Chair, East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust NED

We are looking for an exceptional leader to chair East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust. This is a unique opportunity to help shape the future of local services by sharing your talents and expertise to help transform the hospital and make a positive difference to your community.

Like the ten other NHS Ambulance Trusts in England, East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) provide a range of services but are best known for their 999 emergency services and have been doing so since 2006. The Trust provides urgent and emergency care services across the six counties of Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex.

Their dedicated and skilled staff work 365 days a year, 24 hours a day to make sure patients receive the best possible care. Their diverse area is spread over about 7,500 square miles, from Watford to Wisbech and Cromer to Canvey Island, and contains rural, coastal and urban areas. Their services are tailored to meet each community’s differing environmental and medical needs.

We are looking for candidates who want to use their energy, skills and experience to help drive the delivery of sustainable healthcare services for the people of the East of England, and some surrounding areas. We welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds who can apply their experience from different sectors, as well as from health, to this demanding role.

We value and promote diversity and are committed to equality of opportunity for all and appointments made on merit. We believe that the best boards are those that reflect the communities they serve. We particularly welcome applications from women, people from the local black and minority ethnic communities, and disabled people who we know are under-represented in chair and non-executive roles.

Our recruitment processes are conducted in accordance with the Code of Governance to ensure that they are made on merit after a fair and open process so that the best people, from the widest possible pool of candidates, are appointed.