Non-Executive Director | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£13,000 per annum
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	12 Aug 2026
Closing date:	11 Sept 2026

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Summary

We are seeking an exceptional and committedNon-Executive Director (NED)with a finance specialism to join our Board and help provide strategic leadership, robust governance and independent oversight for our NHS Foundation Trust.

This is a rewarding opportunity for individuals who are passionate about improving patient care, supporting staff and ensuring the long-term sustainability and success of NHS services.

The Trust is looking to appoint a financially-qualifiedindividual with Board-levelstrategicfinancialleadershipexperience,drawnfromatrackrecordworkingincomplexhighlyregulatedsector/s. The successful candidate will be able to join theAudit&AssuranceCommitteeandFinanceCommitteeandbeapartofthecommitteechairsuccession planning.

As a Non-Executive Director, you will play a vital role in supporting the Trust's vision and strategic priorities. Working closely with the Chair, fellow Board members and Council of Governors, you will provide constructive challenge, independent judgement and leadership to ensure the Trust delivers high-quality, safe and financially sustainable services.

You will help shape strategic direction while ensuring effective oversight of organisational performance, risk management and governance arrangements.

This is an opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the leadership and success of a major NHS organisation, helping to ensure high-quality healthcare for the communities we serve.

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.

Sherwood is nationally recognised as being an excellent place to work and deliver care. We are rightly proud of the 5,500 colleagues who work here.

We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.

We know happy colleagues deliver better care. All our teams work in a supportive environment, which nurtures your wellbeing and provides opportunities for development and progression. We do not just care for our patients, we also care for you.

We have an open, inclusive and diverse culture and we would like you to be part of the team.

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

This advert closes on Wednesday 26 Aug 2026

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