Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee – The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Job Description
Job title: Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee – The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust
Company: Odgers Berndtson
Job description: The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s Lynn NHS Foundation Trust (QEH) is a busy district general hospital serving communities across West and North Norfolk, in addition to parts of Breckland, Cambridgeshire and South Lincolnshire. We have an annual turnover of over £300m, and employ more than 4,000 staff and volunteers who are committed to collaborating with partners to deliver safe, high-quality care. We affectionately call ourselves Team QEH.This opportunity offers you the chance to join the board of a busy acute district general hospital that is a trusted anchor institution at the heart of our community. QEH has been noted nationally for its improvement journey, and we were proud to be shortlisted for the Health Service Journal’s 2022 “Trust of the Year” award. QEH has the realisable ambition to be the best rural district general hospital for patient and staff experience.As a non-executive director of the Trust, together with your board colleagues, you will set the tone for the whole organisation, ultimately ensuring that the population the Trust serves and the wider system in which the organisation sits, receive the best possible care in a sustainable way. You will have the chance to play a role in the achievement of our ambition to become an ‘outstanding’ provider.For this non-executive director role, we are particularly interested in candidates with financial experience and the expertise to chair our Audit Committee. The role of the Chair of the Audit Committee is key in providing effective leadership to the Audit Committee which plays a crucial role in the governance of the Trust, scrutinising the risks and controls affecting every aspect of the organisation. We are actively seeking candidates from diverse backgrounds who offer the skills required to take our Trust forward.For more information about this opportunity, including details on how to apply, please see the attached candidate brief or contact us on 020 7518 2612.Closing date is Wednesday 17th April.
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Location: East Anglia