Job Description

This role is based at Health Innovation North West Coast who are hosted by Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital.



The Non-Executive Director (NED) will work alongside the Chair of the Board and the Executive Team of Health Innovation North West Coast to set the strategic direction, provide effective leadership and support and challenge to the Board.



It will be necessary for the NED to display a constructive, open, impartial and engaging leadership style, providing fair and constructive challenge when required, and acknowledging successful performance.



As a NED of the Health Innovation Network Board you will be required to undertake the following key responsibilities:



Strategy



Governance



Communication and Relationships



Equality, Diversity and Inclusion



Please see attached for further details.



Health Innovation North West Coast , one of England's 15 Health Innovation Networks, collectively acts as the innovation arm of the NHS.



We are commissioned by NHS England and Improvement and the Office for Life Sciences to deliver programmes and support innovations for adoption and spread in our region.



We understand the needs of our health systems and are well placed to broker innovative solutions, while collaborating across England to take what works best and quickly spread it nationally, responding to the diverse needs of patients and our population through partnerships and collaboration.



Please visit our website -Health Innovation North West Coast - Home page (healthinnovationnwc.nhs.uk)



www.healthinnovationnwc.nhs.uk



As a NED of the HINWC Board you will be required to undertake the following key responsibilities:



Finance and Performance



Health Innovation NWC operates under a Master License Agreement (MLA) from its national commissioners and is required to set a balanced budget each financial year. In this role you will chair the Finance, Performance and Strategy (FPS) Committee which is a subcommittee of the HIN NWC Board.



In addition to the activity described by national commissions, HIN NWC also offers a number of services which attract income. This includes a broad range of offers including coaching academy work, real world evaluation, enhanced innovator support, work with international companies, bid writing and industry partnerships.



These services are crucial to maintaining the depth and breadth of the skills within the team and are an important part of our growth strategy.



As the NED with responsibility for Business Development, your role will include providing scrutiny, advice and guidance to the business development team and encouraging an entrepreneurial mindset with the aim of taking an increasingly commercial approach to business opportunities.



Additionally, through your knowledge and experience, you will offer strategic guidance to the organisation to



Maximise operational efficiency in business development system and processes

Leverage existing partnerships, assets and emerging opportunities to accelerate growth and financial return for the organisation.



Strategy



Support the Chair in providing visible leadership in developing a positive culture for the HINWC by facilitating a close and constructive working relationship between all Board members, built on transparency, openness, mutual respect and trust, valuing the contribution of all Board members.



To provide independent judgment and advice on issues of strategy, vision, performance, resources and standards of conduct and constructively challenge, influence and assist the Executive Team in developing proposals on such strategies.



Horizon scan regionally, nationally and internationally to bring good practice eand foresight to further develop HINWC.



Develop and maintain strategic networks that will be of benefit to the HINWC.



Governance



To bring independent judgment and experience based on medical, clinical, organisational development, research, scientific, entrepreneurial, legal, finance or governance expertise from outside of the HINWC and apply this to the benefit of the organisation, its workforce and its wider community



To commit to working to, and encouraging, within the HINWC, the highest standards of probity, integrity and governance and contribute to ensuring that internal governance arrangements conform to best practice and statutory requirements.



Communication and relationships



Develop a constructive, frank and open relationship with the Chief Executive and Directors through regular communication and to provide support and advice while respecting Executive responsibility.



In consultation with the Chair, take an active part in and/or chair other Committees established by the Board to exercise delegated responsibilities.



To liaise with the Chief Executive concerning correspondence received from members of the organisation



To act as an ambassador, represent and promote actively HINWC and build up strong partnerships with partner organisations, the public, investors and national bodies.

Additionally, as Non-Executive Director of the Board you must:

Promote the vision, values and goals of the organisation through appropriate and visible leadership behaviours and actions.



Uphold the highest of ethical standards of integrity and probity.



Create a culture of listening, openness, constructive challenge and support.



Act with integrity, objectivity, honesty and openness.