Non-executive opportunities in the NHS

Non executive roles in the NHS

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and our acute, mental health and community trust partners are multi-million pound organisations with boards of executives and non-executives delivering and commissioning healthcare for more than 2.4 million people in West Yorkshire.

We are always looking for talented people with the senior skills and experience necessary to be effective in chair and non-executive director roles in the NHS. We believe that to make the best possible decisions, NHS boards need diverse, inclusive and compassionate leadership. Boards made up of people with a mix of experience and skills gained from a range of backgrounds and lived experience bring fresh ideas, greater challenge and more robust decision making.

We are interested in hearing from people from a range of backgrounds who understand the needs and priorities of their local communities and can hold the confidence of patients and the public. We particularly encourage interest from women, people from our diverse communities, LGBTQ+ people, younger people and those with lived experience of disability, who we know are all under-represented in non-executive director and chair roles.

If you have experience of working on or with boards, and have a skill or lived experience to bring to help NHS boards operate effectively on behalf of the people of West Yorkshire, please get involved.

What skills or experience do you need?

There are a huge range of non-executive skills and backgrounds which are tremendously helpful to NHS boards, such as finance, legal, corporate governance, HR and OD, clinical and regulatory.

However, many other skills and experience are equally valuable, including IT and digital, housing, property and estate management, strategy and innovation, marketing and customer experience, communications and PR, local government, lived experience as a patient, carer or service user or a background in representing local communities.

Current vacancies

NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board; 3 Non-executive members

The opportunity to join our NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board as one of three new Non‑Executive Members comes at a critical time of reform within the NHS and the wider health and care system. We are focused on managing the risks and securing the opportunities of our central role as a strategic commissioner in delivering the ambitions of Fit for the Future (the 10 Year Plan for the NHS) and our local Partnership’s priorities,

We are seeking individuals who bring fresh perspectives, strong values and a genuine commitment to making a difference. You should have senior‑level transferable experience in large, complex environments, an understanding of health and care, and a strong track record of partnership working. One role will chair our Finance, Contracting and Performance Committee and Audit and Risk Committee, requiring a leader who is a qualified accountant. For the other two positions, we welcome candidates with broad and relevant board‑level experience gained in the private, public or third sector.

Closing date for applications: Monday 9th March 2026 at 9:00am

Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Non-executive Director (Clinical)

There is a vacancy for a Non-executive Director (NED) at Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust. This is an exceptional opportunity to share your talents and expertise to make a positive difference to the lives of people served by the Trust.

Closing date for applications: 2 March 2026 at 11:00am

Find out more and apply

Find out more about non executive roles in the NHS

In a feature length episode of the Can You See Me? podcast, host and West Yorkshire Inclusivity Champion Fatima Khan-Shah and guests discuss everything you might want to know about the non-executive director appointments process. If you have ever wondered if you could be a non-executive director (NED) in the public sector, this episode is for you. Joining Fatima are Dr Farah Jameel - Non-Executive Director at Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust, Robin Stavely - Partner at GatenbySanderson, Peter Reading - Chief Executive at Yorkshire Ambulance NHS Trust, Marie Burnham - Chair of South West Yorkshire NHS Partnership Foundation Trust and Cathy Elliott - Chair of NHS West Yorkshire Integrated Care Board.