Non-Executive Director (Chair of Audit)

3-4 days per month

We are looking for someone exceptional to become a Non-Executive Director for our Trust - if you think that could be you, please read on!

At Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS FT, we are passionate about collaboration, whether as part of the Healthier Wigan Partnership, with our local authority colleagues or across the Greater Manchester Integrated Care System. We are truly committed to working with others to improve services for all.

We are an acute and community services organisation with over 7,000 staff, operating across 32 sites in the borough. As one of the largest employers in the borough, we are proud to be an anchor institution for Wigan, working with other anchor institutions like Wigan Council and Wigan and Leigh College to drive the very best opportunities for our local communities. Our Strategy 2030 sets out how we want to go from good to great to outstanding through improvement, integration and innovation; and our new CEO, Mary Fleming, heralds a new chapter in this journey.

We are currently seeking a new Non-Executive Director who has an accountancy qualification and financial leadership experience at the strategic or board level in a large and complex organisation. You will be joining our Unitary Board, and your role will be to maintain the highest standards across our organisation. Your significant financial experience, coupled with a proven track record of formulating strategies and action plans to achieve objectives, will be invaluable to us.

As Chair of our Audit Committee, you will also work closely with our Chief Financial Officer and the Audit Committee to ensure the long-term financial security of the Trust and hold the executive team to account for the appropriate monitoring of internal control, risk and reporting on behalf of the Board and Council of Governors. In short, the role is one of a Critical Friend.

We understand the importance of ensuring our Board of Directors is as diverse as possible. Diversity in leadership for us means greater depth and breadth of experience and perspective, which in turn allows for a greater ability to relate to our colleagues and their representatives, our patients and their families and our partners.

We have a dedicated recruitment microsite where you can access full information and Job Descriptions etc. at www.wwlopportunities.co.uk

For more information and an initial discussion please contact our recruitment partner Jonathan Phillips of Seymour John.