North West London Acute Provider Group: Chair

Closing Date: 12pm on Monday 8th June 2026

About the organisation

A vacancy is open for an exceptional leader to Chair the North West London Acute Provider Group (APG), comprising of Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust, The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and London North West University Healthcare NHS Trust. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of local services in north west London, and to make a positive difference to staff, patients and local communities.

Your talents and expertise will be instrumental in leading the Board to transform the services delivered by and across the four trusts. This is a rare opportunity to direct and shape the future of acute care for a diverse population of 2.4 million people across north west London. Overall, we run 12 hospitals, employ 37,000 staff. As Chair of the newly established North West London Acute Provider Group (APG), a formal alliance of four major NHS trusts, you will take on one of the largest and most complex leadership roles in the NHS. The Board has a unique mandate to improve health outcomes and reduce inequalities as a key partner in the West and North London Integrated Care System. 

About the role 

You will bring outstanding board-level leadership to one of the NHS’s most complex and ambitious provider groups. The successful candidate will be a person of integrity, gravitas and vision. This role requires a leader who can inspire confidence and unite others around a bold agenda of transformation and collaboration across north west London’s acute trusts and the wider health and care system. You will understand the distinction between executive management and non-executive leadership, excelling as a strategic influencer, steward and assurance provider

They welcome applications from people from a wide range of backgrounds, and they particularly encourage applications from women, people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities, and people with disabilities.

Other details:

• Committment: 2-3 days a week,

• £75k and may include a complexity addition up to £10k, with any complexity addition to be reviewed annually.   

Want to learn more?

If you would like a confidential discussion about the role contactL

• Carmel Gibbons, Partner and Head of the Healthcare Practice via vicky.graham@odgers.com OR

• NHS England – for general process enquiries contact Miriam Walker by emailing miriam.walker@nhs.net

Timetable

• Closing date: 12pm, 8th June 2026

• Stakeholder panel sessions: w/c 8th July 2026

• Interview: Wednesday 8th July 2026

Apply now

Use the following link: www.odgers.com/96111

Or See their recruitment pack

NWL APG Chair Info Pack May 26 final.pdf

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Make a difference to patients, communities and the future of our NHS.