Non-Executive Director | Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust


Company:	Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust
Salary:	£13,137 per annum (around 4 days per month)
Hours:	Part-time
Location:	Huddersfield, HD3 3EB
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	3 Sept 2026
Closing date:	3 Oct 2026

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Summary

We have an opportunity for two Non-Executive Directors to join us to help to shape and deliver our plans. As part of our Board succession planning, we welcome applications from individuals who can bring the leadership capability, strategic insight and credibility to contribute at Board level and who may have the potential to undertake additional Board leadership responsibilities, including the role of Deputy Chair, subject to appointment through the Trust's governance processes.

All Candidates must:

• Be able to demonstrate a commitment to improving the care, outcomes for patients and the reduction of health inequalities and have the resilience to work within a highly visible, transparent and accountable context

• Be a collaborator, able to work in partnership with stakeholders, public and staff

• Be well respected with strong connections to the local community

• Have the ability to contribute to the tone and style of Board discussions that facilitate effective decision making and constructive debate, conforming to the highest standards of corporate, clinical and mutual governance

• Have strong interpersonal skills

• Must be able to attend meetings and visit the Trust in person, with a commitment to the area and communities the Trust serves.

Role 1:

Eligibility

• Experience of leading and supporting oversight of transformation programmes at a senior level in a large organisation

• Estates, capital development or infrastructure expertise(Desirable)

• Commercial background(Desirable)

Role 2:

Eligibility

• Clinical qualification and leadership experience at a senior level in a care environment

• Complex change management expertise

• Nursing or allied health professional background(Desirable)

Delivering outstanding compassionate care to the communities we serve

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated acute and community Trust serving diverse communities across Calderdale and Kirklees, with strong partnerships across West Yorkshire. A truly innovative and inclusive place to be, we are proud of our ‘One Culture of Care’ – caring for each other with the same compassion and kindness and respect that we show our patients – and the values that underpin this which are:

• We put people first

• We ‘go see’

• We work together to get results

• We do the must-dos

We have a Care Quality Commission rating of GOOD for being a well-led organisation.

We are recognised as a forward looking, digitally enabled Trust with a strong track record of using data, innovation and system collaboration to improve quality, significant use of technology and innovation across all our services to improve quality, safety and outcomes. We are ambitious about the role that acute Trusts play in prevention, population health and reducing inequalities.

Our ambitious reconfiguration and transformation plans are well underway with the development of a new clinical build at the Calderdale site beginning, scheduled for completion in 2029.

The role of the Non-Executive Director is to provide independent advice, challenge, and support through the Chair to the Chief Executive, Executive Directors, and Council of Governors to shape how the Trust delivers services.

Non-Executive Directors bring their expertise and experience, as well as their knowledge as a member of the community, to the work of the Board.

They must ensure that high standards of probity and governance, including financial governance prevail and that the Trust remains within its terms of authorisation. As part of the role, the individual will be expected to be a Chair one of the Trust’s key committees and be a member of other committees as determined by the Chair of the Board.

This advert closes on Sunday 27 Sep 2026

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