Non-Executive Director, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest providers of integrated hospital and community-based healthcare providing a comprehensive range of local and tertiary services to the residents of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Mid Yorkshire and North Derbyshire and also some highly specialist services to all parts of England.

We have a history of delivering high quality care, training and developing high calibre multidisciplinary health professionals, clinical excellence and innovation in medical research.

We have a budget of £1.5billion and deliver over two million patient contacts every year thanks to the support of our 20,000 staff.

Dear Candidate,
Thank you for your interest in the role of Non-Executive Director at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. We are pleased that you are considering joining us at this pivotal time in our journey, and we warmly welcome your application.
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is one of the largest NHS Foundation Trusts in the country, providing a full range of local, regional, and specialist services to a population of over two million people across South Yorkshire and beyond. We employ more than 20,000 staff across five hospitals and community services, and we are proud to be a teaching and research leader, working in close partnership with our academic and clinical colleagues to enhance patient care, innovation and workforce development.
We are proud of our history and reputation for high-quality acute and specialist care, but we are equally ambitious about our future. We recognise that, like many NHS organisations, we face increasing demand, workforce challenges, and the need to transform services. We are committed to delivering outstanding care, improving patient experience, and working collaboratively across the system to deliver integrated and sustainable healthcare.
The role of Non-Executive Director is central to this mission. As a member of our Board, you will help ensure the highest standards of governance, accountability and transparency. You will provide constructive challenge and support to the Executive Directors, holding them to account for delivery of the Trust’s strategy, performance and culture. You will ensure that quality of care and patient safety remains central to everything we do, and that staff feel empowered to speak up and contribute to improvement.
This is a particularly important time to join us as we build on our commitment to deliver the highest quality patient care and create an environment in which our colleagues thrive. We are investing in our people, clinical transformation, digital innovation, research infrastructure, tackling health inequalities and new models of care, both within our hospitals and community services, and in partnership with our colleagues across the Integrated Care System (ICS).
Your role will be to help shape and guide a strong strategic vision - supporting the organisation to manage risk, navigate scrutiny and drive sustainable improvement.
We are seeking an experienced and values-led Non-Executive Director who is both confident and collaborative. You will bring your experience, insight and judgement to support the Board in navigating complex issues. You will need to balance independence with teamwork, detail with strategic perspective, and governance with innovation. Above all, you will inspire confidence - among colleagues, partners, regulators and the communities we serve.
We strongly value diversity of thought and background. Whether your experience comes from within the NHS, other public services, or the private and voluntary sectors, we are particularly interested in your ability to demonstrate integrity, resilience and a deep commitment to equality and inclusion.
This is a highly rewarding opportunity. You will be helping to guide an organisation with a profound impact on people’s lives, ensuring that our leadership is aligned with the scale and importance of our mission. You will be supported by a committed and ambitious Board, and together we will work to strengthen Sheffield Teaching Hospitals for the future.
Thank you again for your interest. We look forward to learning more about what you could bring to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and to meeting you during the process.
Mahmud Nawaz
Chair
Integrated Community Services
As an integrated provider of healthcare services, we deliver a comprehensive range of adult community and primary healthcare services across the city and within local community hubs to make accessing services more convenient to patients.
The Northern General Hospital
The Northern General Hospital is the home of the city’s adult Accident and Emergency Department, which is also one of three Major Trauma Centres for the Yorkshire and Humber region. A number of specialist medical and surgical services are also located at the Northern General Hospital including cardiac, orthopaedics, burns, plastic surgery, spinal injuries and renal.
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
The Royal Hallamshire Hospital has a dedicated regional Neurosciences department including an Intensive Care Unit for patients with head injuries, neurological conditions such as stroke and for patients who have undergone neurosurgery. It also has a large Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease Unit as well as a specialist Haematology Centre and other medical and surgical services.
Charles Clifford Dental Services
A large dental teaching hospital linked to the University of Sheffield's School of Clinical Dentistry and providing specialist dental services for Sheffield and the surrounding areas. Community & special care dentistry provides dental care in various community settings for patients who do not receive their dental treatment in local dental practices.
Jessop Wing
A purpose-built maternity unit that provides a comprehensive range of tertiary maternity services. The Jessop Wing also provides neonatal intensive care and special care facilities for sick and premature babies born in Sheffield and those transferred from other units in the region. It is also home to the Jessop Assisted Conception unit.
Weston Park Cancer Centre
One of only four dedicated cancer hospitals in the country, Weston Park Cancer Centre includes a successful radiotherapy department serving South Yorkshire & Bassetlaw, North Nottinghamshire and North Derbyshire. It is equipped to support the 6,000 new cases of cancer diagnosed annually
in this region, providing outpatient and inpatient care including provision of Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy treatments for patients from across the region.
Networked Services
We are a major tertiary centre for South Yorkshire, Bassettlaw and North Derbyshire and beyond including, Major Trauma, Neuosciences, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Oncology, Cardiothoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery and Radiology, Spinal Injuries, Burns, Robotic Surgery, Sarcoma, Ocular Oncology, Hepatitis C, and Plastic Surgery. Complementing the services we provide on our physical estate, we also provide many services across the broader geography in order that a resilient network of secondary and tertiary services can be delivered as locally as possible for patients.
A fifth of our consultants also work in partnership in local hospitals in particular Barnsley, Chesterfield, Doncaster, Rotherham and Sheffield Children’s.
Click here to read the role description and candidate pack
All applications must include:
• A full curriculum vitae/resume
• Quoting the role reference number:
Non-Executive Director: A041294
• A covering letter highlighting the aspects of the job description and STH that particularly attract you to the post (Microsoft Word document)
• Contact details for three referees, these will not be contacted without your permission. (References should validate a minimum period of six years employment)
• A completed Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form (which you will be redirected to once you have submitted your application) *
Right to work checks
If you are successfully shortlisted, our partner, Yoti, will contact you to complete an online right to work check. This is a quick and secure process, ensuring that all necessary legal requirements are met before proceeding further in the recruitment process.
Monitoring
One of Alumni Global’s and STH's objectives is to ensure that its workforce is reflective of the local community and therefore we actively encourage applications from under-represented groups. So that we can successfully achieve these aims, while it is not mandatory we would encourage every applicant to complete the “Equal Opportunities Monitoring form” so that we can measure the effectiveness of our efforts. The Recruiting Manager does not have access to the Monitoring Information Sections of the application form at any stage of the process and the information provided will be kept entirely confidential.
For a confidential discussion on this role please contact:
Simon Green, Director or Beth Stickney, Principal Researcher whose details can be found at the bottom of this microsite.
Candidate adjustment
If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the recruitment process please can you advise us so that we can ensure this is accommodated.
Virtual drop-in session with the Chair: 8th or 9th January 2026 - TBC
Closing Date: 16th January 2026
Stakeholders: TBC
Final Interview: 9th or 10th February 2026