This is an unique and exciting opportunity to join the established Board of Livewell Southwest!
Our mission is to support people to lead independent, healthy lives in the place and the community in which they live where they can enjoy the best quality of life. We are ambitious for the future and have set out within our strategy our plans for the coming years.
We are looking for someone who not only brings the skills and qualities that we are seeking but can share our passion for patient care and exhibit the values of Livewell Southwest – being kind, respectful, inclusive, ambitious, responsible and collaborative.
Livewell Southwest is a respected provider of integrated physical and mental health, and social care services to a population of about 270,000 across South Hams, West Devon and Plymouth, with additional responsibilities for delivering specialist services to people living in parts of Cornwall and Devon. We are at an exciting time in our journey, so this is an exceptional opportunity for a new Non- Executive Director to work alongside our outstanding Board of NEDs and Executive Leaders to drive the next phase of our development, as well as the wider transformation of health and social care across the region.
This is an opportunity for a creative and collaborative individual to help shape the future of service delivery and the future of Livewell Southwest. It is a role which has engagement and partnerships at its heart. Partnerships based on mutual trust and ambition, together with the engagement and empowerment of our workforce will underpin our ability to drive innovation in service delivery and shape new ways of working.
The successful candidate will bring a portfolio of boardroom skills including leadership, financial and commercial acumen, performance management, relationship building and change management. Beyond these skills , we are seeking candidates who with visionary leadership can bring particular strengths in one or more of the following areas:
- Digital and digital innovation
- People / HR
- Business development
In addition to these skills, you will bring an interest in health and social care, enthusiasm, energy, firm resolve, and inspirational leadership. Some understanding of health service delivery will be considered desirable together with knowledge and understanding of the Plymouth community, its demographics, and the health needs of the population.
Furthermore, we are keen to use this recruitment exercise to broaden the diversity of skills and experience at the Board and strengthen links with our community and stakeholders
If you share our commitment to supporting people to lead independent, healthy lives and offer the skills and background we are seeking in order to strengthen our Board then we welcome your interest in this exciting opportunity to join Livewell Southwest and look forward to receiving your application.
Please download the attached brief for full details. We encourage conversations with our recruitment partner Anna Jay, MD of Public Leaders Appointments in advance of submitting your application; [email protected] or 07904 236 348.
Closing date for applications: Midday, Wednesday August 16th 2023
Interviews: Tuesday 5th September (in person)