Non Executive Director

Midlands Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare foundation trust in the West Midlands is seeking a Non-Executive Director to support executive leadership and contribute to the development of strategy. The ideal candidate will possess financial acumen and experience in complex organizations, committed to diversity and inclusion. The role involves promoting organizational values, appraising executive performance, and ensuring sound governance. This position is critical in shaping mental health and social care services. Closing date for applications: 12 January 2026.

Qualifications

• Proven financial qualification or acumen essential.
• Experience in sectors like social care or local government valued.
• Commitment to improving outcomes for diverse communities.

Responsibilities

• Support the Trust in promoting its values.
• Contribute towards strategic development.
• Challenge Board decisions constructively.

Skills

Financial acumen

Understanding complex organizations

Experience in partnership-rich sectors

Commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

Passion for community impact

Job description

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. If it is identified that you require sponsorship to undertake this role your application may be withdrawn.

Join an award-winning, values-driven NHS Foundation Trust that is shaping the future of mental health, community, learning disability and social care services across our region and beyond.

MPFTs 10,000 colleagues deliver a diverse portfolio of local, regional and national services – from physical health and mental health care, to specialist perinatal services, eating disorders, forensics, sexual health, and healthcare in justice settings. We are proud to be recognised nationally for innovation, partnership working and high-quality, compassionate care.

At MPFT, we are United in our Uniqueness. We are committed to building an inclusive Board that brings a wide range of perspectives, experiences and challenge. Every voice strengthens our decisions and the impact we make for the people and communities we serve.

Responsibilities

• Support the Trust Chair, Chief Executive and Executive Directors in promoting the Foundation Trust’s values.
• Support a positive culture throughout the Foundation Trust and adopt behaviours in the boardroom and elsewhere that exemplify the corporate culture.
• Contribute to the development of strategy.
• Constructively challenge the decisions of the Board and ensure that appropriate challenge is made.
• Scrutinise the performance of the executive management in meeting agreed goals and objectives and ensuring that any required action is taken.
• Satisfy themselves as to the integrity of clinical, financial, and other information.
• Satisfy themselves that clinical quality controls, financial and systems of risk management and governance are sound.
• Commission and use external advice as necessary.
• Ensure that they receive adequate information in the form that they specify and to monitor the reporting of performance.
• Determine appropriate levels of remuneration of Executive Directors.
• Participate in the appraisal of Executive Directors, their fellow Non-Executive Directors and the Chair.
• Appoint the Chief Executive (subject to approval by the Council of Governors).
• Appoint other Executive Directors.
• Where necessary, remove Executive Directors.
• Succession planning for key executive posts.

Qualifications

• Financial acumen or financial qualification.
• Understand the dynamics and pressures of large, complex organisations.
• Experience in partnership-rich sectors such as social care, local government, education, voluntary and community services, or primary care.
• Committed to equity, diversity, inclusion and improving outcomes.
• Share a passion for the communities MPFT serves and the difference our services make.

Application Details

Closing date: 12 January 2026

Stakeholder panels: 3 February 2026

Final interviews: 4 February 2026

To find out more: contact our Chair Jackie Small at [email] or alternatively our Director or Corporate Affairs and Company Secretary at [email].

Please note, we may be required to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

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