Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust - Chair

Closing Date: 9am on Monday 3rd August

About the Organisation

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust proudly serve over half a million people across North Kirklees and Wakefield, delivering high-quality acute and community healthcare where it matters most. From three main hospitals—Pinderfields in Wakefield, Dewsbury, and Pontefract—to a wide range of community settings, including health centres, GP practices, clinics, and patients’ own homes, our care reaches deep into the heart of our communities.

With around 10,500 dedicated staff and an annual income over £900 million, they are a major local employer and a cornerstone of regional healthcare. Through strong partnerships with statutory and voluntary organisations, we work collaboratively to provide seamless, patient-centred services that make a real difference every day.

Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust are an improving Trust with a clear ambition: to deliver excellent patient experience every single time. At this challenging yet exciting moment, both for the organisation and for the wider health and care landscape, they are seeking to appoint a Chair to lead their open, committed and supportive Unitary Board. This high‑profile and rewarding role becomes available due to the retirement of the current Chair Keith Ramsay at the end of his tenure, and it offers the opportunity to make a lasting impact on services, staff and communities.

Like many NHS organisations the Trust has experienced sustained operational, financial and workforce pressures. The Board has recognised and is addressing this, currently concluding the first phase of its clinical service review. This provides a blueprint for transformation of services over the next 10 years which, alongside the digital transformation programme, including a new electronic patient system being implemented in 2027, provides a challenging yet exciting opportunity for the Trust. The ambitious 3 year plan approved by the Board sets a clear route to sustainability. Transformation on this scale requires strong Board chairmanship.

About the role

The new chair will need to be resilient, confident in leading a complex organisation through significant change, comfortable within the stakeholder landscape and able to lead a talented group of executive and non-executives at this critical time.

You will champion the Trust’s long‑term ambitions and support its role in addressing health inequalities and improving population health, while maintaining focus on safe, high‑quality delivery of services to the communities we serve.

This is a high‑profile and rewarding role, offering the opportunity to make a lasting impact on services, staff and communities.

We warmly encourage applications from people from the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, to improve the diversity of our board, ensuring we are reflective of the populations we serve.

For a confidential discussion please contact Robin Staveley or Emily Smith on Emily.smith@gatenbysanderson.com or Helen Barkham on helen.barkham@gatenbysanderson.com

Timetable

• Closing Date: 3rd August 2026

• Stakeholder engagement: 3^rd September 2026

• Final interviews: 4^th September 2026

Other Information

Remuneration: £60k per annum for a time commitment of 2 to 3 days a week

Location: North Kirklees & Wakefield, West Yorkshire

To Apply

Link: https://midyorks.gs-attract.com/