Chief Executive Officer | East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust
| Posting date: | 02 April 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Dependant on experience |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 May 2026 |
| Location: | Stevenage, SG1 4AB |
| Company: | East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7899630/361-VSM-7899630 |
Summary
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is on an ambitious transformation journey to become an outstanding, patient-led organisation, supporting 6,800 staff to deliver high-quality, compassionate care.
We are seeking a new Chief Executive Officer, accountable to the Chair and Board for the Trust’s strategic leadership and performance. The postholder will ensure strong governance, meet all statutory requirements, and lead the organisation to clinical excellence, financial sustainability and outstanding patient care.
The role also includes system leadership across the wider health economy, influencing sustainable service delivery at local, regional and national levels.
We are looking for an ambitious and credible leader with significant experience in complex acute or specialist settings, a strong track record of operational delivery, and the ability to inspire and lead across a multi-site organisation.
In return, this is a unique opportunity to shape the future of the Trust and wider health system within a supportive and forward-looking organisation.
Key responsibilities will include:
• Managing the Trust in accordance with its vision and strategic objectives, as a dynamic organisation, having regard to responsibilities’ and appropriate involvement of all key stakeholders externally and internally.
• To ensure patients, staff and the public have the opportunity and are encouraged to participate in decision making and the planning of service delivery and improvement.
• Ensuring key standards and measures for the Trust are identified, including those related to performance, quality, service, care, audit, workforce, finance and efficiency and ensuring these are monitored and reported appropriately.
• Ensuring all Board members have the information they need to play a full part in the governance of the Trust and that the Trust Board is regularly appraised of the key risks and mitigating actions necessary to address those risks.
• Ensuring the Trust has an effective management system which has patient safety, quality and patient experience as paramount, ensuring mechanisms are in place to continuously monitor these issues
• Ensuring the Trust meets its legal requirements, statutory duties and responsibilities and those reporting obligations placed by all external regulators and inspectors.
• Provide visible and engaging leadership behaviours and personal integrity that models the Trust’s values.
Please refer to the attached candidate pack for further details and the full list of responsibilities.
East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust is on a journey of transformation. It was formed in 2000 following the merger of two former NHS Trusts serving the east and north Hertfordshire areas. It operates across four sites; acute services are offered at the Lister Hospital; specialist cancer services at the Mount Vernon Cancer Centre (MVCC); and non-acute services at Queen Elizabeth II and Hertford County hospital. The Trust underwent an extensive £150m reconfiguration some years ago which centralised all inpatient and complex services at the Lister in Stevenage.
The Trust provides a wide range of acute inpatient, outpatient, diagnostic, ambulatory and urgent care services – including an emergency department and maternity care – as well as regional and sub-regional services in renal medicine, urology and plastic surgery.
Proudly, the Trust is ranked as the highest performing acute trust in the East of England and 19th nationally among all acute and specialist trusts, according to the latest NHS performance league tables. It was also shortlisted for the HSJ Trust of the Year Award.
Approximately 6,800 staff are employed by the Trust, dedicated staff to providing high- quality, compassionate care to our patients. We also have an active volunteer network of around 350 people. The Trust’s annual turnover is approximately £610 million.
Please refer to the attached candidate pack for further information.
To arrange an informal discussion or visit, please contact Anita’s Executive Assistant.
The closing date for applications is24 April 2026, with the selection and interview process scheduled for the week commencing1 June 2026.
This advert closes on Friday 24 Apr 2026