Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has a Board of Directors and a Council of Governors that work on your behalf to improve health services for the future. You can find out more by visiting:
https://www.chesterfieldroyal.nhs.uk/get-involved/council-governors
Derbyshire Voluntary Action are the appointing body for the two Voluntary Sector Partner Governors, one of the Partner Governors positions is vacant and we are looking to appoint a new Partner Governor.
A brief description of what the role involves:
Governors serve for an initial period of 3 years and are eligible for reappointment for 9 years
It is a voluntary role (travel expenses are paid)
A DBS check is required
Governors sign a Code of Conduct
There a 7 Council of Governor meetings a year usually lasting 3 hours (some reading time is required prior to the meeting)
Commitment to the role varies depending on how involved you are – minimum commitment would be approximately a day a month
Induction would be in January 2024
The Partner Governor Briefing Document gives more detail about the role.
If you are interested in being nominated for the role of Voluntary Sector Partner Governor please send an expression of interest to info@dva.org.uk explaining why you would like to take on the role (in no more than 200 words). Closing date is Wednesday 6th September 2023.