He said:
“I am delighted that the Minister has agreed to create another three
non-executive members for the new NHS Board covering Argyll and Highland
to ensure that the unique geography of the area we serve from 1st April is fully
covered. Although Non-executives are responsible for services throughout the
whole of the Board area, rather than representing a particular locality, it will be
helpful to have Board members who will understand the real issues facing
people throughout Argyll and Bute.
Largely our Non Executive Directors are currently white, middle-aged, and
able-bodied, so would be keen to recruit members who can bring a different
perspective to our discussions.
We also need to ensure we have the expertise on the board to properly
scrutinise all of our activity so it would also be good if we could attract
someone with experience in the area of finance to compliment the skills of our
existing members.”
He felt that people would find it a rewarding experience.
“It is not always an easy role, but it is an important one. I and my colleagues
on the NHS Board also find it a rewarding role. These are always serious
issues were dealing with at NHS Board level and we all want to get it right. If
you think you have something to offer, please come forward and help us in our
ambition to make The Highlands and Argyll the healthy place to be.”
If people are interested, they can request an application pack by either telephoning
0870 240 1818; faxing 0870 600 4111; emailing publicappointments@responsehandling.
com or by sending a SMS text message to 0796 013 3181.
Note For Editors
The Scottish Executive will be advertising the posts in The Herald and Scotsman, on
Friday 20th January 2006, with adverts in the local papers in Argyll and Bute in the
following week.
Applications are invited from a wide range of people who have an interest in public
service and are committed to the NHS, including those who are retired from work, at
home looking after their children, from a minority ethnic community or have a
disability. As a Member of the Board, they will have the following skills and
experience:
- the ability to evaluate complex issues and weigh up conflicting opinions;
- a knowledge of health issues;
- the ability to think and plan ahead;
- an understanding of strategic planning and resource management;
- the ability to engage with public and patients; and
- the capacity to chair working groups or committees of the Board.
Board members must be able to make a firm commitment to spend around 8 hours
per week on Board business, occasionally during the evenings and weekends, while
also demonstrating an adequate degree of flexibility to attend at a greater frequency
subject to the Board’s ongoing business needs. The appointment will be for up to 4
years and may be renewed subject to satisfactory performance. This position is not
pensionable, but as well as an annual remuneration of £7,305 (subject to review)
they will also receive reimbursement for all reasonable travel and receipted childcare
or carer expenses incurred whilst undertaking Board duties.
If people are interested in the delivery of health services and the development of
measures to improve the health of the people in your area, and want to make a real
difference in your community, they can request an application pack by either
telephoning 0870 240 1818; faxing 0870 600 4111; emailing
publicappointments@response-handling.com or by sending a SMS text message to
0796 013 3181. In all cases, they must provide their name, address and the vacancy
they are interested in. Alternatively, they can write to Public Appointments, PO Box
7332, Glasgow G51 2ZA.
You can download information on this appointment by visiting
www.show.scot.nhs.uk/nhspublicappointments/
Further information about appointments can be obtained online at
www.scotland.gov.uk/government/publicbodies/
