Location: North Tyneside General Hospital and trust-wide

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a leading, progressive and innovative healthcare provider with an £800 million annual income. We are one of the largest employers in the North East, with over 11,000 staff to serve a population of 500,000, providing an extensive range of acute and community healthcare services. We own and operate GP practices serving over 138,000 patients through Northumbria Primary Care, and run a number of commercial businesses, including Northumbria Healthcare Facilities Management.

We have been twice rated ‘outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission and rated ‘joint best place to work’ by our staff. We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed – covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS Trust in the country. In order to complement the existing skills mix of our Board, the Trust is now looking to appoint an Associate Non-Executive Director with expertise in Digital Transformation.

There is a view that from December 2025, the successful candidate will have the potential opportunity to become a full NED on the Trust Board and Chair of the Information Management and Technology Committee following a formal appraisal process.

As an Associate Non-Executive Director, you will play an important role in monitoring the strategy, performance, risk, people management, and local accountability of the Trust. You will share responsibility with other Board Directors for the success of our organisation and the duties of the Board, providing an informed independent and objective challenge to the work of the Executive within an overall framework of guidance, trust, and mutual respect. Associate Non-Executive Directors cannot participate in any formal vote at Board but will be part of a Unitary Board and have full exposure to all Board level discussions and decisions and will also sit on Board Sub-Committees.

The successful candidate will be proven at Board or senior management level, with a strong track record of leadership in large and complex organisations. As well as possessing a sound knowledge of good corporate and clinical governance, you will have strong commercial acumen and experience in leading organisational change and growth. More broadly, the successful candidate should have a sound understanding of strategic planning, risk, and performance management, and be accustomed to holding a high level of accountability with an ability to look beyond organisational and/or geographical boundaries. You will have a genuine interest in healthcare and the ability to assimilate NHS values, and exercise your commitment to public service values, and the needs of our local communities. As a leader, you should be highly approachable, compassionate, and inclusive, with an ability to build effective and lasting relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

This is an exciting, rewarding, and complex role with the opportunity to make a real difference as we focus on our vision to be the best provider in the country for integrated and specialist care. We want our Board to reflect on the diversity of the population we serve, and we warmly welcome applications from members of our vibrant and diverse communities.

Further details and information on how to apply can be found on the microsite:

Closing date for applications: Tuesday 03 June 2025, 12 noon

Formal interviews will take place Monday 30th June.