Non-Executive Directors

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., Non-Executive Directors have a duty to:

• Scrutinise the performance of Executive Directors in meeting agreed goals.
• Satisfy themselves as to the integrity of financial, clinical and operational information.
• Satisfy themselves that controls and systems of risk management and governance are fit for purpose and effective.
• Assess the adequacy of information to enable the Board and its Committees to discharge their 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.


• 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
  
  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., NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group (UHL Group) was formed in November 2024 bringing together Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (LUHFT) and Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust (LWH). Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (LHCH) joined the Group in October 2025.
Together, we employ more than 19,000 people and serve as the NHS provider for a population of around 630,000 across Merseyside, while delivering specialist services to more than two million people across the North West. The Group was created with a clear purpose: to improve outcomes, reduce inequality and deliver excellent healthcare more sustainably by working as one organisation with shared leadership, services and ambition., 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.

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