The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care is looking to make 2 new clinical appointments to the Board of NHSBT.

As a Non-Executive Director, you will work with the Chair (Peter Wyman), NHSBT’s other non-executives and the Chief Executive and the executive team to govern the activities of NHSBT.  With them you will share the corporate responsibility for the decisions of the Board and the performance of the organisation. In particular, you will:

• contribute to the development of strategy, agreeing the goals, business plans and objectives of the organisation, taking into account the policies of the various UK health departments as necessary

• monitor and review performance; ensuring that financial controls and systems of risk management are robust and effective

• help shape an inclusive and high performing culture in NHSBT through engaging with and providing ideas and guidance to the NHSBT team

• demonstrate a commitment to patient safety and to patients and staff being able to properly raise concerns

• represent the Board, as required, at official occasions and visits to NHSBT sites.