About this role
Job summary
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust is seeking up to two Associate Non-Executive Directors (Associate NEDs) to join its Board. This is an exceptional opportunity to share your talents and expertise to make a positive difference to the lives of patients and communities across Yorkshire and the Humber, while helping to shape the future direction of the Trust.
The Trust is particularly interested in candidates who can bring professional expertise and/or lived experience in clinical services (primary care, urgent and emergency care, nursing, allied health professionals, and clinical commissioning), and health and care technology (digital transformation, artificial intelligence or cyber security).
Associate NEDs play an important role in supporting Board succession planning, providing independent perspectives and contributing to Board discussions and decision-making. Successful candidates may also be considered for appointment as a full Non-Executive Director within two years should a vacancy arise and they meet the essential criteria.
For more information, interested candidates should refer to the information pack.
Important dates
Closing date: Thursday 22 October 2026 at 5pm Interview date: 17 November 2026, Trust HQ, Wakefield Proposed start date: 1 February 2027 We strongly recommend an informal and confidential discussion with Martin Havenhand, the Chair of the trust. To arrange a discussion with Martin Please contact Jo Jennings: [email protected]
Main duties of the job
Please refer to the attached candidate information pack for a more detail breakdown of the resposibilites role.
About us
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) NHS Trust geographically covers nearly 6,000 square miles of varied terrain, from isolated moors and dales to urban areas, coastline and inner cities.
We serve a population of over five million people across Yorkshire and the Humber and strive to ensure that patients receive the right response to their care needs as quickly as possible, wherever they live.
We employ more than 7,100 staff, who together with over 1,300 volunteers, enable us to provide a vital 24-hour, seven-days-a-week, emergency and healthcare service.
Our ambition is to be an employer of choice, and we are continuously working across our partnership to improve our collective offer to staff in areas like health and wellbeing, benefits and flexible working incl. hybrid working.
Benefits:
Flexible working including part-time hours, job shares and flexible hours, agile working (role dependant)
27 days annual leave, increasing to 33 with service.
Contributory Pension.
NHS Discounts including shops, restaurants, gyms etc.
Car lease and other salary sacrifice schemes (salary dependent)
Dedicated employee assistance and counselling service.
Opportunities for research participation, career progression and ongoing development.
Well respected, committed and supported staff networks for our workforce.
Job description Job responsibilities
There are vacancies for up to two Associate Non-executive Directors at Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust. This is an exceptional opportunity to share your talents and expertise to make a positive difference to the lives of people served by the Trust.
The Associate NED role is used successfully in the NHS to support Board succession planning and to achieve a balance of Board level skills. Associate NEDs cannot participate in any formal vote at Board, but we welcome their views and perspectives, particularly on the impact of our decisions on our patients.
The successful candidates for the Associate role will be appointed by the Trust but may also be considered for appointment as a full NED of the Board in future (within two years from initial appointment) should a vacancy arise and they meet the essential criteria.
You will need to demonstrate a genuine commitment to patient care, patient experience, and the promotion of excellent health care services. The Trust is open minded about the knowledge, skills and experience you can offer. The Trust is particularly interested in candidates who can bring professional expertise and / or lived experience in respect of the following:
Clinical services, including primary care, urgent and emergency care, nursing, allied health professionals, and clinical commissioning
Health and care technology; digital transformation; Artificial Intelligence; cyber security.
Person Specification
Additional criteria Essential
Applicants should ideally live or work in Yorkshire, or within reasonable travelling distance of Yorkshire, or have strong connections with the area and its communities. On average the time commitment for this role will require the equivalent to 1.5 to 2 days a month, however this may vary and a flexible approach should be taken. They must be able to travel to our sites
Experience Essential
Given the significant public profile and responsibility members of NHS Boards hold, it is vital that those appointed inspire confidence of the public, patients and NHS staff at all times. NHS England and the Trust make a number of specific background checks to ensure that those we appoint are fit and proper people to hold these important roles.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details Employer name Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Address Wakefield 41 Business Park
Brindley Way
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF17 9NT
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.yas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)