Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust - Joint Non-Executive Director (Chair of Audit Committee)

Closing Date: Midnight 8^th December 2025

About the Organisation

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust and Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust are recruiting a Joint Non-Executive Director (Chair of Audit Committee) across both Trusts. Their Trusts have been working together in close partnership since 2020, with exceptional leadership from their Joint Chief Executive, Karen James OBE.  The appointment of their first Joint Chair, David Wakefield in April 2025 marked a critical development for their partnership, as they begin to bring their Boards and governance together, and are developing a shared strategic vision for the benefit of their staff and the communities they serve.

Their partnership is driven by their shared commitment to enhancing patient care and population health, improving outcomes, reducing inequalities, and ensuring the sustainability of services for the benefit of their patients and communities.

Stockport NHS Foundation Trust delivers acute hospital services and community care across the Stockport locality of Greater Manchester and its surrounds. With  an annual budget of £514m and 6,610 staff, their latest CQC rating was “Requires Improvement” overall, with a rating of “Good” in the Caring domain, and they continue to make progress in their transformation journey. Tameside & Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust also provides acute and community services, supporting around 250,000 patients working across ICBs in both Greater Manchester and neighbouring Derbyshire. With an annual budget of £375m and 5,033 staff, they have a CQC rating of “Good” overall. 

About the role

As well as the undertaking the general duties of a Non-Executive Director, the postholder will Chair the Audit Committee.

The purpose of the Committee is to independently and objectively review the integrity of the Trusts financial statements. Oversee compliance with corporate governance standards and assurance processes across clinical and non-clinical activities and assist the Board of Directors in its oversight of risk management and the effectiveness of internal control Trust-wide

In additional you will oversee external and internal audit functions and the local counter fraud service, receiving assurance of their independence.

You will have the qualifications, expertise or experience to enable you to express credible opinions on finance and audit matters and possess a strong background in Audit and Governance, an appreciation of public or private sector Audit and Governance arrangements, and ideally prior experience of a non-executive in the NHS.

Your focus on equality, diversity, and inclusion will be critical, and you will share their ambition and hold the interests of their patients and the wellbeing of their staff and communities at the heart of your leadership.

They are keen to attract candidates who can bring diverse perspectives, and they welcome expressions of interest from the widest possible range of backgrounds, particularly those who are under-represented at board level in the NHS.

For further information, please contact their recruitment advisor Jonathan Phillips on 07817988490. Applications are to be made via CV and covering letter to Jonathan at jp@seymourjohn.com using the email subject “T&S NED application”

Timetable

Closing date: Midnight 8^th December 2025

Interview date: Week Commencing 5^th January 2026

Other information

Remuneration: £15,000 per annum for circa 4-5 days a month

Location: Trust-wide, expected to be present across both sites