Could you be the chair of our board?

We’re looking for someone to become the new chair of the Healthwatch Northumberland Board this spring. The chair will lead the board in setting and overseeing our strategy and chair our quarterly board meetings. They will also attend high-level external meetings, such as the Health and Wellbeing Board, and act as an ambassador for Healthwatch Northumberland.

The role involves a minimum of three working days per month, plus occasional weekend and evening work, and is therefore remunerated at £9000 per year plus out of pocket expenses.

Want to know more?

Read all the details of this opportunity, including the person specification in the Chair Recruitment Information Pack.

Watch Project Coordinator Derry Nugent explain more about this opportunity.

How do I apply and what happens then?

Complete the online application form addressing the person specification but really say why you want to join us. Applications will be shortlisted based on these criteria.

All applications must be received by 9.00am on 6 March 2023.

If a written application is not appropriate for you, an interview-only assessment may be carried out. Please contact Derry Nugent:
derryn@healthwatchnorthumberland.co.uk to arrange.

Invitations to interview will be emailed to shortlisted candidates. Interviews will be held on Friday 31 March 2023.

The interviews will be in person at the Adapt (NE) offices in Hexham.

This opportunity has now closed