Non Executive Director

Current jobs at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Non-Executive: NHS Trust Non-Executive Member/Director

Main area Non Executive Director Grade NHS Non-Executive: NHS Trust Non-Executive Member/Director Contract Fixed term: 3 years (FTC (3 years Hours Part time - 1 session per week (On average 5 days a month) Job ref 318-26-T0542

Site Trustwide Town Gloucestershire Salary £15,860 (pa pro rata if part-time) Salary period Yearly Closing 07/09/:59 Interview date 28/10/2026

At Gloucestershire Hospitals, our people are at the heart of everything we do. As the county's largest employer, we are proud to provide high-quality acute, elective, and specialist services to more than 650,000 people across our county. Our care is delivered across Gloucestershire Royal, Cheltenham General and Stroud Maternity Hospital.

With over 9,000 employees representing more than 95 nationalities, bringing together a mix of cultures and experiences to the care that we deliver. Whether you're beginning your NHS journey or looking to take the next step in your career, this is an exciting time to join us. We're investing heavily in innovation, research, and transformation, with more than 100 active clinical studies and major developments underway across our hospitals.

We take pride in working as one team, driven by a shared ambition to grow, develop, and continually improve. Every contribution is valued and by combining our collective strengths, we support not only our diverse communities but one another. You can expect a warm, supportive culture and colleagues who are passionate about teamwork, professional development and delivering exceptional care. We offer structured development programmes, mentoring and leadership opportunities to help you progress in your career.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels they belong. By joining our Trust, you will benefit from a comprehensive package that includes flexible working opportunities, generous annual leave, the NHS pension scheme, competitive bank rates, local discounts, access to on-site nurseries, reduced public transport costs, reward and recognition schemes and a wide range of health and wellbeing initiatives.

Be part of Gloucestershire Hospitals, explore your future with us today. Job overview

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Non-Executive Director to join its Board. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the leadership of the Trust during a period of transformation in the NHS and social care landscape.

As we focus on improving our patient and staff experience, we are committed to making our organisation an exceptional place to work and the preferred choice for patient care. As a Non-Executive Director, you will play a vital role in shaping our vision 'Deliver the best care every day for everyone' and ensuring we deliver on these ambitions.

We warmly encourage applications from individuals living in or with experience of care in the Gloucestershire area. We are particularly interested in candidates with diverse professional backgrounds, bringing expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• Clinical background
• User/Consumer Experience
• Staff Engagement and development
• Academic links
• Estates and Facilities
• Logistics
• Digital expertise
• Commercial acumen

Main duties of the job

We are seeking individuals with significant strategic experience and a proven ability to challenge, contribute to, and support the vision and objectives of complex organisations. The successful candidate will demonstrate a strong track record of holding the Board to account, coupled with a readiness to embrace a high level of personal accountability.

While NHS experience is not essential, candidates should bring relevant expertise that can be effectively applied in our healthcare environment. You will need to quickly understand the health and social care policy, navigate relationships with key stakeholders, and appreciate governance requirements, including the risks inherent in the delivery of our services. Your sound judgment, political acumen, and ability to provide a fresh perspective will be highly valued.

This role offers exciting and rewarding opportunities to apply your energy, skills, and experience in making a tangible difference to the health and wellbeing of the communities served by our Trust, both now and in the future. If you are passionate about public service and share our values, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

With a team of over 9,000 employees, Gloucestershire Hospitals are proud to be one of the largest employers in Gloucestershire and rank among the top 10 largest Trusts in the South West region. Providing acute hospital services from two large district general hospitals, as well as outpatient clinics and some surgery services from community hospitals throughout Gloucestershire. Providing services to almost 660,000 people across our county, we have an annual income of over £865m. We have an ambitious strategic plan to transform our hospital services and our provision to our patients and communities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Additional working pattern details: On average 5 days a month

The interview date is: 28th October 2026

Please see the attached candidate pack for more information on the main responsibility and person specification for this role.

Person specification Knowledge, Experience and Skills

• Understand the challenges and opportunities across the BNSSG system and the wider NHS
• Bring independent judgement and a commitment to improving outcomes for our communities
• Strategic and forward-looking, able to shape long-term direction
• Committed to putting patients, people and service users first
• Able to think beyond organisational boundaries, with a system-wide perspective
• Open, curious and independent, offering constructive challenge at Board level
• Driving high-quality and sustainable outcomes
• Setting strategy and delivering long-term transformation
• Promoting equality and inclusion, and reducing health and workforce inequalities
• Providing robust governance and assurance
• Creating a compassionate, just and positive culture
• Building a trusted relationship with partners and communities

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The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.