At Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (NHFT), we strive to continually innovate and make a positive difference to our community and those working for and with our Trust, with a collective vision to provide outstanding, compassionate care to the people of Northamptonshire and surrounding areas. Rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, NHFT is one of the few Foundation Trusts in the country which offers an integrated provision across all ages including mental health, learning disability, community health and prison health services.

We now seek a Non-Executive Director, who will also act as Chair of our Quality and Safety Committee. Appreciative of the complexities of working in a multi-site operation, we want an individual who can think beyond organisational boundaries and bring high levels of personal integrity to ensure exemplary standards of quality, probity, and governance.

A clinically qualified individual, you will have board experience, either from your time as an Executive or Non-Executive Director. Whilst able to navigate our Quality and Safety Committee and bring your clinical expertise to bear, your contribution to the broader strategic agenda will be essential. Ideally, you will have experience of managing a broad portfolio and will understand what it means to operate within a complex environment as well as a track record of experience working in close partnership with internal and external stakeholders. You must evidence your ability to influence and persuade others, be committed to working as a team member and possess the motivation to improve NHS performance.

NHFT celebrates multiple points of view, and we believe diversity drives innovation. Applicants must be able to demonstrate a track record in driving Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion related issues, together with the ability to demonstrate how you have challenged discrimination and inequality.

We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all and appointments are made on merit. We believe the best boards are those that reflect the communities they serve. We particularly welcome applications from people from the local black and minority ethnic communities, and disabled people who we know are under-represented in Non-Executive Director roles.

Applicants for this role should live in or have strong connections or historical connections to Northamptonshire to appreciate the needs of the community the Trust serves.

For more information on the role and how to apply, please go to Become a Non-Executive Director for NHFT | NHFT

Non-Executive Director Job Description – New 2026 v2

For an informal discussion with the Chair, about the role, please contact Jo Coleclough, Corporate Affairs Manager at jo.coleclough@nhft.nhs.uk.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 13 August 2026 at 23:59