Job description

We are recruiting for a Lead Freedom to Speak Up Guardian, which is an exciting opportunity for someone if you are passionate about staff wellbeing, supporting an improvement in culture and want to make a difference .

The FTSU Guardian is an independent role focused on listening to and supporting staff to address and navigate concerns. The Guardian has a very important and unique role in helping to raise the profile of speaking up in the Trust, and is responsible for communicating, raising awareness, and educating people (staff and managers) on raising concerns.

The Lead Freedom to Speak Up (FTSU) Guardian will lead the provision of a business-focused service in relation to speaking up within the Trust. The post holder will ensure that current best practice approaches are adopted and applied within their area of responsibility and will have a desire to provide a service that reflects the needs of the business, supports operational delivery.

The post holder is responsible for the development and implementation of an effective and innovative approach to speaking up. The post holder is also required to convey complex and sensitive information within a wide range of internal and external stakeholder groups for the purposes of communication, negotiation and influence and must be a role model and champion of Trust values, who displays integrity and the ability to successfully challenge and confront when appropriate.

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust is one of the largest and most modern in the country. We serve around three million people and we're highly regarded for our facilities, teaching and research. The Trust has around 1,450 inpatient beds across two sites in Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford. Our 11,000 strong workforce provide emergency treatment, planned operations and medical care from Royal Stoke University Hospital and County Hospital in Stafford.

We are the specialist centre for major trauma for the North Midlands and North Wales. We have put together a wide range of development packages aimed at ensuring that everyone has the opportunity to fulfil their potential. Our goal is to be a world-class centre of achievement, where patients receive the highest standards of care and the best people come to learn, work and research.

Investing in the health and wellbeing of our staff is really important to us. We offer a range of options for our staff to help maintain a good work-life balance including full time, part time hours and bank hours. We are also committed to offering flexible working wherever we can and where relevant to the role and the service, agile working. You can select your preferences upon application.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. For further details please contact Claire Cotton, Associate Director of Corporate Governance.