South Western Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to recruit a Non-Executive Director with a background in Human Resources.

We are seeking a Non-Executive Director to join our Board, to bring support and constructive challenge, and to help lead the strategic direction of the Trust. The information pack below outlines more about what we need from this appointment, drawing on an assessment of the skills, ability, and behaviour we need from our Board team. In particular we are seeking a candidate with a strong background in a Human Resources setting in order to support the skills we seek for our Board of Directors.

The Trust is specifically looking for an individual with expertise in Human Resources, organisational development and/or employee relations, who can bring one or more of the following:

• The Trust would want to appoint an applicant whose style and approach to the role can be evidenced to be consistent with the Trust’s vision and values.
• The Trust would want the appointee to have experience of working at a senior level in complex environments with a clear understanding of assurance, accountability, governance, and change management. This could be from the private, third or public sectors.
• The Trust will be looking for applicants who can adopt an outward facing approach; with experience of the organisational development challenges presented by working within a complex local health and social care system and potentially across a wider area.

We are committed to ensuring our Board represents our workplace population and the communities we serve. We would love to hear from candidates from a diverse and wide range of backgrounds and strongly encourage applications from people with a disability, Black, Asian and minority ethnic people, LGBTQIA+ people, and women.

For more information about the trust and the role, please refer to the Candidate Information Pack.

All applications should be made via NHS Jobs.

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