Steve Ohlsen, Lead Governor. All Governors were recently invited to take part in a skills audit; the objectives of this were:-

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1 TO: Council of Governors MEETING DATE: 9 February 206 SUBJECT: Governor Skills Audit AGENDA ITEM: PRESENTED BY: FOR: Steve Ohlsen, Lead Governor Review. Introduction All Governors were recently invited to take part in a skills audit; the objectives of this were:- To find out Governors views about the types of skills that they thought were required to be an effective Governor To find out which areas Governors would welcome more information and help To use the needs identified to support implementation of Trust delivered training plan To establish a baseline of skills performance to use as an annual review of progress Twelve responses were received; from nine public Governors and three partner Governors. The results of these are summarised in Annex. 2. Recommendation The skills audit identified the following areas for consideration for further training:. Knowledge of NHS- Finance and business skills, national policies and priorities 2. Developing the Foundation Trust Membership Strategy. Recruitment and Selection of Chair and Non Executive Directors 4. Participating in performance reviews of Chair and Non Executive Directors The Governors are asked to review these areas which will be used to structure the content of the development session scheduled for 2 April 206 and other Governors briefings.

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3 Annex RESULTS OF GOVERNOR SKILLS AUDIT Skills required to be an effective Governor 2 Responses 9- Public Governors - partner Governors 0 -Staff Governors Not confident & would like some info/ help Confident Confidence Extremely confident & willing to help others with this Priority L M H Triangulation and assessment of assurance regarding the performance of the Board** 8 5 Critical Friend Avoiding conflicts of interest Building working relationships with non-executive Directors Reading and interpreting papers, reports and accounts Providing constructive criticism and objective advice Participating in recruitment and selection of Chair and non-executive Directors Participating in performance review of Chair and nonexecutive Directors Representing the Council of Governors on Trust committees and reporting back Developing the Foundation Trust membership strategy 7 4 2

4 Skills required to be an effective Governor 2 Responses 9- Public Governors - partner Governors 0 -Staff Governors Not confident & would like some info/ help Confident Confidence Extremely confident & willing to help others with this Priority L M H Recruiting Foundation Trust members Participating in seeking public or patient views Representing the views of the people in your constituency Communicating the Trust s plans and activities to your constituency and wider public, eg Working with existing voluntary organisations 2 - Trust organised outreach events - Contacting service users directly and through representative organisations 2 - Use of newsletters and website 5 - Participating in members meetings 4 Upholding the seven principles of public life (Nolan Principles): - Selflessness - Integrity - Honesty - Objectivity - Accountability - Openness - Leadership **NB- in hindsight the first skills question: Triangulation and assessment of assurance regarding the performance of the Board was not well wordedand it is felt that we should re-visit at COG by asking another simpler one relating to :how confident we are in seeking assurance from the NEDs regarding Board performance which after Claire Lea s training in November I think most Governors are confident 4

5 Confidence Priority Knowledge required to be an effective Governor Not confident & would like some info/ help Confident Extremely confident & willing to help others with this L M H Comments Knowledge of the NHS How the NHS is organised 7 4 National NHS policy and priorities NHS Finance & Business Skills Role of Monitor Knowledge of WSFT Foundation Trust WSFT Constitution Statutory duties and other tasks of Governors Organisational structure of the Trust Role of Board of Directors Role of Council of Governors Specialist Skills modules Holding to account Effective Questioning & Challenge Communication - Presentation and public speaking

6 Specialist skill and knowledge that may be useful in some of the Council of Governors work:. Legal, mediation trained 2. Leadership and media trained. Accountant 4. Voluntary & Community sector current experience 5. Educational VP at College 6. Elected local councillor and Local Government manager 7. Pharmaceutical and Diagnostic Business management 8. Former Head Teacher 9. Charity Trust Board member, Director of Education Objectives of Skills Audit To find out Governors views about the types of skills that they thought were required to be an effective Governor To find out which areas Governors would welcome more information and help To use the needs identified to support implementation of Trust delivered training plan To establish a baseline of skills performance to use as an annual review of progress Recommended Training support- for discussion at COG. Knowledge of NHS- Finance and business skills, national policies and priorities 2. Developing the Foundation Trust Membership Strategy. Recruitment and Selection of Chair and Non Executive Directors 4. Participating in performance reviews of Chair and Non Executive Directors 6