Non-Executive Director (Clinical)

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working

Other

Job summary

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in Birmingham invites applications for a Non-Executive Director (Clinical) to join the Board and contribute to governance and patient safety.

You will chair committees, drive improvement, work with executives to ensure high standards of care and strategic leadership across the organisation for a fixed term of three years, with a light to moderate monthly time commitment.

Qualifications

• Masters or equivalent professional qualification and / or experience.
• Evidence of continuous professional development.

Responsibilities

• Chair the Trust's Quality & Safety Committee and lead across professional boundaries.
• Provide scrutiny and multi-disciplinary perspectives to drive improvements in patient care.
• Support development of commercial offerings and cultivate a culture of continuous improvement.
• Refer to the Job Description for full details of duties as a Non-Executive Member.

Skills

Governance

Strategic thinking

Boardroom experience

Leadership

Chairing

Education

Masters or equivalent

Job description

Main area Director Grade Board Member Contract Fixed term: 3 years (2-3 days per month) Hours

• Flexible working
• Other

2-3 days per month Job ref 303-8240507

Employer The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital Town Birmingham Closing 16/09/2026 12:00 Interview date 13/10/2026

Non-Executive Director (Clinical)

Board Member

Job overview

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Board of our Trust and benefit the patient population we are so proud to serve.

As Non-executive Director you will work alongside executives as equal members of our unitary Board who share responsibility with the other directors for the Board’s decisions and for success of the organisation in leading the improvement of our healthcare services for patients.

This post will close on 16th September 2026 12pm mid-day.

Main duties of the job

You will chair the Trust’s Quality & Safety Committee, and you will work across professional boundaries, providing scrutiny and fresh, multi-disciplinary perspectives internally. You will have a focus on improvement, challenging clinical processes to ensure that they are as robust and efficient as possible, encouraging teams to use benchmarking and best practice to drive up standards and deliver excellence in patient care

As part of ROH’s current strategy rethink, you will play a role in supporting the development of commercial offering and develop its culture & capability around continuous improvement.

Please refer to the Non-Executive Direction (NED) Candidate Recruitment Pack and Job Description for full details of the Trust and what the role entails.

Working for our organisation

The Royal Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist hospital located in Birmingham UK. One of the largest orthopaedic units in Europe, the ROH offer a comprehensive range of surgical and non-surgical treatment.

The Trust’s annual financial turnover is in the region of £136 million. It has fourteen operating theatres, five NHS wards, one private wards and 115 beds, including six High Dependency Unit beds.

The Trust employs in excess of 1,400 staff, including more than 80 Consultant medical staff, each supported by multi-disciplinary clinical teams including surgeons, nurses, anaesthetists, physiotherapists, radiologists, pathologists, occupational therapists and other clinical professionals.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for a full list of duties as a Non-Executive Member

Person specification

Qualifications

• Qualified to Masters or equivalent professional qualification and / or experience
• Evidence of continuous professional development

Skills & Knowledge

• Experience of working at Board level, or equivalent, and able to demonstrate an understanding of corporate governance and assurance requirements.
• Ability to support the Executive Team and their leadership of the organisation, while monitoring their conduct and seeking to uphold the highest ethical standards of integrity and probity.
• Excellent strategic abilities, with the capacity to plan for the long-term, along with sound independent judgement, diplomacy and political astuteness.
• Ability to work as an effective Board member, able to prioritise focus and deployment of key resources
• Chairing skills

Experience

• Collaborative, team oriented style with equal accountability and voice from all unitary board members.
• Excellent strategic abilities, with the capacity to plan for the long-term, along with sound independent judgement, diplomacy and political astuteness.
• Experience of working at Board level, or equivalent and able to demonstrate an understanding of corporate governance and assurance requirements

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.