Non Executive Director

NHS; Bedford; On-site; GBP 10,000; Part time

Job summary

A Community Interest Company is seeking a Non-Executive Director to join its Board. The role involves supporting CDS in delivering strategic ambitions and requires significant experience in healthcare governance, communication skills, and stakeholder engagement. The position is part-time with a remuneration fee of £10,000 per annum. The ideal candidate will be passionate about improving community healthcare and will play a key role in strategic decision-making.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to the values of CDS.
• Experience within a board-level environment.
• Skilled in decision-making and strategic problem-solving.

Responsibilities

• Attend quarterly Board meetings and Board Development days.
• Support and challenge Executives as a critical friend.
• Engage with stakeholders to facilitate positive change.

Skills

Understanding of patient and community healthcare issues

Knowledge of finance, audit and cybersecurity

Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills

Political savvy

Sound knowledge of corporate governance

Ability to understand complex strategic issues

Job description

Job Summary

Non-Executive Director Remuneration Fee: £10,000 per annum + agreed travelling expenses

Community Dental Services (CDS) is a Community Interest Company (CIC) delivering high quality services to the NHS and local authorities. We commit to reinvesting any surplus back into patient care and we are 100% owned by our employees.

CDS is a referral only dental service, bringing oral health care to people who cannot be treated in a general dental practice. Our patients typically have complex additional needs such as a learning disability, or they may require specialist equipment like a bariatric dental chair or wheelchair tipper. We care for housebound patients through our domiciliary teams and marginalised groups using our mobile dental clinics, working in partnership with organisations patients know and trust. Our Prisons Team are experts in providing dental care for adults and young people in secure settings. Oral health improvement teams work in the heart of our communities to ensure awareness of how to prevent tooth decay.

We define our values as Trust, Kindness and Listening and our purpose as 'Together we will enable our communities to enjoy a better quality of life.'

Main Duties of the Job

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a well-respected senior professional to join our Board as a Non-Executive Director. We are seeking to appoint an individual who shares our values and ambitions and is passionate about making a difference and help us building on our success.

The role is for an initial three-year fixed term appointmentp>

The Non-Executive Director will work with the Board, CEO, and Executive Directors, to inform and support CDS to deliver its strategic ambitions.

About Us

Applicants must be able to demonstrate:

• An understanding and interest in patient and community healthcare issues
• A good knowledge of finance, audit and cybersecurity with the potential to Chair the Finance, Audit and Risk Committee
• A personal commitment to CDS and our values
• Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to understand complex strategic issues and analyse and resolve difficult problemsSound, independent judgment, common sense and diplomacy
• Political savvy, with the ability to grasp relevant issues and understand relationships with key stakeholders
• Sound knowledge of corporate governance
• Able to both support and constructively challenge Executives whilst acting as a critical friend
• Experience of decision making within a board-level environment
• Committed to working as a team member
• Committed to acting as an ambassador for CDS through engagement with stakeholders, including the local community, employees, partners and media.

Details

Date posted: 23 October 2025

Pay Scheme

Other

Salary

£10,000 a year per annum

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

3 years

Working Pattern

Part-time

Reference Number

NED

Job Locations

Colworth Park

Community Dental Services CIC

Sharnbrook

MK44 1LZ

Job Responsibilities

You will be required to attend quarterly Board meetings and Board Development days in person. These are usually held in Bedfordshire and occasionally in other locations as agreed. Board Committees are held on MS Teams online. The time commitment on average is up to two days per month and will be flexible across the year.

To be successful in this role, candidates will be excellent communicators, with the ability to create impact, by engaging and influencing key stakeholders in order to facilitate positive change. They must be driven and passionate about creating and shaping an innovative strategic vision for the best possible long-term benefit of the organisation and our communities.

We recognise the positive value of having a workforce with a variety of lived experiences and that represent the communities we serve. Therefore, we welcome and encourage applications from all members of the community.

Person Specification

• Please see attached job description and person specification

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer Details

Community Dental Services CIC

Colworth Park

Community Dental Services CIC

Sharnbrook

MK44 1LZ

Employer's Website

https://communitydentalservices.co.uk/