Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser
Health board looking to fill three vital roles
NHS Lanarkshire is looking to recruit three new nonexecutive members to join its board – and people still have time to put themselves forward.
For these new positions, candidates must be able to demonstrate one of the following priority criteria: digital transformation experience; financial governance experience; or insight into the issues faced by ethnic minority communities in relation to the delivery of and access to health and social care services in Lanarkshire.
The closing date for applications is tomorrow, October 21.
Neena Mahal, chair of NHS Lanarkshire, told the Advertiser: “This is an exciting and challenging time to join our board of as we continue to respond to the challenges of Covid-19 through the ongoing transformation of how we deliver health and care for our communities.
“The pandemic has had a significant impact on society and NHS Lanarkshire has had to re-prioritise its services and activities.
“This has also provided opportunities to support innovation and develop sustainable services with high quality, person centred, safe and effective care firmly at the heart of our strategic plans.”
The role is described as “a challenging, rewarding and worthwhile opportunity that will take up around eight hours a week and last for up to four years in the first instance”.
In return, the successful candidates will be paid £8842 a year and will also get “reasonable travel and subsistence costs, dependent carer expenses and support” to help them carry out their duties.
Ms Mahal added: “Key priorities for the board as we reshape our services include developing our new healthcare strategy and delivering our exciting vision to build a new state of the art digital University Hospital Monklands, while building on our culture of working in partnership with our staff and communities.
“However, the pandemic has also exacerbated the health inequalities within our society and we must ensure that addressing health inequalities is integral to anything we do.”
For further information about the posts, head to the public appointments section of the Scottish Government website.