Looking for Senior Health and Care Leaders to Join the SW Clinical Senate Council (Closing Date: 30.11.2023)
Some exciting opportunities have arisen in our South West Senate Council!
We are looking for senior health and social care leaders or clinicians with experience in working across boundaries at a national or regional level and who are actively involved in healthcare delivery to join the Clinical Senate Council. Our current vacancies are in the following areas/ roles:
Dentistry, Women’s Health, Cancer Care, and Social Care (x2).
The South West Clinical Senate brings together a range of professionals to take an overview of heath and healthcare within the region and provide a source of strategic, independent advice and leadership on how services should be designed to provide the best overall care and outcomes for patients. We provide this advice in response to requests from Commissioners and Providers of health and social care. We work with clinical experts from acute, community, and primary care, including input from social care and patient representatives.
Senate Council members are responsible for the formulation and provision of our clinical advice. You will join a core multi-disciplinary steering group of around 48 clinicians from across health and social care and two Citizens’ Assembly representatives. The council meets 4-6 times a year and oversees all senate business. Members are appointed for one year, extendable by mutual agreement up to three years.
Members are recruited upon their credibility and experience in their professions. They are not appointed to represent their organisations or their professional bodies, ensuring that impartiality remains the fundamental strength of the senate.
Your fixed time commitment is the attendan
Key documents (please click the links to the following):
- SW Senate Council Recruitment Pack OCTOBER 2023 _v0.2
- Application Form (MS Word)
- SW Senate Operating Principles August 2022 V1
- About the South West Clinical Senate _ campaign FINAL_v1.0
Additional information about the activities of the South West Clinical Senate is available on this website. If you would like further information, please contact Sally Pearson, Chair of the South West Clinical Senate at sally.pearson6@nhs.net, or Ajike Alli-Ameh, Head of Senate, at ajike.alliameh@nhs.net
To apply for a position on the Clinical Senate Council, please complete the SW Senate Council application form October 2023 v0.1 and return it to Ajike Alli-Ameh at ajike.alliameh@nhs.net by 23.59hrs Thursday 30 November 2023.