Chief Executive Officer

Company: National Health Service
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Location: Leeds
Job Description:

Overview

In this Senior NHS role, you will lead Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust through a phase of improvement, transformation and growth. You will drive strategic impact at scale, shaping healthcare delivery for communities across Leeds and beyond. You’ll foster a values-led culture of high standards, accountability and compassion while building partnerships across organisations and systems. This is a chance to influence patient outcomes and leave a lasting legacy at a major teaching hospital. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver sustainable change and outstanding care.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Trust through improvement, transformation and growth
  • Provide strategic vision with disciplined delivery
  • Inspire confidence and foster a values-led, high-performance culture
  • Build effective partnerships across organisational and system boundaries
  • Influence outcomes for patients and communities at scale
  • Shape the future of healthcare in Leeds

Key requirements

  • Proven track record of leading complex organisations
  • Experience in delivering organisational improvement
  • Ability to build cross-organisational partnerships
  • Authentic, visible, values-led leadership
  • Focus on improving patient care and health outcomes
  • Authenticity
  • Collaboration
  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Inspiration and confidence-building

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Posted: October 1st, 2026