Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Associate Non-executive Director x3
The team at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) is made up of just under 19,000 staff, making us one of the largest employers in the region. Our team works across Queen’s Medical Centre, the City Hospital, Ropewalk House and a number of community facilities within the region. We have an annual budget of around £1.7 billion, 90 wards and around 1,700 beds.
At Nottingham University Hospitals our staff work incredibly hard to deliver high quality care whilst always putting the patient at the heart of what they do.
We were established in 2006 from the strong foundation, rich heritage and worldwide reputation that our city has for quality healthcare, clinical innovation and professional excellence. Recognised for our outstanding care, our organisation is made up of three campuses – City Hospital, Queen’s Medical Centre and Ropewalk House.
We are now one of the biggest and busiest NHS Trusts in the country and provide services to over 2.5 million residents of Nottingham, its surrounding communities, and a further 3-4 million people from across the region that need to use the specialist services we provide. We are national and international leaders for many of our specialist services, including Hearing, Stroke, Renal, Neurosciences and Cancer and our Major Trauma Centre is the largest in the country.
The opportunity
There are three Associate Non-Executive Director (NED) vacancies at NUH. These are exceptional opportunities to share your talents and expertise to make a positive difference to the lives of people served by the Trust.
The Associate NED role is used successfully in the NHS to support Board succession strategy and achieving a balance of Board level skills. Associate NEDs will report to the Chair and work alongside substantive NEDs, but they cannot participate in any formal vote at Board.
The successful candidate for the Associate NED role will be appointed by the Trust but may also be considered for appointment as a substantive NED of the Board in future, should a vacancy arise (within two years from initial appointment), and they have the appropriate skills.
Essential criteria
You will need to have a genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services. You will have senior level experience in one or more of the following:
- Senior level clinical experience gained in either a medical, nursing or allied discipline with a strong service delivery background
and / or
- Commercial experience gained at a senior level; for example, bringing sales, marketing, customer focus, company growth, and business development expertise
As a future NHS leader, the successful candidate will be able to demonstrate that they meet the NHS leadership competency framework for board members (please see the information pack for the six domains). The competency domains are aligned to Our NHS People Promise, Our Leadership Way and the Seven Principles of Public Life (Nolan Principles).
The best boards are those that reflect the workforce and communities they serve. We particularly welcome applications from women, people from local black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, and people with disabilities, who we know are all under-represented in these important roles.
Applicants should live in or have strong connections with the area served by the Trust.
Application documents
- Candidate information pack: NUH Associate NED Info Pack M3119
- Monitoring information form: Monitoring form M3119
Key dates
| Closing date for receipt of applications* | 8 August 2024 at 11am |
| Interview date | 29 August 2024 |
| Proposed start date | TBC |
*Applications should be sent to england.chairsandneds@nhs.net, quoting reference M3119
Find out more
- We strongly recommend an informal and confidential discussion with Nick Carver, the Chair of the Trust. Please contact his Executive Assistant by emailing Janine.barrowcliffe@nuh.nhs.uk.
- NHS England – for general process enquiries contact Helen Barlow by emailing helen.barlow2@nhs.net.