# Non-Executive Chair (RSCH Pharmacy LTD) > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/non-executive-chair-rsch-pharmacy-ltd/27ae4828-5888-4700-be2a-9385ae9d649d - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/non-executive-chair-rsch-pharmacy-ltd/27ae4828-5888-4700-be2a-9385ae9d649d.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Royal Surrey County Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Pharmacy - **Salary:** £10000.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working - **Closing date:** 2027-01-10T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-12T10:57:12.849Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jobadvert/C9384-26-0830 - **Application URL:** https://www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/application/C9384-26-0830/pre-application-questions-pause?referrer=jobadvert&ref=C9384-26-0830 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalsurrey.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job summary This is an opportunity to lead a subsidiary Board operating at the intersection of patient care, professional regulation, public value and commercial sustainability. The Chair will help the Board maintain rigorous oversight, constructive challenge and clear accountability while building an effective relationship with Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust as Shareholder. We are looking for an inspiring Board leader who will champion patient safety and service quality, bring thoughtful scrutiny to performance, and help the company convert good ideas into sustainable improvements for patients, colleagues and the NHS. You will have the opportunity to create the conditions in which the Board and executive team can do their best work. The role calls for independent judgement, constructive relationships and a confident understanding of the distinction between governance and management. For a copy of the candidate information pack, or for an informal discussion about the company and role, please contact ian.feast@nhs.net ### Main duties of the job - The appointed Chair will be expected to form a well-evidenced view of the companys strategic position, relationships, assurance and Board effectiveness. Early priorities are likely to include: - Building trusted relationships with Board members, the executive team and the Shareholder. - Understanding service quality, patient experience, workforce, financial performance, principal risks and regulatory obligations. - Clarifying the Boards appetite for growth and innovation, and the evidence required to assess opportunities. ### About us RSCH Pharmacy Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust. It provides outpatient pharmacy services and operates within an NHS group, combining a public-service purpose with the disciplines of a commercial company. The company Board is responsible for stewardship of the business, including strategy, quality and safety, workforce, finance, risk, performance and regulatory assurance. The Shareholder retains formal rights and reserved decisions under the groups governance arrangements. ### Details - Date posted: 12 November 2026 - Pay scheme: Other - Salary: £10,000 a year Commitment is approximately 8 days per annum - Contract: Permanent - Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working, Home or remote working - Reference number: C9384-26-0830 - Job locations: Egerton Road, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XX, United Kingdom ### Job responsibilities The Chair will bring the Board together around a clear and ambitious agenda, enabling executives to succeed while ensuring decisions balance patient safety, colleague experience, financial sustainability, reputation and delivery. Principal responsibilities will be: - Provide visible, independent and values-led leadership to the Board. - Create an inclusive Board culture in which challenge is welcomed, different perspectives are heard and decisions are clear. - Ensure the Board focuses on strategy, quality and safety, performance, risk, internal control and long-term sustainability. - Use agendas, information and assurance effectively, including the Board Assurance Framework or an equivalent assurance framework. - Support and constructively challenge executive leadership, maintaining a clear distinction between governance and management. - Lead Board and committee effectiveness, succession planning, composition, skills development and periodic evaluation. - Build an effective relationship with Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust as Shareholder while safeguarding the subsidiary Boards responsibilities and independence of judgement. - Ensure timely escalation and proportionate assurance on matters of material concern or reserved Shareholder interest. - Promote patient-centred service development, digital transformation and sustainable growth, with appropriate safeguards. - Champion equality, diversity, inclusion and action to reduce health inequalities. - Maintain high standards of integrity, openness, accountability and public-service conduct. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Substantial Board-level leadership and evidence of chairing an effective, inclusive Board or senior forum. - Independent judgement, courage and the ability to support and challenge executives constructively. - Experience of Board development, including Board and committee effectiveness, succession planning, composition and skills, and effective use of a Board Assurance Framework or equivalent. - Understanding of directors duties, company governance, assurance, risk, internal control and the distinction between governance and management. - Strong commercial, financial and performance literacy, including scrutiny of margins, cash, investment choices and value for an NHS Shareholder. - Commitment to patient safety, quality, accessibility, customer experience and NHS values. - Experience of complex stakeholder relationships and the ability to navigate legitimate tensions between a subsidiary and its Shareholder. - A visible commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and reducing health inequalities. - High standards of integrity, openness, accountability and public-service conduct. ### Qualifications **Essential** - No particular professional qualification is required; candidates will be assessed against the experience, judgement, values and essential criteria set out in the advert and candidate application pack. ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.