Non-Executive Member

We are seeking five exceptional individuals to join our Board as Non-Executive Members (NEM) with strong local insight and commitment to West and North London to provide effective support and challenge as part of a new Board shaping the future of the NHS across the area. Each NEM role will cover one of the following portfolios:

• Audit, governance and risk
• Population Health & Health Equalities
• Strategic Commissioning & Transformation
• Patient Outcomes, Patient & Public Engagement and Involvement
• Remuneration, Workforce Development and Wellbeing

How to apply:

A shortened online application form has been introduced. To apply, please email the information listed below to nclicb.hr@nhs.net by the closing date:

• A current CV or supporting statement (maximum of two sides of A4) outlining your interest in the role, what you will contribute, and clearly indicating which portfolio(s) you wish to be considered for.
• Contact details for three referees (who will not be contacted without your prior consent).

You may also choose to include additional information within the application form as part of a personal statement. Alternatively, you can skip this section by entering "requested information sent via email."

Main duties of the job:

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description.

About us:

The West and North London Integrated Care Board (WNL ICB) is being established following a national requirement to reduce ICB running costs by 50%. In response, the Boards of North Central London (NCL) and North West London (NWL) ICBs agreed in July 2025 to merge, with Ministerial approval granted in September 2025 and the new organisation going live from 1 April 2026. WNL ICB will be the largest ICB in England, serving a population of around 4.5 million people across 13 local authorities, working with 18 NHS Trusts and Foundation Trusts and 511 GP practices, and managing a commissioning budget of approximately £12bn per year. The new organisation will focus on improving health outcomes and tackling health inequalities through strong partnership working, prevention, neighbourhood-based care, and digital innovation. We are committed to recruiting a workforce which is reflective of our diverse population, where individual contributions are encouraged and valued. We welcome and encourage applications from all candidates regardless of age, race, sex or gender identity, religious beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation, disability, caring status or neurodiversity.

Equality, diversity and inclusion:

WNL ICB is committed to equality of opportunity and that reflects the communities it serves. We welcome applications from individuals from underrepresented groups and those with lived experience that will strengthen Board leadership and decision making.

Job responsibilities:

For the full Person Specification and more information regarding the main responsibilities of this role, please refer to the attached Job Description. Applicants must not be employed by, or hold elected office within, an NHS or local authority organisation in the West and North London Integrated Care System. All candidates must meet the requirements of the Fit and Proper Person Test (FPPT). Membership of the Board is subject to declaration and management of any conflicts of interest. All Board members are expected to uphold the Nolan Principles of Public Life.

Person Specification:

• Setting strategy and delivering long-term transformation
• Knowledge of health, care, local government landscape and/or the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector
• A capacity to thrive in a complex and politically charged environment of change and uncertainty
• Experience leading change at a senior level to bring together disparate stakeholder interests
• Experienced in providing independent and proactive leadership with confidence and integrity.
• A strong understanding of population health and integrated care
• Able to bring insight to the work to strengthen WNL's health economy
• Able to provide strategic knowledge and experience to support wider evaluation of priorities and supporting programmes.

Building trusted relationships with partners and communities:

• An understanding of different sectors, groups, networks and the needs of diverse populations
• Exceptional communication skills and comfortable presenting in a variety of contexts
• Highly developed interpersonal and influencing skills, able to lead in a creative environment which enables people to thrive and collaborate
• Experience working collaboratively across agency and professional boundaries
• Ideally there should be a connection with one or more of our boroughs.

Leading for social justice and health equality:

• An awareness and appreciation of social justice and how it might apply within an IC
• Record of promoting equality, diversity and inclusion in leadership roles
• Life experience and personal motivation that will add valuable personal insights
• Knowledgeable and experienced in the context of wider determinants of public health.

Driving high quality, sustainable outcomes:

• Problem solving skills and the ability to identify issues and areas of risk, leading stakeholders to effective resolutions and decisions
• Champion open, frank and disciplined discussion and be prepared to ask the difficult questions
• Able to provide insight from evidence, research, statistical or academically based perspectives in relation to healthcare and preventative healthcare.

Providing robust governance and assurance:

• An understanding of good corporate governance
• Ability to remain neutral to provide independent and unbiased leadership with a high degree of personal integrity
• Experience contributing effectively to complex professional meetings at a very senior level - operating at senior board level and chairing committees.

Creating a compassionate and inclusive culture for our people:

• Models respect and a compassionate and inclusive leadership style with a demonstrable commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion in respect of boards, patients and staff
• Creates and lives the values of openness and transparency embodied by the principles-of-public-life and in the NHS

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.

Address: NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board (WNL ICB)

Salary: £19,000 a year (Per Annum, HCAS- Not applicable)

Contract: Fixed term

Duration: 3 years

Working pattern: Part-time

Reference number: 985-NCLICB-ECPA645

Job locations: NHS West and North London Integrated Care Board (WNL ICB)