Non Executive Director (Finance & Performance)

Non Executive Director (Finance & Performance)

Are you passionate about shaping the future of community healthcare? Norfolk Community Health and Care NHS Trust (NCH&C) and Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust (CCS) are seeking three outstanding Non-Executive Directors (NEDs) to join our Group Board and play a key role in ensuring that we continue to provide excellent care for local communities across Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Bedfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk, Luton and Milton Keynes.

NCH&C and CCS are CQC rated "outstanding" providers of high-quality community healthcare, supporting people at all stages of their lives across the East of England. As separate Trusts, we have long shared a commitment to delivering compassionate, inclusive, and innovative care.

As separate Trusts, we have long shared a commitment to delivering compassionate, inclusive, and innovative care. We began working as a Group on the 1st April 2025 and we are working on a case for change for our Trusts to merge in 2026, marking an exciting new chapter for integrated community health services.

Our case for change represents an opportunity to create a stronger, more cohesive organisation that enhances patient care, diversifies our services, improves efficiency, and maximises our ability to meet the needs of the populations we serve. As part of this transition, our NEDs will play an instrumental role in shaping the future governance and strategic direction of the new organisation.

Ahead of this we are looking for three new NEDs who will initially be appointed jointly to both organisations and as part of the newly formed Group. We are looking to appoint two Clinical NEDs who will bring deep expertise from the healthcare sector and a further financially qualified NED to Chair the Finance and Infrastructure Committee.

We welcome applications from individuals with clinical leadership experience (for the Clinical NED roles), your experience as a leader might be drawn from nursing, the allied health professions, social work or the medical profession and will have an understanding of the complexity of providing exceptional care in the community to diverse and broad populations. Those applying for the Finance and Infrastructure Committee Chair role should bring a financial qualification and board experience across finance, business or performance management in large complex public facing sectors. Applicants should also demonstrate a commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion, strong strategic thinking and decision-making skills, and a passion for improving community healthcare services.

As a NED you will have the chance to influence the direction of two outstanding NHS Trusts as they transition into a single organisation. This is a unique opportunity to both contribute to the NHS at a strategic level and serve your local community.

If you're ready to bring your expertise and leadership to our Group Board, we'd love to hear from you.

For a confidential discussion, please contact:

Joanna Riley, Principal Researcher
E: joanna.riley@gatenbysanderson.com
T: +44 (0) 7807 624332

Julia St Clare, Senior Consultant and Research Lead
E: julia.stclare@gatenbysanderson.com
T: +44 (0) 7807 631 564

Melanie Shearer, Partner
E: melanie.shearer@gatenbysanderson.com
T: +44 (0) 7785 616 548

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Documents

1. Fit and Proper Person Declaration - New.docx

Recruitment Timetable

Closing date
9am Monday 12th May 2025

Preliminary Interviews (via Teams with GatenbySanderson)
w/c 19th May 2025

Virtual Stakeholder Session (via Teams)
w/c 9th June 2025 - exact date TBC

Final Interview (face to face)
Tuesday 17th June 2025

How to Apply

• Please submit an up to date copy of your CV, along with a Supporting Statement that addresses the criteria set out in the person specification, using examples to demonstrate how you meet the essential requirements.
• A completed fit and proper person form - the template can be downloaded from the same place as the job description.
• Detail any employment or education gaps.
• You should provide the names, positions, organisations, and contact details for your referees, which must be your line managers and include your current and most recent employer. The referees should cover at least two roles as the minimum. Please note, should you be appointed, you will be required to provide references covering your last 6 years of employment as per the new NHS Fit and Proper Person regulations. Where there have been gaps in employment, this six year period will be extended accordingly. Referees will only be contacted for those proceeding to the final stage - we will always gain your permission before we contact referees.
• Let us know any difficulty you may have with the indicative timetable.
• Check that your contact details are correct before you submit.

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