# Non-Executive Director > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/non-executive-director/006cb1ab-1450-4485-bf13-093b2c60ca18 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/non-executive-director/006cb1ab-1450-4485-bf13-093b2c60ca18.md ## Summary - **Status:** Archived / closed - **Employer:** York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** York Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Non-executive director - **Contract type:** Permanent: 5 days per month - **Employment type:** Part time - 5 days per month - **Closing date:** 2026-10-04T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-21T07:20:46.482Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/North_Yorkshire/York/York_Scarborough_Teaching_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/NonExecutive/NonExecutive-v8299563 - **Employer website:** https://www.yorkhospitals.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust provides a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, Northeast Yorkshire and Ryedale, an area covering 3,400 square miles. With an annual turnover of over £850m, our workforce of around 10,000 staff deliver care in community settings as well as across our eight hospital sites. As a Non-Executive Director (NED) your role will be to work alongside other NEDs, the Chair of the Trust and the Executive Directors as equal members of the unitary Board; using your skills, knowledge and expertise to direct the work of the Trust. ### Main duties of the job You will have an important part to play in forging strong links with the Council of Governors. The Council is responsible for holding the NEDs to account, both individually and collectively, for the performance of the Board. You will also have a clinical qualification and experience to become Chair/or Deputy Chair of the Quality Committee. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will have expertise in managing complex situations, an ability to bring partners together to achieve common goals, excellent influencing skills, and a clear and demonstrable commitment to living and leading to our Trust values: Kindness | Openness | Excellence. Additionally, you will contribute to the effective leadership of the Trust, helping us to navigate through challenges and capitalise on opportunities. This is an opportunity to contribute to the effective leadership of an organisation that plays a critical role both as an anchor institution and as a part of the Hull York Medical School. The Trust is committed to increasing its Board diversity and we are particularly keen to attract candidates who bring diverse perspectives, especially those who are underrepresented at Board level in the NHS. ### Applicant requirements This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions. ## Person Specification ### Commitment **Essential** - A deep commitment to the NHS and sustainable health services - A commitment to innovation and improvement ### Strategic Understanding **Essential** - An ability to think strategically while understanding the pressures of the here-and-now - An interest in the political environment which drives the NHS ### Understanding of the role **Essential** - An understanding of NHS Trust / Foundation Trust governance - An understanding of working in a highly regulated environment - An understanding of the legal duties of a Non-Executive Director ## Documents - [trust strategy 2025-2030 towards excellence (pdf, 4.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=925) - [candidate information pack including job description (pdf, 408.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10619120) ## 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.