Group Chair Norfolk & Waveney University Hospital Group


Location
Salary
£85,000 per annum
Deadline
13 Nov 2026
Contract Type
Permanent
Posted Date
22 Oct 2026
Medical Protection — the side of locally employed doctors from £83

Job requirements

Essential

15 listed

Requirements the employer expects applicants to meet.

  • People

    Experience building and leading inclusive teams and collaborative cultures.

  • People

    Skilled in engaging, challenging, and supporting senior leaders.

  • People

    A proven track record in championing equality, diversity and inclusion, and culture change

  • People

    Highly developed skills in chairing meetings and events and managing competing views and perspectives in an inclusive way.

  • Strategic

    Experience of shaping and delivering organisational vision and strategy.

  • Strategic

    Track record of leading complex change at Board level with a focus on transformation, technology and innovation.

  • Strategic

    Ability to assess competing priorities and maintain focus on patient and public benefit.

  • Partnerships

    Ability to collaborate across real and perceived organisational boundaries; sociopolitical acumen.

  • Partnerships

    Commitment to engaging with patients, communities, and diverse stakeholders with empathy.

  • Outcomes Focus

    Demonstrated constructive and sustained impact on service improvement, innovation, and public sector value creation and preservation.

  • Outcomes Focus

    Comprehensive understanding of the discharge of financial stewardship, probity, directors’ statutory and fiduciary duties, and regulatory compliance.

  • Professional Acumen

    Experience of working as a Board member in complex organisations, both at Executive and Non-Executive Director levels, including leading complex change and transformation

  • Professional Acumen

    Strong knowledge of statutory and regulatory governance, risk management and internal control and Board assurance systems in a regulated industry.

  • Professional Acumen

    Experience of working within or closely with public sector organisations.

  • Professional Acumen

    A high degree of personal integrity and resilience

Desirable

1 listed

Additional qualities the employer would prefer.

  • Professional Acumen

    Recent experience and understanding of implementation of digital strategies and complex technology transformations (desirable).

Job overview

In conjunction with Alumni Global The Norfolk & Waveney University Hospitals Group are seeking to appoint a new Group Chair.

To be considered for this role please follow the link to the application process with Alumni

Group Chair, Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group - Alumni Global

Please note only applications submitted to Alumni will be considered, we will not be accepting applications via Trac and NHS Jobs

Main duties of the job

All applications must include:

  • A full curriculum vitae/resume
  • Quoting the relevant role reference number: A042402
  • A covering letter highlighting the aspects of the job description and Norfolk & Waveney University Hospitals Group that particularly attract you to the post (Microsoft Word document)
  • Contact details for three referees, these will not be contacted without your permission. (References should validate a minimum period of six years employment)
  • A completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (which you will be redirected to once you have submitted your application)

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For a confidential discussion on this role please contact:

Thomas Patterson, Managing Director or Frank McKenna, Global Managing Director whose details can be found via the link to the Alumni advert Group Chair, Norfolk and Waveney University Hospitals Group - Alumni Global

Applicant requirements

This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.

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