Non-Executive Director
Recovery Focus
This role is remunerated at £5,000 per annum.
Recovery Focus is a group of expert charitable organisations working in a new form of collaboration to deliver the best possible outcomes for the people who use our services. The Group’s vision for the future is a society that values everyone including those with mental health or addiction issues. We are working to inspire individual recovery and believe that with the right support, recovery – however that’s defined by an individual – is achievable for everyone. The Group works across many parts of England providing care and support to nearly 18,000 people with mental health and substance misuse challenges. We employ over 1,000 staff and have a current annual turnover of around £45m, working together with partners to further enhance our offer to the people we support. Coproduction is at the centre of what Recovery Focus and its partner organisations, Richmond Fellowship and Aquarius, stands for. We define coproduction as the knowledge, expertise and life experience of employees and people who access services being given equal value to improve the support we provide.
The Role
We are looking for two new non-executive directors with deep experience of one or more of the following: as a Leader in the Health and Social Care sector, you will have a detailed understanding of national policy and strategy for the sector, latest commissioning trends and the current ambitions and challenges for the NHS; as a qualified Accountant with senior level commercial experience, but with current or recent experience in the regulated social housing sector. This appointment is specifically made to Richmond Fellowship, with Recovery Focus as the brand name for the Richmond Fellowship group of companies. We are particularly interested in people who have also faced the challenge of leadership and culture change within a large and diverse group structure.
All our non executive directors demonstrate sound judgement, strong communication and interpersonal skills, and independence of thought. They also demonstrate strong governance skills and ensure that throughout the group we put those who use our services at the heart of everything we do. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who bring a diverse range of perspectives to the Board.
This is an exciting time to join our Board, shaping our future in the face of the sector’s considerable challenges. I look forward to discussing with you further how we could work together to achieve this.
