Non-Executive Directors, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is one of the world’s leading children’s hospitals, delivering specialist and highly complex care to children and young people from across the UK and beyond. As a centre of clinical, academic and operational excellence, we are proud of our unique heritage and our vision to be the leading children’s hospital in the world. Our staff, patients and families are at the heart of everything we do.

We are now seeking to appoint two exceptional individuals to our Board of Directors as Non-Executive Directors. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the strategic direction, oversight and governance of an internationally recognised children’s hospital.

Non-Executive Director – People and Culture Background

We are seeking a Non-Executive Director with substantial experience in workforce transformation, organisational development or people strategy. You will bring insight into creating healthy, inclusive workplace cultures aligned to strategic goals and will help shape and scrutinise our people-focused frameworks. Experience may be drawn from public or commercial sectors. You will serve on the People and Education Assurance Committee, and one of the following:

• Quality, Safety and Experience Assurance Committee
• Audit Committee
• Finance and Performance Committee

Non-Executive Director – Finance and Redevelopment Background

We are also seeking a Non-Executive Director with a strong financial background, ideally with experience at multinational level, and with knowledge of complex capital projects and experience in construction or property investment services’. You will provide strategic oversight and assurance of our long-term redevelopment plans from a construction and financial perspective. You will bring board-level experience in large, complex and evolving organisations and a clear commitment to excellence in patient and family experience. This individual will serve on the Audit Committee and one of the following:

• Quality, Safety and Experience Assurance Committee
• People and Education Assurance Committee
• Finance and Performance Committee

What We’re Looking For

Successful candidates will be strategic, inclusive and values-led leaders with experience of working at or near Board level. You will demonstrate sound judgement, strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to analyse complex information, offer constructive challenge and support, and champion our mission and values.

Diversity and Inclusion

We are committed to building a diverse Board that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and particularly encourage interest from individuals from underrepresented communities including those from the global majority, disabled people and LGBTQ+ individuals.

Time Commitment and Remuneration

These roles require a commitment of approximately 2 to 3 days per month. Remuneration is in line with NHS Foundation Trust guidelines and will be discussed with shortlisted candidates.

Who we are
Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) is an international centre of excellence in child healthcare.
Together with our research partner, the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, we host the UK’s only paediatric National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre (BRC).
Since its formation in 1852, the hospital has been dedicated to children’s healthcare and to finding new and better ways to treat childhood illnesses.
What we do
Great Ormond Street Hospital receives 237,908 outpatient visits and 43,218 inpatient visits every year (figures from 2018/19). Most of the children we care for are referred from other hospitals throughout the UK and overseas. There are 63 different clinical specialties at GOSH; the UK’s widest range of specialist health services for children on one site. More than half of our patients are referred to us from outside London and a small proportion come from overseas. GOSH is the largest paediatric centre in the UK for:
- paediatric intensive care
- cardiac surgery – we are one of the largest heart transplant centres for children in the world
- neurosurgery – we carry out about 60 per cent of all UK operations for children with epilepsy
- paediatric cancer services including bone marrow transplants – with University College London Hospitals (UCLH), we are one of the largest centres in Europe for children with cancer
- nephrology and renal transplants
- children treated from overseas in our International and Private Patient (IPP) wing
  Leading research and development Through carrying out research with the Institute of Child Health, University of London and international partners, GOSH has developed a number of new clinical treatments and techniques that are used around the world.
The UK’s only academic Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) specialising in paediatrics is a collaboration between GOSH and UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health. We are a member of University College London (UCL) Partners, joining UCL with a number of other hospitals – an alliance for world-class research benefitting patients. In partnership with six other NHS trusts, we are the lead provider for North Thames Genomics Medicine Centre, part of the national 100,000 Genomes Project.Take a look at our Research and Innovation pages for more information.
Education and training for staff working in children’s healthcare
GOSH offers a wide prospectus of learning to all staff groups. Together with London South Bank University, we train the largest number of paediatric nurses in the UK. We also play a leading role in training paediatric doctors and other health professionals.
Find out more about our Education and training offering.
Our mission and values
Our mission is to put the ‘child first and always’. This describes why we exist and has been the same since our inception in 1852.;
Our vision was updated in 2017 to better describe what lies at the heart of the work GOSH does; which is to help the sickest children with complex health needs to fulfil their potential.
To turn our vision into a reality we have defined four priorities:
- We will achieve the best possible outcomes through providing the safest, most effective and efficient care
- We will attract and retain the right people and through creating a culture that enables us to learn and thrive
- We will improve children’s lives through research and innovation
- We will transform care and the way we provide it through harnessing technology
Our ‘Always Values’ are to be:
- ‘always welcoming’,
- ‘always helpful’,
- ‘always expert’
- and ‘always one team’
These are the guiding principles for everything we do and will assist us in delivering our ambition. They define what our patients, their families and our partners expect of us and what we should expect of each other. They were developed in collaboration with the families we care for.
Read about the history of GOSH and; learn more about who we are.
You can also visit the publications section to read our latest annual report.
Click below to read job descriptions:
Finance and Estate NED
Workforce and Organisational Development NED
All applications must include:
• A full curriculum vitae/resume
• Quoting the relevant role reference number: A040543
• A covering letter highlighting the aspects of the job description 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 gosh’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:
Frank McKenna, Global Managing Director or Michael Earnshaw, Director of Research whose details can be found at the bottom of this microsite.
Closing Date: 16th June 2025 - TBC
Final Interviews: TBC