Description

The Expert Lay Advisor: Finance will:

• Support the Finance Committee, the Chair of the ICB and the wider Board on issues relating to and gaining assurance on the financial sustainability of both Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System and NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin.
• Work collaboratively to help shape and seek assurance on the long-term, viable financial plan to underpin the 5 year Joint Forward Plan for the delivery of the functions, duties and objectives of the ICB and for the stewardship of public money.
• Play a key role in advising on the establishment and maintenance of  the Finance Committee arrangements for the ICS to ensure that the ICB meets its financial statutory duties.

Requirements

You will work alongside the Chair, non-executives, executive directors and partner members of the Finance Committee.  You will be responsible for:

• Bringing independent and respectful challenge to the financial plans, aims and priorities of the ICB and the ICS.
• Chairing the Finance Committee in the absence of the Chair or if the Chair is unable to attend the whole or part of a meeting due to a conflict of interest.

 Personally, you will bring a range of professional financial expertise as well as community understanding and experience to the work of the Finance Committee. We are also interested in your life experience and personal motivations that will add valuable personal insights such as: being a patient, carer or service user; experience of gender and women’s issues; engaging with diverse social, economic and cultural groups and communities; experiences and challenges of younger people; and those with lived experience of mental health issues and/or living with physical chronic conditions or disability.

As an NHS leader, you will demonstrate a range of leadership competencies outlined below.  Corporately, as an expert lay advisor to the Board, you will contribute to a wide range of areas, including:

 Strategy and transformation

• Supporting the Board to set the medium to long term financial plan for the ICB and ICS which underpins delivery on the four core purposes of the ICS, the triple aim of improved population health, quality of care and cost-control and its 5 year Joint Forward Plan.