Trust Board Febuary 2010 - Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals

SWBTB (2/10) 043 (a)
DEVELOPING THE EXECUTIVE TEAM AND OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT
STRUCTURE
FEBRUARY 2010
INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this paper is to update the Trust Board on the outcome of discussions on the
future structure of the Executive Team and changes to the Trust’s operational and clinical
management structure agreed at Trust Management Board in December 2010
EXECUTIVE TEAM
Members of the Board will recall that during the second half of 2009 it was agreed to
implement the following changes to the Executive Team structure
• create a voting Executive Director post of Director of Workforce, following the retirement
of the previous Director of Workforce, who was a non-voting director
• create a post of Director of Business Development and Planning, reporting to the Director
of Finance and Performance
• disestablish the vacant post of Director of Strategy
In the last quarter of 2009 a recruitment process was undertaken for the new Director of
Workforce post but, despite attracting an apparently strong field, no suitable candidate was
found. It is felt unlikely that re-advertisement of the post would result in a different outcome
in the foreseeable future. An interim Director of Business Development and Planning was
appointed but this assignment finished earlier this month.
In the light of the above developments, and the need to reduce executive costs in line with
the Cost Improvement Programme, a further review has been undertaken and the following
changes have been agreed.
• disestablish the post of Director of Workforce. The Workforce function will now report
through the Chief Nurse.
• create a voting Director of Strategy and Organisational Development post
• disestablish the post of Director of Business Development and Planning. The functions
envisaged for this post will be shared between other members of the Executive Team,
whilst ensuring that there is appropriate co-ordination of this important area of activity.
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