Skip to main content

This site is independent of the NHS and the Department of Health.

Please wait, loading

Job summary

Main area
Non-Executive Director
Grade
Non-Executive Director
Contract
Fixed term: 36 months (3 Years)
Hours
Part time - 6 days per month
Job ref
344-NED2025
Employer
East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kent & Canterbury Hospital
Town
Canterbury
Salary
£13,000 per annum
Closing
28/02/2025 23:59

Employer heading

East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust logo

Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director

Job overview

We are excited to announce an opportunity for two Non-Executive Directors to join our Board. One position requires expertise in estate management, preferably from the NHS. The other position seeks an individual with substantial board-level experience from large, complex organisations across any sector. Both candidates must possess strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively within a unitary board, providing guidance, oversight, constructive challenge, and support. These experiences are essential to advancing our mission of innovation and improving the health and well-being of our community.

Main duties of the job

  • To work alongside the Chair, executive and non-executive directors of EKHUFT as an equal member of the unitary Board of Directors.
  • To set the strategy and direction of the trust, monitoring the delivery of those plans and ensuring the maintenance of the appropriate arrangements for promoting standards of governance, behaviour and financial stewardship.
  • To engage with the stakeholders within and beyond the organisation, building a productive dialogue, building understanding and supporting continuous improvement.
  • To engage with the Council of Governors with regard to its duty to hold the non-executive directors, individually and collectively to account for the performance of the Board of Directors.

Working for our organisation

We are one of the largest hospital trusts in England, with five hospitals and community clinics serving a local population of around 800,000 people. Our vision is 'great healthcare from great people'. Everything we do is guided by our values: 'People feel cared for, safe, respected and confident that we are making a difference’. We have a new way of working at East Kent Hospitals, called 'We care'. It's about empowering frontline staff to lead improvements day-to-day. We're looking for compassionate people to be part of our improvement journey for the patients, families and carers we care for every day.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For full information and to apply, please visit:

https://andersonquigley.com/job/aq3059/

If you would like to have a confidential discussion regarding your potential application, please reach out to our partners at Anderson Quigley

Person specification

Knowledge & Experience

Essential criteria
  • An outstanding record of achievement in the individual’s chosen career
  • Board level experience in a large, complex customer facing organisation.
  • Excellent understanding of the role of a Non-Executive Director.
  • A sound knowledge of good corporate governance.
  • Effective in communicating at all levels.
Desirable criteria
  • Previous NED experience.
  • Board level experience in a large, complex customer facing organisation in a regulated sector.
  • Knowledge/Experience of the healthcare sector, in particular the East Kent Health Economy.
  • Be able to demonstrate the values needed to shape and change the culture within the Trust.
  • Knowledge of patient experiences, perhaps as part of a 3rd sector organisation.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardThe Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion is the leading employer network covering all aspects of equality and inclusion in the workplace.Apprenticeships logoNo smoking policyMenopause Friendly EmployerAge positiveInvestors in People: GoldDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - BronzeImproving working livesMindful employer.  Being positive about mental health.Disability confident employerThe Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (enei) is the UK's leading employer network covering all aspects of equality and inclusion issues in the workplace.Prince's Trust - Proud to support the Prince's trust - Youth can do itStep into healthHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

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.

Documents to download

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Helene Usherwood
Job title
Senior Partner at Anderson Quigley
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
07719 322 669
Additional information

Aino Betts

07743 934 723

[email protected].

Apply online nowAlert me to similar vacancies