Appointment of up to four Members to the Board of NHS Grampian

The NHS Board’s role is to deliver high quality, person‑centred care and to improve the health and wellbeing of the people of Grampian and beyond through robust, accountable and corporate governance systems. The Board’s functions include:

• Setting the direction, clarifying priorities and defining expectations.
• Holding the executive to account and seeking assurance that the organisation is being effectively managed.
• Managing risks to the quality, delivery and sustainability of services.
• Engaging with stakeholders.
• Influencing the Board’s and the organisation’s culture.

As a non‑executive member, you will be expected to make a full contribution to the work of the Board, including participation in its governance committees.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring that the public body delivers its functions in accordance with Scottish Ministers’ policies and priorities.
• Providing strategic leadership.
• Ensuring financial stewardship.
• Holding the Chief Executive and senior management team to account.

Role Criteria

Priority Criteria

• Clinical Experience
• Digital Transformation
• Workforce and Organisational Culture Development

Essential Criteria

• Decision Making and Governance
• Strategic Thinking
• Communication, Influencing and Challenge
• Appreciation of the NHS Scotland Values which are: care and compassion, dignity and respect, openness, honesty and responsibility and quality and teamwork.

You need to provide evidence of one of the priority criteria plus all the essential criteria.

Remuneration and Time Commitment

£16,224 per annum (non‑pensionable) is payable for your one day per week commitment to NHS Board business. You will receive additional remuneration (also non‑pensionable) for your Integration Joint Board commitment, paid at a daily rate of £312.00. You will also be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable travel and subsistence costs and any reasonable dependent‑carer expenses incurred whilst undertaking Board/IJB duties and for support required to help you carry out your duties effectively.

The time commitment will vary week to week, but you must be able to make a firm commitment to spend on average 8 hours per week (equivalent to 52 days per year) on board business plus additional time required for Integration Joint Board (IJB) business, normally up to a further one day per week. This time will be a mix of daytime board meetings, committee and Integration Joint Board (IJB) meetings, reading documents and attending stakeholder events. You will need to have flexibility to attend at a greater frequency subject to the board’s ongoing business needs.

Equality Statement

Scottish ministers value highly the benefits of diverse Public Body Boards. People from all walks of life, with different experiences and points of view are encouraged to apply for public appointments. Scottish ministers particularly welcome applications from protected characteristics and groups currently under‑represented on Scotland’s Public Bodies. These include women, disabled people, young people, black and minority ethnic groups and LGBTI+. The public appointments process promotes, demonstrates and upholds equality of opportunity for all applicants.

Security Screening

Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre‑employment checks – Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).