Humber Health Partnership: Group Non-executive Director & 2 Associate Non-executive Directors

Closing Date: : 9am on Monday 10^th August 2026

About the Organisation

The Humber Health Partnership is one of the largest Groups in the NHS, with a turnover of £1.4 billion and 17,000 dedicated staff. Made up of two Trusts, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) and Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust (NLAG), they are committed to delivering world-class secondary and tertiary care services for the 1,500,000 people they serve. Humber Health Partnership  also deliver a wide range of community services across North and North East Lincolnshire, including district nursing, physiotherapy, psychology, podiatry, and specialist dental services. As University Teaching Hospital working with the Hull York Medical School, they are a UK leader in research and innovation. They are also a significant partner in the Humber and North Yorkshire Integrated Care System.

Everything is guided by their vision, United by Compassion – Driving for Excellence. While addressing current regulatory and performance challenges, they are delivering a focused improvement programme to enhance patient care, strengthen financial sustainability, accelerate transformation, and build an engaged clinical workforce and positive safety culture. Above all, they remain committed to being a great place to work, with patients and communities at the heart of everything.

About the roles

Humber Health Partnership  are seeking a Non-Executive Director and two Associate Non-Executive Directors. The NED will chair the Performance, Finance, Digital & Estates Committee, providing leadership and oversight of organisational performance, quality, improvement and delivery across the Group.  As an Associate NEDs you will not participate in formal board votes, but you are very much involved with the board discussions and you will serve on board committees.  You will be considered for future NED roles on the board. 

For all roles, they are seeking candidates with experience of operating at a strategic or board level within a large, complex organisation, together with expertise in one or more of the following areas: improving customer, patient or service user experience and outcomes; leading transformation and innovation through digital technologies; providing clinical leadership within nursing, allied health professions or primary care; or experience gained in the commercial sector.  The NED, as chair of one of the main board committees, will also possess the depth of senior experience to cover the committee’s remit.  Candidates should either live in or have a strong connection to the area the Group serves.

Humber Health Partnership want their Board to be as inclusive and diverse as possible, and are keen to attract candidates who can bring diverse perspectives. They warmly welcome expressions of interest from the widest possible range of backgrounds, particularly those who are under-represented at board level in the NHS. 

Applicants will ideally live in or have strong connections with the area served by the trust

For more information

For an informal conversation about the role and to discuss what they are looking for in more detail, please contact GatenbySanderson via Carmel Bell carmel.bell@gatenbysanderson.com Robin Staveley or Emily Smith emily.smith@gatenbysanderson.com. 

Timetable

Closing date: 9am on Monday 10^th August 2026

Final interview and stakeholder activity: w/c 24^thAugust 2026

Other Information

Location: all hospital sites, office based at Hull Royal Infirmary

Remuneration: Associate Non-executive Directors  £13,000 per annum, Group NED £18,000 per annum

Time commitment: 2 to 5 days a month

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