University Hospitals Birmingham Charity is seeking to appoint a new Chair who will help to deliver growth strategy and plans, oversee the completion of a range of key projects and continue efforts to benefit patients and staff across our hospitals.
The Chair provides leadership to the Board with prime responsibility for ensuring it has agreed priorities, appropriate structures, processes and a productive culture and has Trustees and senior staff who are able to govern well and add value to the Charity.
Trustees are responsible for providing appropriate oversight, governance and leadership to University Hospitals Birmingham Charity in pursuit of its strategies to fulfil its charitable purposes.
The Chair’s main role is to provide clear leadership of the Board, demonstrate an ability to set the Board agenda and lead the other Trustees in playing a full role in the development and determination of the Charity’s strategy.
A full list of duties can be found in the attached candidate pack.
The following characteristics, knowledge and experience (or commitment to gaining them) would be advantageous to the role of Chair:
Essential
Desirable
This is a fantastic opportunity to bring both your experience and passion for Birmingham and the West Midlands to a position in which you will be playing a key role in helping develop both University Hospitals Birmingham Charity's present and future. They do a great deal to offer communities across Birmingham and the West Midlands added extra's over and above what the NHS can fund as well as deliver much needed support to patients and their families. This role is more than adding a new dimension to a CV or gaining experience in a different setting, it's about really helping to benefit the lives of the people around you.
The TrusteeWorks Team at Reach Volunteering are supporting UHB with their Chair recruitment.
Applications should be made via TrusteeWorks in the first instance.
To apply please send your CV along with a Covering Letter stating why you are interested in becoming our next Chair of the Trustee Board. The application closing date is the 22nd of November, 2024.
If you would like to have an informal conversation in the first instance with the TrusteeWorks team or alternatively with either the Chief Executive at UHB or the existing Chair, please contact the team at TrusteeWorks who will arrange this.
All enquiries should be sent to: trusteeworks@reachvolunteering.org.uk
