Chair of BEMS CouncilNHS
Job summary
Do you have a passion for helping shape the future of Primary Care in Bath and North East Somerset & West Wiltshire? Banes Enhanced Medical Services (BEMS) is seeking a new Chairperson to lead our Council meetings and AGM, providing strategic leadership, ensuring strong governance, and supporting high-quality services across the B&NES region.
Main duties of the job
What youll do:
- - Chair Council meetings and help guide strategic decision-making.
- - Chair the Annual General Meeting.
- - Support the Federations vision, fostering collaboration and patient-centred care.
- - Ensure robust governance and compliance with NHS and regulatory standards.
- - Foster teamwork to support high-quality services.
- - Be involved in the appointment and appraisal of the CEO.
Job description
ROLE SUMMARY
Provide independent, non-executive leadership to the BEMS Council (GP Federation Board).
Chair Council meetings effectively, ensuring clear agendas, decision-making, and governance compliance.
Attend the Primary Care Collaborative, which is the voice of primary care, members include all the PCN Clinical Directors, representatives from BEMS, ICB, Wessex LMC and a Practice Manager.
Support the development and implementation of BEMS strategic vision, ensuring alignment with local NHS and primary care priorities.
Facilitate constructive debate, challenge constructively, and encourage diversity of opinion to strengthen decision-making.
Mentor and support the CEO and executive team, while maintaining independence from day-to-day operational management.
Promote and uphold the values of collaboration, quality improvement, and patient-centred care.
Uphold BEMS values as a membership-focused, not-for-profit organisation dedicated to patient care and community health.
About us
BEMS is the local not-for-profit GP Federation that works across the community to improve patient care through providing high quality community based clinical services and by linking together local General Practices and other agencies to help develop and provide those services.