Chair, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
United Kingdom
Formally established in 2021, the Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) is one of the largest and most respected NHS providers in England, employing approximately 20,000 staff and serving a diverse population of around one million people across the North part of Greater Manchester. We work closely in each of our localities across Salford, Bury, Rochdale and Oldham to ensure that we are delivering care to our communities in an integrated way.
The NCA is strongly placed to support the development of integrated care across the wider conurbation, through a partnership model with other health and social care providers. At its heart is a real focus on place and we work with our system partners to develop outstanding standards of care for our local population. We want to build on this strong foundation ensuring the clinical voice is heard in our decision making, with the patient at the heart of everything we do. Due to the retirement of our current Chair we are seeking to appoint a new Chair to take us on to the next stage of development.
The Opportunity and You
This represents a rare leadership opportunity, a role of significant scope and profile and one that has the chance to impact the lives of the hundreds of thousands of people we serve.
We are seeking to appoint an individual with excellent leadership qualities, evidenced by a positive track record of inspiring organisations to excel in service delivery, be that in the health sector or a different environment. The new Chair must be able to engage and work collaboratively with a wide range of internal and external senior stakeholders, play an active role in the success of the Greater Manchester system and at all times living and promoting the values of the Northern Care Alliance NHS FT.
We want our Board to be as inclusive and diverse as possible, so will look for individuals who bring lived experience that equips them both for the leadership aspects of the role and that brings an understanding of some of the challenges of our local communities.
If you can demonstrate the integrity, values and skills required, we look forward to hearing from you.
How to Apply
If you are interested in this significant opportunity, please contact Thomas Patterson and Rabiya Ali on 07545 741 153 or rabiya.ali@alumniglobal.com.
• Quoting the relevant role reference number: A039711
• A covering letter highlighting the aspects of the job description and NCA that particularly attract you to the post (Microsoft Word document)
• Contact details for three referees, these will not be contacted without your permission. (References should validate a minimum period of six years employment)
• A completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (which you will be redirected to once you have submitted your application) *
Monitoring
One of Alumni Global’s and NCA’s objectives is to ensure that its workforce is reflective of the local community and therefore we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups. So that we can successfully achieve these aims, while it is not mandatory we would encourage every applicant to complete the “Equal Opportunities Monitoring form” so that we can measure the effectiveness of our efforts. The Recruiting Manager does not have access to the Monitoring Information Sections of the application form at any stage of the process and the information provided will be kept entirely confidential.
Candidate adjustment
If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the recruitment process please can you advise us so that we can ensure this is accommodated.
Stakeholder Sessions: 28th April 2025
Final Interviews: 2nd May 2025
Please ensure you have made a note of the final interview date(s). We recommend that you bookmark this microsite, as any potential updates regarding the role will be posted online.
Please take note of the reference number found under section “How to apply”. This is needed for us to process any application.
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