Non-executive Directors, Tower Hamlets GP Care Group NED

Tower Hamlets GP Care Group is a Federation of all 36 General Practices in Tower Hamlets, which was formed in late 2013 to enable GPs to be more involved in the local commissioning of health services in the borough.
We are the lead manager in the “Alliance” between Barts Health NHS Trust (the borough’s acute or hospital services provider) and East London Foundation Trust (ELFT), who provide a range of community, mental health and inpatient services. The Alliance is responsible for providing community health services in Tower Hamlets, with the GP Care Group taking responsibility for our GP Out of Hours service, single point of access, health advocacy, interpreting services and the patient experience team. We are also one of six partners in Tower Hamlets Together, the collective through which the borough aims to achieve its ambition of improving the health and wellbeing of Tower Hamlets residents through partners working together and developing a shared culture to provide person-centred, coordinated care to everyone who uses our services.

To strengthen and diversify our Board, we are now looking to appoint a number of Non-Executive Directors with experience of working at, or close to, Board level in a significant size, complex public sector, private or third sector organisation. These independent appointees will work closely with the Board to provide the necessary support, guidance and challenge to the Executive team and use their energy, skills and experience to help drive the delivery of sustainable healthcare services for the people we serve.

In terms of professional background, we need individuals with a strong background in one of the following: patient or customer engagement; a deep understanding of commerce and digital/technology and how to harness it to drive transformational change; and finance/financial management.