Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking public and patient governors to nominate themselves for two seats on its Council of Governors.
This is an exciting opportunity to represent your community’s views.
The Trust is seeking to fill two of its public/patient seats – one from people who live in Keighley, and one from people who form part of its patient constituency (people who live outside of the Bradford district but who have been treated at the Trust).
The Trust’s Council of Governors represents the views of its diverse communities and uses its influence to hold the Trust’s non-executive directors to account for the performance of the Board.
Associate Director of Corporate Governance/Board Secretary, Laura Parsons, said:
The Council of Governors has an important role in making the Foundation Trust publicly accountable for the services it provides.
It is important that people stand as governors so that we have the voices of our communities influencing the important decisions that we make.
We actively encourage people to take part in aspects of hospital life and this is one more way that people can get involved.
The Council of Governors is made up of staff, appointed governors from partner organisations and 13 elected members from the public and patient constituencies. To stand, you must be a Foundation Trust member, aged 16 or over and live in the area you want to represent.
To find out more about the role you can email: membership@bthft.nhs.uk and someone will get back to you. Or you can book onto an on-line session with the Trust Chair, Sarah Jones on:
- Tuesday, 17 December, 5pm to 6pm
- Wednesday, 18 December, 2pm to 3pm.
To book, email: membership@bthft.nhs.uk
Members of the Trust who are interested should complete and submit a nomination form between 10 December and 5pm on 10 January.
You can find out more about the role and how to apply here: www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk/our-trust/become-a-governor/