We’re all about Great Healthcare from Great People.

We are a large and complex multi-site hospital Trust providing a range of acute and community services to a local population of 743,000 people and specialist services for a far wider population. We are well known for our research and innovation, with some of our services having an international reputation, and we are proud of our teaching hospitals status and partnership with the Kent and Medway Medical School.

Development of new facilities including the hyper acute stroke unit at William Harvey and Medical Thrombectomy at Kent & Canterbury, and recent expansions and renovations to add capacity to our emergency department will further our ability to respond to the needs of our growing local population, whilst ensuring we are well placed to contribute across the wider transformation of health and social care provision at a system level.

We are however, a Trust that faces significant challenges, many of which are replicated by NHS Trusts such as long waiting lists, and we are deeply committed to tackling these head on. We are working hard to transform our maternity services in light of Dr Bill Kirkup’s report on them, and whilst our staff survey results remain an area of concern, we have made significant improvements in some areas and are very focussed on making similar improvements across the wider Trust.

As part of this commitment, we are seeking to appoint a new Non-executive Director to our Trust’s board. We are seeking an exceptional individual who is used to leading at board level in large and complex organisations, to bring their experience to challenge and support us. We would particularly encourage candidates from underrepresented groups to apply, and all candidates should be able to demonstrate how they have championed diversity, equity and inclusion.

Our future must be shaped around our people and supported by inclusive leadership and robust governance.  It is imperative that we seek out those leaders who embody our values and commit wholeheartedly to supporting our staff to achieve our priorities.  Therefore, the successful candidate will be a positive role model through the provision of effective and professional leadership to employees and promote a culture of equal opportunities. They will support staff in their personal/professional development through coaching and mentoring to help them to develop to their full potential.

For more information, please follow this link: https://wecareeastkent.com/

Or for a confidential discussion, please contact our consultants at GatenbySanderson:

Stephanie Crossland: 0113 268 0704

Serena Dobson: 07530 627120

Melanie Shearer: 07807 621 337

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Closing date for applications: Monday 10^th June 2024