Main area Non Executive Director Grade NHS Non-Executive: NHS Trust Non-Executive Member/Director Contract Fixed term: 3 years (Other) Hours Part time - 7.5 hours per week (4 Days per month) Job ref 269-SFT9315

Employer Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust Town Salisbury Salary £13,500 (based on a minimum of 4 days a month) Closing 05/11/2025 23:59

Non Executive Director

NHS Non-Executive: NHS Trust Non-Executive Member/Director

Job overview

Join Us as a Non-Executive Director

We are seeking passionate, experienced leaders to join our Board as Non-Executive Directors. You will play a vital role in shaping our strategic direction, supporting and challenging our Executive Directors to uphold the highest standards of governance.

This is an exciting time to join us. As we continue our transformation journey, there are many opportunities to make a meaningful impact on people’s lives and the future of our services. Our hospital and our dedicated staff are at the heart of our community, delivering outstanding care with commitment and compassion.

We are particularly interested in individuals with expertise in:

Finance

Digital

We value diversity and inclusion and especially welcome applications from Black, Asian and other ethnic minority communities, disabled individuals, LGBTQ+ people, and those from all socio-economic and educational backgrounds.

If you bring strong leadership, a passion for health and social care, and a drive to inspire others, we’d love to hear from you.

Help shape our future. Make a difference.

Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust (SFT) is an innovative hospital with a proud heritage and over 250 years of experience behind us. Here we’re driven to deliver an outstanding experience for everyone and have been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment we continue to provide for our patients and also our staff.

We are an acute Trust, rated “Good” by the CQC, with a track record of high performance providing regional and super regional specialist services such as: Burns, Plastics & Reconstructive Surgery, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Wessex Rehabilitation, Spires Cleft Centre and the Duke of Cornwall Spinal Treatment Centre. We have about 470 beds and employ over 4000 staff.

We support flexible working and will consider requests taking into account the needs of the service. We think working here is pretty rewarding. You can access a range of NHS discounts, receive a minimum of 35 days paid holiday (pro rata), and we offer a generous pension scheme. On-site benefits include car parking (fee applies), leisure centre, day nursery and holiday play scheme.

Salisbury is an attractive place to live and work and really gives you the best of everything. With easy access to London and local airports, the city of Southampton is only a short train or car journey away or if you prefer the sea, Bournemouth is also accessible. Don’t just take our word for it, why not explore what Salisbury has to offer by visiting www.experiencesalisbury.co.uk

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Applications Should Include:

• A supporting Statement explaining why the appointment interests you, how you meet the appointment criteria and what specifically you would bring to the post (no more than 2 sides of A4)
• A CV with education and professional qualifications and full employment history. It is also helpful to have daytime and evening telephone contact numbers and email addresses which will be used with discretion. The CV should include names and contact details of three referees. References will not be taken without applicant permission.
• The successful applicant will be subject to Occupational Health and Disclosure and Barring Service checks and is subject to the Fit and Proper Persons Requirement (FPPR)
• Advert will close Wednesday 5th November.
• Interviews will be week commencing 17th November.
• Educated to master’s degree level or equivalent, with demonstrable evidence of continuous professional and personal development.
• For one role, a financial qualification is required.

Experience

• A track record of achievement as a strategic leader, whether at executive or non-executive level.
• Experience of board membership in an organisation of similar size and complexity whether in the private, public or voluntary sectors.
• Committee Chair experience
• Demonstrating a good understanding of the current challenges across the NHS

Knowledge

• Evidence of financial, audit and commercial, third sector competence gained in a challenging financial environment.

We offer excellent benefits that help make SDH a great place to work. Take a look at our Employee Value Proposition (EVP) for more detailed information https://www.salisbury.nhs.uk/media/2lfatov2/employee-value-proposition-document-v12-final.pdf

These include but aren't limited to:-

• Holiday starting at 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising to 29 days after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years for Agenda for Change staff
• Holiday entitlement for Medical and Dental staff starts at 27 days for Junior/Senior Clinical Fellows, Specialty Doctors and rises to 32 days after 5 years. Consultant entitlement starts at 32 days and rises to 34 days after 7 years
• An additional day's leave to celebrate your birthday (after 12 months & non contractual) pro rata
• Access to a career average revalued earnings pension scheme
• Life assurance if a member of the pension scheme
• An extensive Health and Wellbeing offer to help you deal with life's challenges
• Exclusive deals and discounts websites saving you money on everyday purchases, treats for the family, eating out and utility bills for home
• Cycle to work scheme
• Uniform provided (where required)
• On site Day Nursery and Holiday Play scheme
• On site health and fitness club
• On site car parking (fee's and restrictions apply)
• Opportunities to get on - take advantage of our ongoing learning opportunities and training, to help you achieve the job and career you want.

Please note - Due to recent changes in UK immigration and visa rules applicants who do not currently have the right to work in the UK may not be considered. Candidates requiring sponsorship (or will need sponsorship at the end of a current visa eg those with graduate visa's) should review the eligibility criteria on the gov.uk website before applying

Please be advised that this vacancy may close earlier than stated if we receive a large number of applications. We will not accept any applications or queries via agencies, under any circumstances.

We continue to encourage and support our staff to participate in the seasonal respiratory vaccination programme in order to protect themselves, colleagues and their patients.

GETTING TO WORK

We offer parking on site at Salisbury District Hospital, a daily charge applies. We encourage our staff to utilise other green methods of getting to work such as cycling or walking where possible, and our Trust is well connected through the bus services to the city centre and other areas.

OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY

We are committed to making Salisbury an inclusive and welcoming place for every single staff member, regardless of who they are and where they come from. Equality sits at the heart of everything we do, and we ensure that all employees have equal opportunity to develop, to apply for promotions and to work flexibly.

The Trust actively promotes a work environment free from harassment and discrimination and provides training for staff to ensure this happens. We also closely monitor recruitment activity, training, development and employment practices to ensure equality of practice with regard to race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, disability, marital status and age.

OTHER INFORMATION

Name: Eiri Jones
Job title: Chair
Email address: christina.steele@nhs.net
Telephone number: 01722 336262
Additional information: Informal discussion are encouraged.
Contact Eiri Jones Chair via Executive Assistant Christina Steele.

Christina can be contacted:

Phone: 01722 336262 Extension 4249
Email: christina.steele@nhs.net

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Employer certification / accreditation badges

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.