Non-Executive Director​/Associate Non-Executive Director

Non-Executive Director / Associate Non-Executive Director

The closing date is 29 March 2026

We are seeking outstanding individuals to join our Board as a Non-Executive Director and Associate Non-Executive Director. Non-Executive Directors bring an independent perspective, support and challenge to help shape the future of the Trust into the next stage in its evolution. We have an ambition to increase diversity at Board level and would welcome applications from individuals from under-represented groups.

As a Director, you will work alongside the Chair, other Non-Executive Directors and Executive Directors of the Foundation Trust. You will share responsibility with the other Board directors for the success of the organisation.

For information on the job role and person specification please refer to our interactive Candidate Brief

Why Work With Us

To apply, please submit a comprehensive CV along with a covering letter which sets out your interest in the role and encapsulates the aspects of your experience relevant to the required criteria. Please include the names and addresses of referees which cover the most recent six years of employment. Referees will not be approached until the final stages and not without prior permission from candidates.

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Your role will be to use your skills and your personal experience to:

• contribute to the development of the Trust's strategy and business planning processes;
• play your part in ensuring the Trust's compliance with its regulatory framework;
• help ensure that the Board sets challenging goals and objectives for health services and for meeting targets for treatment;
• monitor the performance of the executive team in delivering the corporate objectives, including key targets set both nationally and locally;
• ensure that the Board always acts in the best interest of patients and the wider public, and that full account is taken of advice received from the Council of Governors;
• ensure that management systems are in place to give accurate information to the Board including information about patient safety and experience, financial and operational performance, workforce issues, risk management, clinical quality and value for money;
• ensure that the Trust promotes equality of opportunity and human rights in the treatment of its staff and patients;
• represent the Board at official occasions;
• participate in the appointment of the Chief Executive and other executive directors.
• participate in Board committees as required.
• support collaboration within the wider Devon and Cornwall system.

• High personal credibility, evidenced through experience of operating at a senior level in an organisation with significant budgets and complexity.

• A record of high calibre leadership and delivery, in an executive or non-executive capacity.
• High-level organisational and governance skills, including for instance strategic planning, risk management, performance management, service commissioning, service delivery and development, quality management, patient/client representation.
• Political acumen - ability to grasp relevant issues underpinned by an understanding of how to develop partnerships and build relationships with other organisations.
• Evidence of creative thinking and contributing to innovation.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust