Job summary
Non-Executive Director - Finance & Governance
HUC is seeking a Non-Executive Director with senior finance and governance expertise to join our Board.
This is an opportunity to use your financial leadership experience to make a meaningful impact on patient care, workforce wellbeing, and community health.
Main duties of the job
About the RoleAs a Non-Executive Director, you will provide independent oversight, constructive challenge, and strategic guidance at Board level. With a specific focus on Finance & Governance, you will support the organisation to remain financially resilient, well controlled, and forward looking in how it manages risk and resources.You will help ensure financial decisions are grounded not only in strong commercial judgement, but also in a clear understanding of how they affect patients and colleagues. You will work closely with fellow Board members and the executive team, building trusted and respectful relationships that enable open discussion, transparent decision-making, and collective accountability.In a complex and evolving healthcare environment, you will support a culture that embraces learning, continuous improvement, and innovation, ensuring governance frameworks enable the organisation to adapt while maintaining the highest standards of integrity and assurance.You may serve on, and potentially chair, committees such as Finance, Audit, or Risk.
About us
We are a values-led, not-for-profit social enterprise delivering urgent and integrated healthcare services to millions of patients. Every decision we make, from frontline care to Board oversight, is rooted in doing the right thing for patients, supporting our people, and strengthening the communities we serve. Strong financial stewardship and robust governance are vital to ensuring we continue to deliver safe, high-quality care while remaining sustainable for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Candidate Pack for full details.
What Were Looking ForYou will bring: Senior experience in finance, audit, or financial governance Strong understanding of risk, assurance, and internal controls Experience at Board or Committee level Confidence to provide independent, objective, and constructive challengeExperience in healthcare, public service, or other regulated sectors is welcome but not essential.
Alongside your technical expertise, you will be someone who leads with integrity, communicates openly and honestly, and values collaboration. You will understand that good governance is ultimately about creating the conditions for safe care, supported teams, and better outcomes for the people and communities HUC serves.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached Candidate Pack for full details.
What Were Looking ForYou will bring: Senior experience in finance, audit, or financial governance Strong understanding of risk, assurance, and internal controls Experience at Board or Committee level Confidence to provide independent, objective, and constructive challengeExperience in healthcare, public service, or other regulated sectors is welcome but not essential.
Alongside your technical expertise, you will be someone who leads with integrity, communicates openly and honestly, and values collaboration. You will understand that good governance is ultimately about creating the conditions for safe care, supported teams, and better outcomes for the people and communities HUC serves.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree-or equivalent and/or professional qualification
Desirable
- Degree in finance/business/management /clinical qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Ability to understand complex strategic issues, analyse, resolve difficult problems and make strategic decisions
- Experience of performance management and KPI's
- Commercial acumen
- Commercial experience gained at a senior level developing business growth;
- OR
- Clinical and patient safety expertise gained as a GP, secondary care clinician,, nursing or allied disciplines, preferably with experience at a senior level;
- OR
- Relevant business/financial planning experience, coupled to strategic growth and development of financial resilience
- OR
- oRelevant business/financial planning experience, coupled to strategic growth and development of financial resilience
Desirable
- Experience of Healthcare/social care sector
- Knowledge of the NHS in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire
- Previous Board Director experience, either Executive and ideally, Non-Executive
- A recognised financial qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
- Evidence of successful working within and across whole organisational teams
- Leadership using sound, independent judgment
- Proven relationship building and ambassadorial skills
- oPolitically astute, with the ability to grasp relevant issues and understand relationships between interested parties
Desirable
- Customer or Patient Facing Experience
Other
Essential
- Sound independent judgment, common sense and diplomacy
- Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence and cultural sensitivity
- Clear understanding, and acceptance, of the responsibilities of non-executive directors
- The time and commitment to fulfil the role
Desirable
- Lives/works in geography HUC operates
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- Degree-or equivalent and/or professional qualification
Desirable
- Degree in finance/business/management /clinical qualification
Knowledge and Experience
Essential
- Ability to understand complex strategic issues, analyse, resolve difficult problems and make strategic decisions
- Experience of performance management and KPI's
- Commercial acumen
- Commercial experience gained at a senior level developing business growth;
- OR
- Clinical and patient safety expertise gained as a GP, secondary care clinician,, nursing or allied disciplines, preferably with experience at a senior level;
- OR
- Relevant business/financial planning experience, coupled to strategic growth and development of financial resilience
- OR
- oRelevant business/financial planning experience, coupled to strategic growth and development of financial resilience
Desirable
- Experience of Healthcare/social care sector
- Knowledge of the NHS in Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire
- Previous Board Director experience, either Executive and ideally, Non-Executive
- A recognised financial qualification
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills
- Evidence of successful working within and across whole organisational teams
- Leadership using sound, independent judgment
- Proven relationship building and ambassadorial skills
- oPolitically astute, with the ability to grasp relevant issues and understand relationships between interested parties
Desirable
- Customer or Patient Facing Experience
Other
Essential
- Sound independent judgment, common sense and diplomacy
- Self-awareness in terms of emotional intelligence and cultural sensitivity
- Clear understanding, and acceptance, of the responsibilities of non-executive directors
- The time and commitment to fulfil the role
Desirable
- Lives/works in geography HUC operates
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
