Job summary We are looking for a Trust Chair who will play a crucial role in leading the unitary Board of Directors and the Council of Governors ensuring that they work together effectively to drive change in the Board whilst also ensuring the right balance between strategic and operational oversight.As Trust Chair, you would have a duty to uphold the highest standards of integrity and probity and to foster good relations in the boardroom. Our Trust Chair needs to demonstrate leadership to NHS England and effective governance and compliance, and the meeting of performance targets required by the trust and other external partners such as commissioners of services, NHS Improvement, the Care Quality Commission and other statutory bodies. We are looking for a Trust Chair who will champion the best interests of our people, service users, patients and wider community. Our Trust Chair will also provide leadership and guidance to the Chief Executive, and the Board, and acting as a key link between the directors and the Council of Governors. Main duties of the job Our Trust Chair provides strategic leadership to the unitary Board of directors and play a full part in developing and determining our Trust's vision, values, strategy and overall objectives. They role model and set clear expectations about our culture, values and behaviours including setting the style and tone of discussions at Board and Council of Governors' meetings. Our Trust Chair will demonstrate and uphold the highest standards of probity, integrity and governance ensuring internal governance arrangements conform to best practice and statutory requirements. Providing effective leadership to the Council of Governors, ensuring it follows relevant legislation, the Trust's Constitution, and the Foundation Trust's License conditions, is crucial. The ability to lead our Trust, in developing a healthy, open and transparent patient-centred culture where all staff have equality of opportunity to progress and feel confident to speak up is vital. Our Trust Chair must build, and role model, constructive working relationships based on candour, trust and mutual respect. We need your commitment to earn the respect and ongoing confidence of our patients, stakeholders and the public that their health and healthcare are in safe hands. The cultivation of a strong, collaborative relationship with the Chief Executive Officer is imperative as is developing strong partnerships with the public, private and voluntary sectors, regulators, and the wider NHS provider Chair community. About us Our hospital was founded on 1 October 2007 under the National Health Service Act 2006. The hospital has approximately 550 beds, including day, acute and neonatal beds and employs over 4,430 staff who providea full range of acute hospital services and an increasing number of specialist services to the growing population of Milton Keynes and surrounding areas. All in-patient services and most outpatient services are provided on the main hospital site, alongside some community provision. The Trust is organised into four clinical divisions (Medicine, Surgery, Women & Children and Core Clinical) and several corporate directorates. The executive directors, and clinical service unit leadership teams, are responsible for the day-to-day management and running of the hospital's services, with ultimate management accountability resting with the Chief Executive Officer Diversity and inclusion is very important to us. We are working to ensure the people who work at MKUH reflect the diversity of the population we serve at every level of seniority and across all professions and roles. This is a key part of our ambition for TeamMKUH being the best place to work for all of our people. The Trust Chair leads a welcoming leadership team, made up of experienced directors and first Board post-holders. Our values - We Care, We Communicate, We Collaborate and We Contribute - are important to us and must resonate with you. Date posted 13 January 2025 Pay scheme Other Salary £47,100 a year pa Contract Fixed term Duration 3 years Working pattern Part-time Reference number Non-Executive Director Job locations Milton Keynes University Hospital Standing Way, Eaglestone Milton Keynes MK6 5LD Job description Job responsibilities Please read the attached 'Candidate Briefing Document' which provides detailed information about; Our Trust and Board The Role and main duties The Person Specification including the experience, qualifications, knowledge, standards, commitments and behaviours we are looking for Recruitment timeline How to Apply Job description Job responsibilities Please read the attached 'Candidate Briefing Document' which provides detailed information about; Our Trust and Board The Role and main duties The Person Specification including the experience, qualifications, knowledge, standards, commitments and behaviours we are looking for Recruitment timeline How to Apply Person Specification As per Candidate Briefing Document Essential n/a Desirable n/a Person Specification As per Candidate Briefing Document Essential n/a Desirable n/a Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Additional information Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. Certificate of Sponsorship Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab). Employer details Employer name Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Address Milton Keynes University Hospital Standing Way, Eaglestone Milton Keynes MK6 5LD Employer's website https://www.mkuh.nhs.uk/working-at-mkuh (Opens in a new tab)