Class 2. Who we are

Class Description: Details of the organisation, organisational structures and key personnel.

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Area of North & West Belfast

North & West Belfast is an area with high levels of unemployment, where many people have poor health. Because of this, a high proportion of the population can depend on the health and social care services which the Trust provides.

Management Structure

The Trust Board within North and West Belfast Health and Social Services Trust is made up of Executive and Non Executive Directors including the Chairman and Chief Executive. Non Executive Directors are chosen for the range of skills and knowledge they are able to bring to the task of providing health and social services to the population of North and West Belfast and Muckamore Abbey Hospital.

The Trust Board is accountable to the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety for the formulation of health and social care strategies in line with regional policy. It supervises their implementation, evaluates performance and maintains accountability and is responsible for achieving financial targets.

The Trust Board is committed to ensuring that its work should be made as transparent as possible and as such all meetings are held in public.

Meetings are normally held on the last Wednesday of alternative months. The time and venue of meetings is advertised in the press and published on the Trust’s web site.

Sub-Committee

Audit Committee – ensures that the Trust carries out its business with honesty and openness.

Remuneration Committee – makes recommendations on pay for senior officers

The Complaints Review Committee – ensures complaints are handled properly

Endowment and Gifts Committee ensures that money donated is used in the most effective way.

Contracts

The Trust holds Service Agreements / Contracts with a wide range of independent sector organisations and HPSS partners who provide services on behalf of the Trust.

Model Service Agreement / Contract Specifications are available for:

The details of Service Agreements / Contracts agreed by the Trust is commercial and in confidence.

Partnerships

A partnership approach to services has been a key element in the Trust’s strategic delivery plan. Sustaining and working with community groups and voluntary organisations is a key plank of the Trust’s strategy to develop and maintain skills relating to health and social wellbeing within the community of North and West Belfast. Additionally, working with the local community ensures that our services are relevant to the needs of everyone in the area.

The Trust is the lead organisation of a major partnership initiative, the Health Action Zone in North and West Belfast. Partners on the HAZ Council include:

Belfast City Council

Belfast City Hospital

Belfast Education and Library Board

Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education

Business in the Community

Council for the Catholic Maintained Schools

Eastern Health and Social Services Board

Greater Shankill Partnership Board

North Belfast Partnership Board

North and West Belfast Community Trust

Northern Ireland Housing Executive

Social Security Agency

The Belfast Regeneration Office

The Mater Hospital

The Royal Victoria Hospital

University of Ulster

The Training and Employment Agency

West Belfast Partnership Board

Class No: 2

Class Name: Who we are

Class Description: Details of the Organisation, organisational structures and key personnel

Reference Number	Content Title	Content Description	How to obtain / format	Frequency of update	Available from
2.1	Trust Services	Corporate leaflet describing Trust services provided	On line Hard copy on request	As required	PR Department 02890 327156
2.2	Map of Trust	Breakdown of Trust area by ward	On line Hard copy on request	As required	PR Department 02890 327156
2.3	Annual Report	Description of Trust activities for the preceding financial year	On line Hard copy on request	Annual (from September each year)	Chief Executives Office 02890 327156
2.5	Trust Organisational Chart	Summary of organisational structure	On line Hard copy on request	As required	Chief Executives Office 02890 327156
2.6	Trust Board members	Summary of current Trust Board members	On line Hard copy on request	As required	Chief Executives Office 02890 327156
2.7	Trust Board Register of Interest	Summary of Trust Board members register of interest	On line Hard copy on request	Updated biannually	Chief Executives Office 02890 327156
2.8	Planning and Contracting	Model Service Agreement / Contract for residential and Nursing Home services, domiciliary care and voluntary /community service providers	Hard copy on request	As required	Planning Department 02890 327156
2.9	Planning & Contracting	Application proforma for voluntary / community organisations for service development funding	Hard copy on request	As required	Planning Department 02890 327156
2.10	Standing Orders	These orders govern procedures at meetings and business of the Trust Board	On line	As required	Chief Executives Office 02890 327156
2.11	Standing Financial Instructions	Financial rules in accordance with Model SFI issued by the DHSSPS	On line Hard copy on request	As required	Finance Department 02890 327156
2.12	Delegation of Statutory Functions	Legal responsibilities of the Trust with regard to Social Services Legislation	Hard copy on request	As required	Chief Executives Office 02890 327156
2.13	Scheme of Delegation	Document summarising the legal authority to enable Trust to Discharge statutory Function.	Hard copy on request	As required	Chief Executives Office 02890 327156
2.14	Codes of Conduct for Chair / Board Members / Chief Executives and other senior officers	Good Practice guide for Trust Board Members and senior staff.	Hard copy on request	As required	Chief Executives Office 02890 327156
2.15	Partnerships	See annual report	On line Hard copy on request	As required	Planning Department 02890 327156
2.16	A profile of North & West Belfast	Summary of interagency statistics on North & West Belfast area	Hard copy on request	Ad hoc	Health Action Zone 02890237026