organisation, we would very much like to hear from you.

If you wish to be considered for this role, please click here to visit the campaign microsite to  provide:

• a CV that includes your address and contact details, highlighting and explaining any gaps in your employment history
• a supporting statement that highlights your motivation for applying and your understanding of the NHS and the role. You should outline your personal responsibility and achievement within previous roles and how your experience matches the person specification
• the names, positions, organisations and contact details for three referees.  Your referees should be individuals in a line management capacity, and cover your most recent employer, any regulated health or social care activity or where roles involved children or vulnerable adults.  Your references may be taken prior to interview and may be shared with the selection panel
• please complete and return the monitoring information form which accompanies this pack and is available for download See attached– Please return the completed form to both chairsandneds@nhs.net and to katie.attrill@hays.com
• tell us about any dates when you will not be available

Informal discussion

To confidentially discuss the role in further detail, please contact:

Laurence Wolahan                                          James Laing

Hays Executive                                               Hays Executive

M: 07985 443 826                                           T : 0333 010 2775

E: Laurence.wolahan@hays.com                  E : james.laing@hays.com

Marcia Williams                                                

Hays Executive                                              

M: 07515 482 954                                          

E: marcia.williams@hays.com                      

If you would like to arrange an informal and confidential discussion with Dr Jackie Craissati, the Chair of the Trust, please contact one of the Hays Executive campaign team.

Campaign dates:

Closing date:                           13^th November 2022

Preliminary interviews:            To be confirmed (Virtual)

Formal interviews:                  W/C 5^th December 2022 (In person)

Proposed start date:               To be confirmed

The above dates are subject to change