King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (King's) is one of the biggest and busiest Trusts in the country, primarily serving the London Boroughs of Southwark, Lambeth, and Bromley, with a population of one million people and acting as a tertiary referral centre for millions more. We provide services from King's College Hospital, Denmark Hill; Princess Royal University Hospital; Orpington Hospital; Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup; and Beckenham Beacon.King's is a pioneer in medical research, with an outstanding record of innovation. We are a founding member of King's Health Partners (KHP) - one of the UK's accredited Academic Health Sciences Centres (AHSC), committed to delivering better health for all through high impact innovation. King's is home to a number of leading clinical units and research centres, such as the Clinical Age Research Unit, the HIV Research Centre, the Cicely Saunders Institute, the Tessa Jowell Health Centre and the Harris Birthright Centre. Our 13,500 exceptionally talented and motivated staff are working hard to build a clinically-led organisation that delivers some of the best clinical outcomes in the country. We work together as Team King's - delivering our best for our patients.The Trust delivers excellent patient outcomes but is not without challenges. The Trust's financial position is particularly difficult and we have an ambitious improvement programme in place, that aims to transform the way the Trust uses resources available to deliver high quality care in a financially sustainable way. Our workforce is pivotal to delivering this transformation and our teams are at the centre of what we do.The OpportunitySet in this context, we are looking for two outstanding leaders to join our Board as Non-Executive Directors. This is an exciting opportunity to join a high-performing Trust, and to have a positive impact on the patients and communities we serve. We are seeking a NED who brings a strong clinical track-record who can chair our Quality Committee. The second NED should bring HR/people leadership and OD experience. Successful candidates will have a track record of excellence, and have the stature, intellect and strategic ability to contribute actively to the Board of a large, complex organisation whose role is to serve the public.Essential for success will be a strong empathy with and commitment to the values of the NHS and the needs of patients and an enthusiasm for encouraging partners and stakeholders across the health and social care sectors in South London and beyond to work collaboratively to improve health and wellbeing in the face of an ageing population and constraints on resource.Closing date for applications - Monday 8th September 2025.In order to proceed with your application, please either:Click 'Add to list' if you would like to look at other roles before starting to apply.
