Agenda item

To receive a report of the Chief Officer HR which outlines the process for the recruitment to the positions of: Deputy Director Integrated Commissioning and Chief Officer Health Partnerships.

(Report to follow)

The Chief Officer (HR) submitted a report which outlined the process for the recruitment to the positions of: Deputy Director Integrated Commissioning and Chief Officer Health Partnerships.

The Deputy Chief Officer (HR),  the Director of Adult Social Services together with Nigel Gray, Chief Officer and Dr Jason Broch, Clinical Chair (HNS Leeds North Clinical Commissioning Group) and a representative of Gatenby Sanderson (HR Consultants) were in attendance at the meeting in an advisory capacity.

Having considered the submitted report and appendices, the Committee undertook the formal recruitment process (short listing) and determined that 3 candidates be called for interview for the position of Deputy Director Integrated Commissioning and that 4 candidates be called for interview for the position of Chief Officer Health Partnerships.

At this point, the meeting was adjourned

The meeting was reconvened on Tuesday 22^nd November 2016 at 9.00am

Councillors: R Charlwood (Chair), R Downes, G Latty, J Lewis, C Macniven and A Ogilvie were in attendance.

The Committee met to undertake the formal interview process for those candidates who had been shortlisted for the positions of: Deputy Director Integrated Commissioning and Chief Officer Health Partnerships.

The Deputy Chief Officer (HR), the Director of Adult Social Services together with Nigel Gray, Chief Officer and Dr Jason Broch, Clinical Chair (HNS Leeds North Clinical Commissioning Group) were in attendance at the meeting in an advisory capacity.

The Committee was informed that one of the three candidates shortlisted for the position of Deputy Director Integrated Commissioning had subsequently withdrawn from the process.

The committee was also informed that one of the four candidates shortlisted for the position of Chief Officer Health Partnerships had subsequently withdrawn from the process.

Having considered the submitted report and appendices, the Committee undertook the formal interview process for the positions of: Deputy Director Integrated Commissioning and Chief Officer Health Partnerships.

RESOLVED –

(i)  The Committee decided not to appoint to the Deputy Director Integrated Commissioning.

(ii)  That Tony Cooke be offered the position of Chief Officer Health Partnerships, subject to the conclusion of the associated notification processes, as set out within the Officer Employment Procedure Rules