Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Associate Non-executive Director
There is a vacancy for an Associate Non-executive Director (NED) at Leicestershire Partnership 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.
The Associate NED role is used successfully in the NHS to support Board succession strategy and achieving a balance of Board level skills. Whilst the Associate NEDs cannot participate in any formal vote at Board, they are very much involved with the formal Board discussion.
The successful candidate for the Associate role will be appointed to the Trust and may also be considered for appointment as a NED of the Board in future (within two years from initial appointment), should a vacancy arise and they have the appropriate skills.
Essential criteria
You will need to have a genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services. For this post you will need to be a fully qualified financial accountant, with evidence of continued professional development. You will also have Board or senior level financial leadership experience gained in a large and complex public facing organisation with experience as a member of an Audit Committee.
The best boards are those that reflect the workforce and communities they serve. We particularly welcome applications from women, people from local black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, and people with disabilities, who we know are all under-represented in these important roles.
Applicants should live in or have strong connections with the area served by the Trust.
As a future NHS leader, the successful candidates will be able to demonstrate that they meet the NHS leadership competency framework for board members (please see the candidate information pack below for the six domains). The competency domains are aligned to Our NHS People Promise, Our Leadership Way and the Seven Principles of Public Life (Nolan Principles).
Find out more
- We strongly recommend an informal and confidential discussion with Crishni Waring, the Chair of the Trust, or Faisal Hussain, the current Deputy Chair who will be taking up the position of Chair from 1 November 2025. Please contact their Business Manager: Sinead.Ellis-Austin1@nhs.net 07864 954289
- NHS England – for general process enquiries contact Jane Hundley by emailing jane.hundley@nhs.net
Application documents
Key dates
| Closing date for applications* | 17 October 2025 at 11.00am |
| Panel interviews | w/c 3 November 2025 TBC |
| Proposed start dates | 1 December 2025 |
*All applications should be submitted to chairsandneds@nhs.net quoting reference M3477