West London NHS Trust, Non-executive Director
There is a vacancy for a Non-executive Director (NED) at West London 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.
Essential criteria
- Senior level recent, relevant finance experience in a large and complex organisation with the capacity to Chair the Audit Committee, preferably, with a financial qualification
You will need to have a genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services.
You will need to be able to demonstrate you can use your experience to:
- work alongside other non-executives and executive colleagues as an equal member of the board, bringing independence and an external perspective, skills and challenge to strategy development hold the executive to account by providing purposeful, constructive scrutiny and challenge to help shape and actively support a healthy culture for 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).
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.
Candidate documentation
Find out more
- We strongly recommend an informal and confidential discussion with Mark Friend, the Chair of the Trust. Please contact PA Samantha Leathers, e-mail: s.leathers@nhs.net
- NHS England – for general process enquiries contact Helen Barlow by emailing helen.barlow2@nhs.net
Key dates
| Closing date for applications* | 4 March 2026 at 11:00am |
| Interviews | w/c 6 April 2026 |
| Proposed start date | End May / June 2026 |
*Please forward your completed application and monitoring information form to england.chairsandneds@nhs.net quoting reference number L3584