Associate Non-Executive Directors

Please refer to the attached candidate information pack for a more detail breakdown of the resposibilites role.

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

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.

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.

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.

Additional criteria

Experience