Non executive roles in the NHS
NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and our acute, mental health and community trust partners are multi-million pound organisations with boards of executives and non-executives delivering and commissioning healthcare for more than 2.4 million people in West Yorkshire.
We are always looking for talented people with the senior skills and experience necessary to be effective in chair and non-executive director roles in the NHS. We believe that to make the best possible decisions, NHS boards need diverse, inclusive and compassionate leadership. Boards made up of people with a mix of experience and skills gained from a range of backgrounds and lived experience bring fresh ideas, greater challenge and more robust decision making.
We are interested in hearing from people from a range of backgrounds who understand the needs and priorities of their local communities and can hold the confidence of patients and the public. We particularly encourage interest from women, people from our diverse communities, LGBTQ+ people, younger people and those with lived experience of disability, who we know are all under-represented in non-executive director and chair roles.
If you have experience of working on or with boards, and have a skill or lived experience to bring to help NHS boards operate effectively on behalf of the people of West Yorkshire, please get involved.
What skills or experience do you need?
There are a huge range of non-executive skills and backgrounds which are tremendously helpful to NHS boards, such as finance, legal, corporate governance, HR and OD, clinical and regulatory.
However, many other skills and experience are equally valuable, including IT and digital, housing, property and estate management, strategy and innovation, marketing and customer experience, communications and PR, local government, lived experience as a patient, carer or service user or a background in representing local communities.
Find out more about non executive roles in the NHS
In a feature length episode of the Can You See Me? podcast, host and West Yorkshire Inclusivity Champion Fatima Khan-Shah and guests discuss everything you might want to know about the non-executive director appointments process. If you have ever wondered if you could be a non-executive director (NED) in the public sector, this episode is for you. Joining Fatima are Dr Farah Jameel - Non-Executive Director at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust, Robin Stavely - Partner at GatenbySanderson, Peter Reading - Chief Executive at Yorkshire Ambulance NHS Trust, Marie Burnham - Chair of South West Yorkshire NHS Partnership Foundation Trust and Cathy Elliott - Chair of NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.
You can also access more information, resources and videos on the NHS Leadership Academy website.
Current opportunities
2 x Non-Executive Director Vacancies with South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
We’re looking for two Non-executive directors to join our strong, unitary Board in guiding our workforce to deliver the highest quality care for local people.
We welcome applications from leaders with skills, expertise and experience in one or more of the following areas or sectors: artificial intelligence (AI)/Digital, housing, education, social care, environmental sustainability or legal.
You must live within the regions of Yorkshire, the Humber, Cumbria, Durham, Lancashire, Greater Manchester, Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Lincolnshire and we welcome applications from all aspects of society, including people from BAME and LGBT+ communities, people with disabilities, younger people, service users and carers.
Closing date: 7 April 2025 at 12pm
For more information please visit https://
For insight into the role of a Non-Executive Director in Healthcare, please see this special episode of the 'Can You See Me?' podcast: https://
Non-Executive Director, Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
The key requirements for the role include:
- A strong commitment to improving patient care and promoting high-quality healthcare services
- Experience at a senior strategic level in a large, complex organisation, with a focus on financial management (although you don’t need to be financially qualified)
- A solid understanding of transformational change and how to drive long-term improvements across systems and workforce reform
Closing date: 28 March at 11am
For more information visit: Non-executive opportunities in the NHS, Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust
Chair, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust
The new Chair will play an important outward facing role with local communities and system partners to support a new collaborative approach to how our hospitals operate. They will also provide excellent support and challenge to the organisation through the successful leadership of the Board of Directors and the Council of Governors to ensure the trust continues its journey of improvement and puts quality and safety at the heart of its decisions.
Closing date: 23 March
For more information visit: Non-executive opportunities in the NHS » Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, Chair
Chair, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
As Chair you will be at the forefront of transforming health and care services, driving forward an ambitious agenda for integrated care and for pioneering education, research and innovation.
We are looking for an outstanding leader, capable of chairing in a complex, multi-stakeholder service environment and who must role model our Leeds Way Values.
Closing date: 21 March
For more information visit: Non-executive opportunities in the NHS » Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Chair