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    This document outlines the skills matrix used by the Wentworth Healthcare Board of Directors to ensure it has the appropriate mix of skills and experience. The matrix assesses governance, industry, and personal attributes that should be collectively held by the Board. It identifies key skill areas like strategic planning, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. It also emphasizes diversity in areas such as gender, geography, and employment background. The goal is for the Board to have expertise in priority health policy areas while representing the local community it serves.

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    This document outlines the skills matrix used by the Wentworth Healthcare Board of Directors to ensure it has the appropriate mix of skills and experience. The matrix assesses governance, industry, and personal attributes that should be collectively held by the Board. It identifies key skill areas like strategic planning, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. It also emphasizes diversity in areas such as gender, geography, and employment background. The goal is for the Board to have expertise in priority health policy areas while representing the local community it serves.

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    This document outlines the skills matrix used by the Wentworth Healthcare Board of Directors to ensure it has the appropriate mix of skills and experience. The matrix assesses governance, industry, and personal attributes that should be collectively held by the Board. It identifies key skill areas like strategic planning, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. It also emphasizes diversity in areas such as gender, geography, and employment background. The goal is for the Board to have expertise in priority health policy areas while representing the local community it serves.

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    Wentworth Healthcare

    SKILLS MATRIX
    Board of Directors

    This skills matrix is used to ensure the Wentworth Healthcare Limited Board
    has the right balance of directors to set and achieve the organisation’s strategic
    goals, and direct the organisation’s future.
    This document is an extract from the Wentworth Healthcare Board Skills Matrix Policy # 1.1 .
    The Board skills matrix comprises four parts:
    • Part A is an assessment of governance and industry based skills areas which
    should be held collectively by the Board. Each skill area is accompanied by a
    description.
    • Part B is a description of personal attributes that all the directors of the Board
    are expected to possess.
    • Part C contains observations regarding the diversity and non-skills based Board
    attributes.
    • Part D lists the agreed essential governance and industry skills that determine the
    composition of the Board.
    PART A:
    Collective Skills
    Each director is not expected to hold all governance and professional/industry skills, rather these skills
    should be held collectively by the Board as a whole.
    1. Governance skills:

    Skill area Description


    Strategic Ability to think strategically, identify and critically assess strategic
    opportunities and threats and develop effective strategies in the context
    of the objectives of Wentworth Healthcare and relevant national policies
    and priorities.

    • oversee funding arrangements and accountability.


    Risk & compliance Ability to identify key risks to the organisation in a wide range of areas
    expertise including legal and regulatory compliance, monitor risk and compliance,
    management frameworks and systems.
    Corporate governance Knowledge and practical experience in best practice corporate governance

    Commercial acumen A broad range of commercial/business experience, preferably in the small


    to medium enterprise context, in areas that include communications,
    marketing, branding and business systems, practices and improvement.
    Ability to lead the Board • Skills in chairing meetings.
    or subcommittee • Skills required of a Board chair including management and review of
    the performance of the CEO.
    • Skills required to manage and review performance of the Board
    and Directors.
    Previous board The Board should collectively comprise directors who demonstrate
    experience competence and experience at board level and/or who have completed
    formal training in directorship/governance.

    2. Professional / industry skills: ie. skills relevant to the local primary health care sector including:

    Skill area Description


    Strategic health policy, Knowledge, experience and networks in health including:
    planning, delivery and/
    or research

    • research and evaluation.


    General practice Experience as a medical practitioner including the ability to demonstrate
    clinical leadership and/or clinical network experience.
    Primary health care Experience in the workforce that delivers and supports the delivery of
    primary health care services in the community, for example, general
    practice, nursing, allied health, medical specialties, pharmacy, aged care,
    and/or state-funded community health service provision including the ability
    to demonstrate clinical leadership and/or clinical network experience.
    Stakeholder High level reputation and network in the community (locally, state-wide and/
    engagement or nationally) including with relevant organisations or business groups, health
    professionals and health and non-health organisations, and the ability to
    effectively engage and communicate with those stakeholders. Strategic
    understanding of government and political processes.
    Aboriginal & Torres The ability to maintain a considered strategic focus on Aboriginal and Torres
    Strait Islander skills Strait Islander issues and perspectives. Understanding and connection to
    Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and health needs.
    Consumer skills • The ability to maintain a considered strategic focus on consumer issues
    and perspectives.
    • Experience in consumer advocacy and/or consumer engagement.
    • Networks in the local community including with relevant consumer groups.
    Skills in strategic Strategic understanding in key strategic priority areas for the organisation.
    priority areas This might include key national health priorities or local health priorities for
    the organisation.

    It is expected that each director has a broad understanding of the health care sector with particular regard
    to the primary health care sector.

    PART B:
    Personal Attributes and
    Behavioural Qualities
    All directors are expected to possess the full set of personal attributes and behavioural qualities in order to
    operate as an effective director. This includes:

    Attributes Description
    Integrity (ethics) Modelling our organisational values of respect, ethical practice, quality,
    – Modelling our collaboration and continuous improvement. A commitment to:
    organisational values

    • acting in a transparent manner and declaring any activities or conduct that

    Effective listener/ The ability to:


    communicator/strategic
    questioner

    • ask questions & challenge management and peer directors in a


    constructive and appropriate way about key issues.
    Commitment • A visible commitment to the vision and mission of the Company, and its
    on-going success.
    • Demonstrate the passion and time to make a genuine and active
    contribution to the Board.

    negotiator
    decisions.
    Critical and innovative The ability to critically analyse complex and detailed information, readily distil
    thinker key issues, and develop innovative approaches and solutions to problems.
    Transformational Innate leadership skills including the ability to:
    leadership

    • identify and guide change through creation of a vision and inspiring people
    to follow.
    PART C:
    Diversity and Non-skills Based
    Board Criteria
    Whist appointments to the Board are based on merit, the Board as a whole should also encompass
    desirable diversity in aspects such as gender or different perspectives where appropriate.

    Criteria Description
    Generational diversity Some generational diversity should be sought among directors to bring

    Gender diversity Relatively equal gender representation should be sought for the Board to

    Geographic and cultural • The Company is designed to have a strong link to their local community
    diversity and respond effectively to local needs.
    • The Board should have directors who understand the different areas within
    the Nepean Blue Mountains region. Where possible, cultural diversity

    community.
    Employment diversity The Board should consider a diversity of directors who have an understanding
    or experience of different employment models and arrangements.

    PART D:
    Minimum Board
    Composition Skills
    As a minimum, the composition of the Board will include the following essential governance and industry skills:
    • Two General Practice skills positions.
    • Two Primary Health Care skills positions (with a preference for one of these to be an allied health
    professional).

    In addition, the composition of the Board will endeavour to include the following governance and industry skills:
    • Consumer skill position.
    • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander skills position.
    • Commercial acumen skills position.
    • With the remaining positions (up to two) designated as skills gap positions.

    Wentworth Healthcare Limited


    Level 1, Suite 1, Werrington Park Corporate Centre, 14 Great Western Highway, Kingswood NSW 2747
    Post to: WHL, Blg BR, Level 1, Suite 1, Locked Bag 1797, Penrith NSW 2751
    www.nbmphn.com.au | 02 4708 8100

    Wentworth Healthcare Limited (ABN 88 155 904 975) as Nepean Blue Mountains PHN. 267_0518_2019

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