Chief Executive Officer

Job overview

East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is on an ambitious transformation journey to become an outstanding, patient-led organisation, supporting 6,800 staff to deliver high-quality, compassionate care.

We are seeking a new Chief Executive Officer, accountable to the Chair and Board for the Trust’s strategic leadership and performance. The postholder will ensure strong governance, meet all statutory requirements, and lead the organisation to clinical excellence, financial sustainability and outstanding patient care.

The role also includes system leadership across the wider health economy, influencing sustainable service delivery at local, regional and national levels.

We are looking for an ambitious and credible leader with significant experience in complex acute or specialist settings, a strong track record of operational delivery, and the ability to inspire and lead across a multi-site organisation.

In return, this is a unique opportunity to shape the future of the Trust and wider health system within a supportive and forward-looking organisation.

Main duties of the job

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing the Trust in accordance with its vision and strategic objectives, as a dynamic organisation, having regard to responsibilities’ and appropriate involvement of all key stakeholders externally and internally.
• To ensure patients, staff and the public have the opportunity and are encouraged to participate in decision making and the planning of service delivery and improvement.
• Ensuring key standards and measures for the Trust are identified, including those related to performance, quality, service, care, audit, workforce, finance and efficiency and ensuring these are monitored and reported appropriately.
• Ensuring all Board members have the information they need to play a full part in the governance of the Trust and that the Trust Board is regularly appraised of the key risks and mitigating actions necessary to address those risks.
• Ensuring the Trust has an effective management system which has patient safety, quality and patient experience as paramount, ensuring mechanisms are in place to continuously monitor these issues
• Ensuring the Trust meets its legal requirements, statutory duties and responsibilities and those reporting obligations placed by all external regulators and inspectors.
• Provide visible and engaging leadership behaviours and personal integrity that models the Trust’s values.

Please refer to the attached candidate pack for further details and the full list of responsibilities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Our recruitment partners are Carmel Gibbons or Gillian Powell Odgers and can be contacted via [email protected]. For a recruitment pack with further information, or any queries, please visit https://www.odgers.com/en-gb/opportunities/

To arrange an informal discussion or visit, please contact Anita’s Executive Assistant.

The closing date for applications is 24 April 2026, with the selection and interview process scheduled for the week commencing 1 June 2026.