ROLE SUMMARY
We are looking to appoint individuals with expertise in Primary Care, Digital Transformation, and Clinical Governance. Alongside these specific skills, we are seeking people with the breadth of experience, insight and judgement to contribute effectively to strategic decision-making and to provide constructive support and challenge at Board level.
NHS Fife is one of 14 territorial NHS Boards in Scotland, providing services to a population of around 375,000 people, employing over 9,500 staff and managing an annual revenue budget of over £1 billion. As a University Health Board since 2025, it works in close partnership with the University of St Andrews and a wide range of local, regional and national partners to meet the diverse health needs of its communities.
The Board’s role is to provide strategic leadership, ensure effective governance and accountability, and oversee delivery of performance and outcomes across the organisation. As a Non-Executive Member, you will play a vital role in upholding high standards of governance and transparency, supporting a positive organisational culture, and ensuring that the interests of patients and the public remain at the heart of decision-making.
Having a diverse Board enhances decision-making and helps create a more responsive and inclusive health system. We welcome applications from people from all walks of life who can bring different perspectives and experiences. In this round, we particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and minority ethnic communities.
While each role requires specific expertise, all appointees will contribute fully to the work of the Board, including participation in its governance committees, the Fife Health & Social Care Partnership’s Integration Joint Board, and the Fife Health Charity. You will also engage with staff, patients and stakeholders across Fife to support continuous improvement and public confidence in the organisation.
You will be supported through a comprehensive induction and ongoing development programme to help you make a strong and confident contribution in the role.
Responsibilities
- ensuring that the public body delivers its functions in accordance with Scottish Ministers’ policies and priorities
- providing strategic leadership
- ensuring financial stewardship
- holding the Chief Executive and senior management team to account
Qualifications
To find out more about being a Non-Executive Board Member and about NHS Fife please download the candidate information pack.
How to apply
- Download the candidate information pack. This will explain more about the role, the board and the application process.
- You will be asked to supply evidence that you meet one or more of the priority criteria. You must complete at least one priority criteria but you are able to complete more than one if you wish.
- You will then be asked to supply evidence of essential criteria 1 and 2.
- Finally, you should provide a tailored CV/career history setting out your experience. This should be no more than one A4 page and show how the roles/positions you have held, and/or activities you have undertaken, are relevant to this role.
Please note that we recommend you follow the ‘How to Apply’ section of the candidate information pack as you complete your application, this contains more detailed instructions.
If you require a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the appointments process or if require further support with your application, please contact the Public Appointments Team at public.appointments@gov.scot.
INTERVIEWS
Interviews will be held on 26 and 27 August 2026 at the Queen Margaret Hospital in Dunfermline.
It is unlikely that we will be able to offer an alternative interview date but a virtual option will be offered to anyone requiring it as an adjustment.
INFORMATION SESSION
To give our candidates more information about these exciting opportunities, we are holding a virtual information session on Tuesday 23 June at 6pm.
To register for the session, please email fife.boardadministration@nhs.scot and details on how to join the session will be sent out to you.
If you are unable to make the information session, please contact fife.boardadministration@nhs.scot to arrange an informal conversation with the Board Chair Pat Kilpatrick.
REMUNERATION AND TIME COMMITMENT
The remuneration for these three roles is based on the requirements for one day (8 hours) per week at £312 per day. The rate is £16,224 per annum, which is non-pensionable. This remuneration will rise to £342 per day in April 2027. Reasonable expenses incurred will be reimbursed.
ABOUT US
Public appointments are made by Scottish Ministers. The appointments process is regulated by the Ethical Standards Commissioner you can find out more about the Commissioner here: Public appointments | Ethical Standards Commissioner
Find out more about public appointments here: Public appointments - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)
Internal candidates may need to gain higher security clearance than they currently hold if successful in their application.
Additional Security Information
CTC
Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Counter Terrorist Security Check (CTC) clearance level for this vacancy You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for CTC is 3 years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post.
SC
Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Security Check (SC) clearance level for this vacancy. You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for SC is 5 years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post.
DV
Please note: in addition to the standard pre-employment checks for appointment into the Civil Service, all candidates must also obtain National Security Vetting at Developed Vetting level.
You will normally need to meet the minimum UK residency period as determined by the level of vetting being undertaken, which for DV is 10 years UK residency prior to your vetting application. If you have any questions about this residency requirement, please speak to the vacancy holder for this post.
Reserved Posts
Only UK nationals may be employed in reserved posts in the Civil Service. Reserved posts are generally those which, due to the sensitive nature of the work, require special allegiance to the Crown such that they can only be held by a UK national. Irish nationals and Commonwealth citizens are also eligible for employment in reserved posts if they were in the Civil Service at 31 May 1996 or before, or were appointed from a recruitment scheme with a closing date for receipt of applications before 1 June 1996.
Under no circumstances may any other nationals be employed in reserved posts.
You can find further details on the posts that fall under Reserved Posts status.
