Job vacancy: Regional Chair, NHS England, London

Job summary

Main area: Regional Chair
Grade: NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade
Contract: Fixed term: 3 years (from start date)
Hours: Part time - 15 hours per week
Job ref: 990-REG-106347-E

Employer: NHS England
Employer type: NHS
Site: Wellington House
Town: London
Salary: £50,000 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 26/01/2026 23:59

Regional Chair

NHS Medical & Dental: Specialist Grade

Our Organisation

The NHS is building a culture that is positive, compassionate and inclusive – and we all have our part to play.

As employers we are committed to protecting and promoting the physical and mental health and wellbeing of all our colleagues. This underpins our values as set out in the NHS Constitution and supports us to be an Employer of Choice, while helping our colleagues to deliver high quality services for our patients and communities.

As a flexible employer, we want to support you to work in a way that is best for the NHS, our patients and you. Talk to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time, hybrid working or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

We are an accredited Living Wage Employer which means that every colleague working for our organisation and third-party contractors will earn a real Living Wage. We are one of over 15,000 organisations, who voluntarily chose to pay the real Living Wage.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to attached Job Description.

For a confidential call prior to application, please contact Mark Bate at Nurole via [email protected]

Please apply by providing a supporting statement and a CV using the following link - Nurole | The board director and senior executive job site.

Please indicate which region(s) you are applying for.

The Seven Regions and Their Populations:

North East & Yorkshire (9.29m)

North West (7.97m)

Midlands (12.03m)

East of England (7.35m)

London (11.12m)

South East (9.90m)

South West (6.18m)

We anticipate a final panel process to conclude by the end of February 2026; please hold the final two weeks. The interview process will consist of a stakeholder panel session in the region and a competency-based interview in London.

Person specification

Knowledge and Experience

Essential criteria

Extensive board-level leadership as a non-executive Chair (public, private or voluntary), with the credibility to strengthen non-executive effectiveness across unitary boards
Evidence of independent judgement and visible leadership in high-profile, public-interest settings
Proven experience in strategy, operational excellence, financial analysis and sustainability, with a track record of translating ambition into measurable improvement. Experience sponsoring board-level talent, succession and development
Deep understanding of the drivers of health, the principles of healthcare value, operational excellence, and sound financial management
Strong grasp of the health, care and local government landscape and how governance supports delivery

Skills

Essential criteria

Outstanding strategy, quality, productivity and people leadership expertise
Strategic judgement and problem-solving beyond organisational boundaries; political and organisational acuity
Exceptional communication, stakeholder management and convening; able to build confidence with Ministers, Parliament and the public

Values

Essential criteria

Personal commitment to improving health and healthcare, ensuring healthcare value, public service values, the Nolan principles, the NHS Constitution and the Fit and Proper Persons regime; creates cultures of openness and integrity
Act as a visible role model for inclusive, compassionate leadership and collaborative problem-solving

Our commitments to you

We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that promotes and values diversity. We know that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds create a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better patient outcomes. We strive to ensure our people feel trusted, valued and empowered. We’re passionate about nurturing and developing people. When you join us, we want you to grow and excel, and we offer many opportunities for you to do that. We welcome your talent and enthusiasm irrespective of age, disability, neuro-divergence, sex, gender identity and gender expression, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. We have policies and procedures to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments for people who have a disability and/or who are neuro-divergent.

We welcome applications from disabled candidates. If you meet all the essential criteria, you will be guaranteed an interview.

Your application is your opportunity to demonstrate to us how you meet the requirements of the role. Whilst we appreciate that you may have had support with your application (e.g., using AI technology or guidance from a trusted individual), it’s important that the information contained within your application reflects your own knowledge, skill, and experience and we trust that you apply on that basis.

If applying for this role on a secondment basis, please make sure you have obtained prior agreement from your current line manager to apply for this position.

Please note that we currently do not accept applications via recruitment agencies.

To comply with the HM Government Functional Standard GovS 007, and specifically the Personnel Security Standards 2024, individuals employed or contracted by NHS England may be required to undergo a Baseline Personnel Security Standards check, dependent on the role.

The NHS Business Services Authority is responsible for the processing of your application; a privacy notice is attached to advise you on how we will process your personal data.

If you have applied via NHS Jobs, your submitted application will be imported into our preferred third-party recruitment system. All subsequent information regarding your application will be generated from apps.trac.jobs. If you are appointed to a post, information will also be transferred into the NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

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