Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility to become a Non-Executive Director
A person may be appointed as Non-Executice Director only if:
- they are a member of the Public Constituency, or
- they are a member of the Service Users’ and Carers’ Constituency, or
- where any of the Foundation Trust’s hospitals includes a medical or dental school provided by a University, they exercise functions for the purposes of that University,
Criteria for disqualification
Not everybody is eligible to be appointed as a Non-Executive Director of an NHS Foundation Trust. The following may not serve or continue to serve as Non-Executive Director, if you:
- are a member of the Council of Governors, or (unless the Board of Directors so agrees) a governor or director of an NHS Body;
- are a member of the Foundation Trusts’ Patient’s Forum (or any successor organisation);
- are the spouse, Partner, parent or child of a member of the Board of Directors of the Foundation Trust;
- are a member of a local authority’s Scrutiny Committee covering health matters;
- are the subject of a disqualification order made under the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986;
- are a person whose tenure of office as a Chairman or as a member or director of an NHS Body has been terminated on the grounds that their appointment is not in the interests of the health service, for non attendance at meetings, or for non-disclosure of a pecuniary interest;
- have within the preceding two years been dismissed, otherwise than by reason of redundancy, from any paid employment with an NHS Body;
- refused without reasonable cause to fulfill any training requirement established by the Board of Directors; or
- refused to sign and deliver to the Secretary a statement in the form required by the Board of Directors confirming acceptance of the code of conduct for Directors.
Leadership Competency Framework
This framework is for chairs, chief executives and all board members in NHS systems and providers, as well as serving as a guide for aspiring leaders of the future. It is designed to:
- support the appointment of diverse, skilled and proficient leaders
- support the delivery of high-quality, equitable care and the best outcomes for patients, service users, communities and our workforce
- help organisations to develop and appraise all board members
- support individual board members to self-assess against the six competency domains and identify development needs.
