Job vacancy: Non-Executive Director, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool

Job summary

Main area: Trust Board
Grade: NHS Non-Executive: NHS Trust Non-Executive Member/Director
Contract: Non Executive Director
Hours: Part time - 3-4 days per month
Job ref: 287-NED-2-26

Employer: Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type: NHS
Site: LUHFT
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £13,500 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 01/09/2026 08:00

Non-Executive Director

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

Job overview

If you wish to apply for this Non-Executive Director (NED) opportunity, please follow the information outlined below. For further details about the role, please refer to the attached recruitment pack. Please note - applications submitted via Trac will not be considered.

Non-Executive Directors

University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG)

Remuneration: £13,500 per annum
Time Commitment: Approximately 3-4 days per month
Term of Appointment: Up to three years

University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHLG) is seeking to appoint two exceptional Non-Executive Directors to help shape the future of one of the largest healthcare groups in the country. UHLG brings together Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust and Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, serving communities across Liverpool, Cheshire and Merseyside through a shared vision of improving outcomes, reducing inequalities and delivering sustainable healthcare.

As a Non-Executive Director, you will play a pivotal role in providing independent oversight, constructive challenge and strategic support to the Group Board. Working collaboratively with Executive and Non-Executive colleagues, you will help ensure that high standards of governance, accountability and stewardship are maintained while supporting the delivery of high-quality, sustainable and equitable healthcare services.

We are looking to appoint two individuals who will bring different but complementary skills and experiences to strengthen the Board.

One role will bring strong community insight and engagement, helping the Board remain connected to the experiences, needs and aspirations of the populations we serve. We are particularly interested in candidates with a track record of community leadership, partnership working, reducing inequalities, improving population health or representing the interests of local communities.

The second role will bring business, commercial and financial expertise, providing strategic insight and constructive challenge in relation to financial sustainability, transformation, productivity, value and risk across a large and complex organisation. We are interested in hearing from senior leaders with significant experience in business, finance or commercial environments who can support long-term organisational sustainability and strategic development.

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

Experience of operating at Board level or within a large and complex organisation.
The ability to analyse complex information and contribute effectively to strategic decision-making.
Strong communication, influencing and partnership-working skills.
Independent judgement, integrity and a commitment to public service.
A passion for improving outcomes for patients, staff and communitie

For an informal discussion or to apply, please contact:

Daniel Scheffer
Group Chief Corporate Affairs Officer / Company Secretary
[email protected]
Tel: 07387 013246

Application deadline: Please submit your CV and supporting information by Tuesday 1 September 2026.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Non-Executive Directors are responsible for:

• Determining appropriate levels of remuneration for Executive Directors.

• Appointing the Group Chief Executive Officer.

• Appointing other Executive Directors.

• Supporting succession planning for key Executive Director roles.

Non-Executive Directors have a responsibility to:

• Promote a positive culture throughout the Group, maintaining high professional and ethical standards and behaving in accordance with organisational values.

• Role model the values of the Group, promoting diverse thinking and working in a collaborative, inclusive way.

• Bring appropriate challenge to the work of the Board.

• Contribute to the development of strategy across the Group and constituent Trusts.

Non-Executive Directors will:

• Take into account the views of Governors and Trust members in setting the forward strategy for the organisations.

• Be accountable to the Councils of Governors for the progress made in delivering strategic objectives and for their role in achieving this.

Please ensure you check the email account (including junk/spam boxes) from which you apply regularly as we will use this to contact you regarding your application.

Posts advertised to ‘internal staff’ are open to employees of hospitals within University Hospitals of Liverpool Group and you should confirm your employment within your application form.

Note: Under current Home Office Immigration Rules we are currently unable to offer right to work visa sponsorship for Band 2 and 3 roles with a salary of less than £25,000 pa as they do not meet the UK Visas & Immigration criteria.

Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.

We reserve the right to close any vacancies from further applications when we have received a minimum number of applications from which to make a shortlist. Please ensure you apply without delay if you wish to be considered for this role.

Candidates applying for the role of Healthcare Assistant on the staff bank should note that due to the nature of the role, workers must be aged 18 or above when commencing in post. Applicants are therefore welcome from those aged over 18 or within 3 months’ of their 18^th birthday.

The Trust is committed to promoting a healthy work-life balance and achieve fair, equitable and consistent practice. We welcome flexible working requests and will consider a variety of flexible working arrangements from day one of your employment. Not all roles are suitable for every flexible working opportunity all of the time. Flexible working options may include reduced hours, compressed hours, fixed shifts, time back in lieu and home working.

The Trust is committed to promoting equality and diversity; we value the contribution of individual talent, skills, knowledge and experience and aim for a workforce demography representative of the local community. We encourage applicants from the following groups that are currently under-represented in our workforce black, Asian and minority ethnic, lesbian, gay, bisexual and Transgender (LGBTQ+), disabled, male and age 16-24.

Trust policy requires that the cost of submitting & processing the successful applicant/s DBS application be recovered via salary deduction following start in post. The amount of £26.50 (standard disclosure) or £54.50 (enhanced disclosure) will be deducted from salary, in manageable monthly instalments for up to 3 months following commencement of employment. Bank posts require upfront payment.

From April 2017, Skilled visa applicants and their adult dependant(s) will be required to provide a criminal record certificate from each country they have lived in consecutively for 12 months or more in the past ten years.

Applicants requiring sponsorship may wish to determine the likelihood of obtaining sponsorship for this position by assessing themselves against the criteria on the gov.uk website - https://www.gov.uk/check-uk-visa.

This organisation has a zero-tolerance approach to the abuse of children, young people and vulnerable adults. All staff must ensure they adhere to the organisations safeguarding children and adults’ policy and comply with the Local Safeguarding Children and Adult Board procedures.

Staff should be mindful of their responsibility to safeguard children and adults in any activity performed on behalf of the organisation in line with the requirements of statutory guidance and legislation.

All employees (and volunteers)are expected maintain their safeguarding knowledge and skills by completing mandatory safeguarding training which includes understanding and recognising the signs of abuse and neglect and taking appropriate action.

As an organisation, we have adopted the Merseyside Domestic abuse workplace scheme which supports our staff who are experiencing Domestic Abuse /any forms of sexual violence.

If you have any personal requirements that will enable you to participate in our recruitment process please contact a member of the Recruitment Services by phone on 0151 706 4666 at the earliest opportunity to ensure that measures can be put in place to enable your application for this post.

Please note: new entrants to the NHS will commence on the first pay point of the relevant band.

Fair Employment Charter Status - Aspiring Level

Mindful employer. Being positive about mental health.

Applicant requirements

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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name: Daniel Scheffer
Job title: Group Chief Corporate Affairs Officer / Company Secretary
Email address: [email protected]
Telephone number: 07387 013246

If you have problems applying, contact

Address: L9 7AL
Telephone: 0151 706 4666

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