Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

Chair

Remuneration: £60,000 per annum for a time commitment of 2-3 days a week

Location: North West

Closing date: 9am Monday 13^th January 2025

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (MWL) is one of the largest and most respected NHS organisations in Cheshire and Merseyside, formed in July 2023 through the integration of St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals and Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trusts. Rated as Outstanding by the Care Quality Commission, we are dedicated to delivering our “Five-Star Patient Care” to every individual we serve across acute, community, and primary healthcare services. With a workforce of over 9,000 who embody our supportive and inclusive culture; we operate from 19 locations, proudly serving a diverse population of over 600,000, while providing specialist regional services to more than 4 million people.

Following eleven successful years, our Chair, Richard Fraser will be stepping down early next year.  We are seeking a new Chair to lead our board during this exciting new era for our organisation as we continue to maximise the benefits of our new structure under our recently appointed new Chief Executive, Rob Cooper. Our Chair will be critical in leading the board to continue to foster our culture of collaboration and high performance; forging strong partnerships with key stakeholders, staff and our communities to enable continuous improvement and transformation of services for all our staff and those they serve.

We are seeking an exceptional leader to Chair our high performing board with influence, collaboration skills, and vision.  You will be driven by our mission to integrate and enhance healthcare services and bring extensive senior Board-level leadership and governance experience in complex, regulated, and person-centred organisations, adept at operating at scale and in politically complex environments.  As a visible and approachable leader, you will inspire and guide our Board of Directors offering support and challenge whilst demonstrating a deep commitment to our staff and local communities. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to lead the board of a highly successful organisation and shape the future of healthcare provision for the populations we proudly serve.

To learn more about us and this fantastic role, please visit our dedicated microsite by clicking Apply below or for a confidential discussion, and details of how to apply, please contact our search partners Helen Barkham, Emily Smith or Emma Pickup at Gatenby Sanderson on 07921 308766 or helen.barkham@gatenbysanderson.com

Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 13 January 2025