Our People's Trust corporate structure
Our People's Trust has the ability to influence strategic decisions such as major business developments, new partnerships and ventures.
These significant changes mean that Our People's Trust has:
- its own Board with a majority of four staff representatives, including David Beckett, chief executive, Holly Dickson, head of people services and lead officer for the Trust, Dr Samira Anane, GP at City Health Centre, and Melissa Mottershead, operations manager;
- a non-executive director chair*, who also sits on gtd healthcare’s Board.
*Susan Mayall joined gtd healthcare as non-executive director in November 2020. A qualified solicitor, Susan heads up the employment team at Pearson Solicitors and Financial Advisers Ltd. She previously taught both business studies and adults with learning difficulties and believes her former work outside the law adds a useful dimension to her expertise, enabling her to quickly put people at ease. Susan brings a wealth of unique experience to her role as non-executive director and will be a key asset in driving forward the corporate and strategic governance of Our People’s Trust.
Board member role and responsibilities
Summary
Our People’s Trust Board members are required to contribute their relevant experience and insight to matters regarding gtd healthcare's services and its employees.
There is an expectation for Board members to be passionate about, and actively promote, gtd healthcare’s vision and values, creating and maintaining positive workplace culture and behaviours. They uphold high standards of integrity in both this role and their day-to-day work.
Main responsibilities
- Prepare for and attend meetings, training and other events regularly.
- Actively engage and participate in Board meetings and discussions.
- Where appropriate, lead on activities/initiatives relevant to their knowledge and experience.
- Show up-to-date knowledge and consideration of issues and trends that may affect the organisation, or the business of the Board.
- Reflect the agreed view of Our People’s Trust Board and its members, in discussions with partners, stakeholders, etc.
- Ensure that the interests and needs of our patients are considered in all matters.
- Know and understand the organisation’s mission, vision and values, and actively promote and uphold them.
- Contribute to the development of the organisation’s policy and practices, where required.
- Participate in reviews and appraisals of their own performance and the Our People's Trust Board’s overall performance.
- Declare any relevant interests.
- Represent the organisation and/or the Our People's Trust Board, as required.
- Respect and maintain the confidentiality of information received when carrying out the role.
Eligibility requirements
- Must be directly employed by gtd healthcare.
- Must have worked with the organisation for a continuous period of 12 months or longer.
- Must be able to attend Our People's Trust Board meetings during Monday to Friday. This will generally be in office hours although some flexibility may be offered.
Personal characteristics
- Keenness and excellent ability to communicate with and on behalf of employees at all levels across the organisation.
- Enthusiasm for gtd healthcare and improving our services.
- Has an understanding of the breadth of gtd healthcare’s services and is willing to expand knowledge further, where required.
- Diplomatic and considered approach.
- Reliable.
- High standards of integrity.
- Focused on the outcomes for all staff across the organisation.
- Willing to undertake training/support to become an effective Our People's Trust Board member.
Additional information
- Our People's Trust Board members will receive a standard, nominal fee for time spent conducting their duties, e.g. attending meetings, where this is outside of their normal working day.
- It is expected that the time commitment for this position will be four Board meetings per annum, plus any periods of training/induction and ad-hoc sessions, as required.
- Our People's Trust Board members will be required to submit relevant personal details in order to confirm their position and ensure legal compliance.
- The term of each Our People's Trust Board member will be four years, with a maximum of three terms being served by each member.
