Non Executive Director

The opportunity

There is a vacancy for a Non-executive Director (NED) at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. This is an exceptional opportunity to share your talents and expertise to make a positive difference to the lives of people served by the Trust. It is intended that the successful applicant will Chair the Finance and Performance Committee.

Person specification

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 the following areas:

·      Recent and relevant corporate financial experience in a Board level position in a large, complex organisation. Experience of working in a financially challenged organisation to support improvement and holding a relevant professional qualification would be desirable.

·      Board level experience of performance management in a regulated environment

·      Strategic accountability for organisational assets, including estates and technology.

Experience in the following areas would also be desirable:

·      Experience of working with the local or regional community, education or government sectors

·      Experience in community engagement and participation to reduce inequalities relating to access and outcome.

You will also need to be able to demonstrate you can use your experience to:

·      Work alongside other Non-executive and Executive Director colleagues as an equal member of the Board.

·      Bring independence, external perspectives, skills and challenge to strategy development.

·      Hold the Executive to account by providing purposeful, constructive scrutiny and challenge.

·      Shape and actively support a health culture for the Trust.

How to apply

If you wish to be considered for this role please provide:

·    a CV that includes your address and contact details, highlighting and explaining any gaps in your employment history

·    a supporting statement that highlights your motivation for applying and your understanding of the NHS and the role. You should outline your personal responsibility and achievement within previous roles and how your experience matches the person specification

·    the names, positions, organisations and contact details for three referees. Your referees should be individuals in a line management capacity and cover your most recent employer as well as previous employer(s) from the past six consecutive years. They should also cover any regulated health or social care activity or where roles involved children or vulnerable adults. Your references may be taken prior to interview and may be shared with the selection panel

·    If you have previously held a Director, Chair or Non-executive Director position in an NHS funded organisation or a regulated services organisation (see list below), a Board Member Reference (BMR) will also be requested from your former organisation(s), for posts ending after September 2023:

·       NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts

·       Integrated Care Boards

·       NHS England (national and regional teams)

·       Arm’s Length Bodies if they deliver regulated services

·       Independent providers commissioned by the NHS (e.g. private hospitals, social enterprises)

·       Community Interest Companies (CICs) delivering NHS-funded care

·       Joint ventures or partnerships involving NHS statutory bodies

·    In accordance with NHSE’s FPPT framework if appointed your references and other background checks will be shared with the Trust

·    please complete and return the monitoring information form which accompanies this pack

·    tell us about any dates when you will not be available 

Key dates

• Closing date for receipt of applications: 3 November 2026 at 11am. Please forward your completed application to [email protected] quoting reference M3622

• Stakeholder panel date: 2 December 2026

• Interview date: 3 December 2026

• proposed start date: 1 February 2026