Opportunities in United Kingdom

The client is one of England’s largest and most complex acute university teaching hospitals, providing hospital services for a large local population and specialist services across a wider region. It operates in a demanding environment with rising acuity and sustained operational pressure, with an ongoing focus on improving urgent care flow and elective performance. The client is research-active and supports research-led care through clinical trials and partnerships, helping to bring new treatments and technologies into routine practice.

As a member of The client’s Trust Board, the Chief Nurse plays a critical role in shaping the future of care. The position is responsible for influencing strategy at the highest level and leading transformational change across nursing, midwifery, and allied health professions. The Chief Nurse ensures services remain safe, effective, efficient, and equitable, and works within a collaborative executive team determined to improve outcomes, reduce inequalities, and deliver sustainable, high-quality services.

The client seeks an exceptional leader with compassionate, visible, and inspirational professional leadership who can motivate and support staff across all disciplines. The Chief Nurse is expected to foster a culture of openness, learning, and continuous improvement, with a deep commitment to equality, valuing difference, and actively addressing health inequalities in both care delivery and workforce leadership. A closing date for applications is Monday 5th October 2026.

The client is seeking an exceptional strategic leader to join its Executive Team as Chief Strategy and Commissioning Officer. This is an opportunity to influence the future direction of an integrated care system at a transformative moment, supporting improved population health, reduced inequalities, better value from public resources, and long-term system transformation. The role will relate to services spanning multiple geographies and communities, within a large population base.

As a Board member reporting directly to the Chief Executive, the Chief Strategy and Commissioning Officer will play a central role in shaping how a health budget is invested to achieve meaningful outcomes for communities. Key responsibilities include leading the development and delivery of the long-term commissioning strategy, ensuring services are designed around outcomes, equity, prevention, and value-based healthcare.

The client is looking for an inspiring, collaborative leader with a proven record of delivering transformational change within complex systems. The role is expected to help define and advance strategic commissioning priorities at scale, influence system-wide thinking, and guide delivery of long-term transformation through high-performing organisational leadership.

The client is an independent medical research charity dedicated to supporting research in rheumatology. With a strong financial position and an established reputation for scientific excellence, The client distributes substantial annual grants and research funding and seeks a new Chair to help shape its next chapter. The role will focus on accelerating discovery, strengthening translational research, expanding partnerships, and increasing the organisation’s contribution to patient benefit.

The incoming Chair will provide strategic leadership to the board, working closely with fellow trustees and the executive team. Responsibilities include articulating a shared vision for the future, ensuring high standards of governance, and supporting constructive debate while fostering collaboration. The Chair will also represent The client externally across scientific, clinical, and research funding communities.

The client is seeking a distinguished, credible leader with deep understanding of biomedical research and the broader research ecosystem. Candidates are likely to have held senior leadership positions as a clinician-scientist, academic leader, researcher, or senior figure in a closely related discipline. Experience in translational science, research funding, university environments, or the bioscience sector is expected to be particularly valuable, alongside the ability to think strategically, build consensus, influence diverse stakeholders, and guide the organisation through a period of opportunity and change.

The client is seeking to appoint a Head of Systems Engineering to establish and lead the systems engineering function across the business. This newly created role will provide ownership of systems architecture, requirements management, verification and validation, reliability engineering, and technical governance across the product portfolio, applying a systems-led approach from customer requirements and architecture definition through testing, launch, and ongoing support.

The Head of Systems Engineering will operate across software, electronics, and mechanical engineering disciplines, ensuring products are developed through coherent systems engineering practices. Key responsibilities include leading and developing the systems engineering capability; defining and governing product and system architectures; owning requirements management, verification and validation activities; improving reliability engineering, root cause analysis, and product performance; introducing scalable systems engineering processes and governance frameworks; supporting the effective use of outsourced engineering and development partners; and acting as a technical authority across multidisciplinary engineering programmes.

Suitable candidates will be hands-on systems engineering leaders who enjoy solving complex technical challenges while building capability and creating structure in a growing engineering organisation. The role is expected to align with experience leading systems engineering across the full product lifecycle, a strong technical background across software, electronics, or mechanical engineering (with the ability to work across all three), and a track record delivering complex products to market. Additional strengths include expertise in systems architecture, requirements management, and verification and validation; demonstrated capability in improving reliability and engineering governance; experience building teams and influencing stakeholders; and the ability to balance strategic thinking with practical delivery, particularly within an SME or mid-sized engineering environment.

The client is seeking a Director of Capital Programmes to provide strategic leadership for major capital investment and infrastructure transformation. Reporting to the Portfolio Director of Estates & Facilities, the role will help shape and direct The client-side capital function to ensure a portfolio that aligns with clinical priorities, organisational objectives, sustainability ambitions, and statutory requirements. The Director will collaborate closely with delivery partners and ensure major programmes are developed, governed, and delivered effectively, contributing to estate transformation, sustainability, and digital innovation.

As a senior leadership team member, the Director of Capital Programmes will provide executive oversight across a complex portfolio spanning estates, digital, equipment, and infrastructure investments. Key accountabilities include leading the capital investment strategy and long-term estates transformation agenda; ensuring robust governance, assurance, and risk management for all capital investments; driving commercial excellence, procurement strategy, and value-for-money outcomes; and championing innovation through digital approaches such as BIM and digital twins and data-driven programme management. The role also includes leading the delivery of sustainable, Net Zero-aligned capital programmes.

The client expects an accomplished capital leader with significant senior-level experience leading large-scale estates, capital, or infrastructure programmes within the NHS or similarly complex environments, along with a proven track record of delivering and governing major capital schemes. The role requires extensive knowledge of capital planning, business case development, and governance and assurance frameworks, as well as strong commercial, contractual, and financial management expertise. The successful candidate will demonstrate experience in complex partnership arrangements (including PFI and outsourced delivery models), exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, a commitment to sustainability and continuous improvement, and the ability to provide credible leadership at Board and Executive level.

Lead the stewardship and future development of a fast-changing London borough undergoing significant regeneration and growth alongside established town centres and community assets. The role is Director of Planning and Property within the Place Directorate, providing strategic leadership that connects development, place-making, and asset management to wider ambitions for inclusive growth, sustainable development, and excellent public services.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Place, you will lead high-performing professional teams and oversee the management and optimisation of the Council’s property portfolio. You will ensure planning services support delivery of new homes, jobs, infrastructure, and investment, while helping protect and enhance the qualities that make the borough distinctive. You will also balance competing priorities and support decision-making that aims to secure strong outcomes for residents and businesses.

We are looking for an experienced, collaborative senior leader with significant leadership experience across planning, property, regeneration, development, or asset management, and a strong understanding of local government planning and place-based services. You should be able to lead complex programmes, manage organisational change, and deliver high-performing services, with proven ability to build trusted relationships across political leadership, residents, public sector partners, statutory agencies, and the private sector. The role also requires strong commercial awareness, financial management skills, and a commitment to inclusive leadership and collaboration that reflects the needs of diverse communities.

As Director of City Services, you will play a leading role in shaping the quality of life for residents, businesses, and visitors by addressing how public spaces and city services can be modernised, reshaped, and delivered to support growth. The focus is on stewardship and delivery to ensure the city remains clean, safe, resilient, and welcoming while meeting rising expectations under increasing financial and environmental pressures.

You will lead a diverse portfolio spanning public realm, highways, environmental services, bereavement services, and operational delivery. With responsibility for waste, public realm, and major capital programmes, you will drive improvement, modernise service delivery, and ensure services are responsive and resilient while providing excellent value. You will work across the public, private, and voluntary sectors, building strong partnerships and translating ambition into practical, measurable improvements through collaboration with elected members, communities, and partners.

This role requires both strategic vision and delivery focus, with success assessed by impact achieved rather than plans produced. You should be an experienced leader with a track record of improving service delivery, performance, quality, compliance, and resident outcomes in complex environments, and you will be expected to bring experience of leading organisational change and aligning strategic priorities with operational delivery. You will need a strong understanding of governance, finance, performance management, risk, procurement, and compliance frameworks, along with a commitment to public service leadership values, diversity, and inclusion.

The client is seeking to recruit a new Chair to help influence and shape its direction and future success. This is an opportunity to support the embedding of a Patient First Improvement System and the achievement of core objectives, including seeing patients sooner, improving patient experience, saving lives and improving patient safety, becoming a great place to work, and using resources wisely. The client’s current priorities include collaborative transformation work to enhance emergency and planned care services, advance major digital transformation linking patient records across relevant regions, and improve patients’ access to and experience of healthcare services.

As Chair, you will navigate The client through a changing operating environment by working collaboratively with partners across community and primary care to build integrated service models that improve quality, access, and patient experience, while ensuring the continued delivery of consistently high-quality core acute services. You will work closely with the Chief Executive, chair an effective unitary Board, lead the Council of Governors, and act as a visible and trusted ambassador for The client, helping ensure strong foundations for effective and influential partnership across the wider system.

The successful candidate will bring a demonstrable track record of achievement gained as an Executive or Non-Executive Director at Board level, with effective communication and influencing skills. You are expected to share a commitment to delivering high-quality services for the communities served and to contribute to a stronger, more connected health system.

The client is conducting a confidential search for a key leadership appointment: Head of Engineering. This role carries full responsibility for the engineering function across multiple manufacturing sites, with a central focus on shaping engineering strategy, driving operational excellence, and supporting continued business growth and development.

The successful candidate will lead all aspects of the engineering function, including team leadership, budget management, strategic planning, and continuous improvement. Working closely with operational colleagues, you will ensure engineering capabilities align with business objectives across quality, cost, delivery, efficiency, and customer service, while also contributing to wider business strategy and annual planning processes.

Key responsibilities include developing and implementing engineering strategy, policies, and best practices; driving engineering excellence and continuous improvement; ensuring engineering processes and systems support operational performance and business goals; coaching and developing the engineering team; identifying risks and opportunities and implementing solutions to improve capability and performance; and maintaining strong Health, Safety, Environmental, and Quality compliance. The candidate should be an experienced engineering leader with a proven track record in fast-paced manufacturing, strong operational and strategic capability, demonstrated success leading and developing teams, and effective communication and stakeholder management skills; experience in food manufacturing or related consumer goods environments may be advantageous.

The client is seeking a Director of Finance to join the University Executive Team and provide strategic financial leadership across the institution. In this role, you will help ensure the organization remains financially resilient, sustainable, and well-positioned to deliver long-term ambitions. You will contribute to institutional strategy, business planning, and decision-making, shaping the future direction of The client.

You will lead the Financial Services function, with responsibility for financial strategy, planning, reporting, treasury, procurement, taxation, insurance, regulatory compliance, and financial control. You will advise senior colleagues and governing stakeholders on opportunities, risks, and investment decisions, ensuring the organization has the insight, systems, and financial discipline needed to support effective decision-making and long-term sustainability.

The client is looking for an exceptional finance professional with a track record of leadership within a large and complex organization. You will bring broad financial expertise, strong commercial judgment, and the credibility to influence at the most senior levels, while combining strategic thinking with a collaborative and inclusive leadership style and a commitment to delivering excellent outcomes for students, staff, and partners.

The client is seeking an outstanding Director of Finance & IT to join its Executive Leadership Team during a pivotal period of organisational development. Following leadership and strategic updates, this role offers the opportunity to help shape long-term sustainability, performance, and transformation. Reporting to the Chief Executive, the Director of Finance & IT provides financial stewardship for a £15m organisation, ensuring the resources, insight, and infrastructure needed to deliver strategic ambitions are in place.

As a key member of the Executive Team, the postholder will shape organisational strategy, advise the Board and Trustees, and enable informed decision-making through high-quality financial planning, analysis, and risk management. The role also extends beyond traditional finance leadership by leading the continued development of The client’s technology and digital capabilities, supporting patient care, fundraising performance, operational efficiency, and regulatory compliance. The Director will drive modernisation across finance and IT, identify opportunities for innovation, and help ensure the organisation can respond effectively to a complex and challenging operating environment.

Leading a multidisciplinary Finance and IT team, the Director of Finance & IT is responsible for financial strategy, budgeting and forecasting, treasury and cash management, statutory reporting, audit, risk, procurement, governance, and technology. The role will build strong relationships across the organisation, working with clinical and non-clinical leaders to improve commercial awareness, strengthen performance management, and support delivery of strategic objectives. The client is seeking a proven finance leader who has operated as the number one finance professional and can influence at Board and Executive level, holding a recognised professional accounting qualification, with experience relevant to digital transformation and financial sustainability initiatives.

The client has been delivering specialist palliative and end-of-life care to people living with advanced, progressive and life-limiting illness, supporting patients and their families each year. The client is embarking on a transformative period, including a major redevelopment of its inpatient unit to enhance privacy, dignity and comfort, as well as the evolution and expansion of services to reach more people and respond to changing needs across the community.

The client is seeking a Chief Executive to shape the future of end-of-life care and lead the organisation through transformation, growth and service development. Working closely with a committed Board of Trustees, the Chief Executive will set strategic direction, champion the mission, and ensure the highest standards of care, governance and performance. The role also includes serving as a visible and influential ambassador, building relationships and representing the organisation within the wider community.

the Chief Executive will bring senior leadership experience, including effective partnership with a Board, and a proven ability to shape and deliver ambitious organisational strategy, particularly through service development or transformation. The role requires commercial and financial acumen to drive performance and long-term sustainability, strong ambassadorial and stakeholder relationship skills to engage, influence and collaborate, and the ability to inspire, empower and develop high-performing teams. A deep personal commitment to person-centred end-of-life care is essential.

The client is seeking an accomplished senior leader to serve as its Director of Economic Development and Regeneration. Reporting to the Executive Director, Place, you will lead The client’s economic development, regeneration, employment, skills, and adult learning functions, helping to deliver ambitions within strategic plans and growth programmes.

You will provide leadership across a diverse portfolio including regeneration and place-shaping initiatives, town centres, business engagement, employment and skills programmes, inward investment, affordable workspace, social value, partnership development, and ongoing delivery of the borough’s economic growth agenda. Working with elected members, local communities, businesses, educational institutions, and regional partners, you will help ensure that investment and development create meaningful opportunities for residents and support sustainable economic growth.

Required qualifications include a successful track record of leadership within economic development, regeneration, growth, planning, housing, development, infrastructure, or related place-based services; experience developing and delivering strategies in complex stakeholder environments; and the ability to build and maintain strong partnerships across public, private, academic, and voluntary sectors. You should also have experience leading major programmes to secure positive outcomes through collaboration and influence, strong commercial, financial, and programme management skills, political awareness for a high-profile local government environment, and a commitment to inclusive growth and accessible economic opportunity for all communities.

The client is an independent, non-profit organisation helping households and small businesses across Great Britain understand how smart meters can benefit them and support more reliable, affordable energy outcomes. Through collaborative work with a range of stakeholders, it reaches people throughout the country, including those in vulnerable circumstances, and communicates the impact of smart meter installation and the role of in-home displays in helping people manage energy use and household budgets.

About the role: The client seeks a credible, forward-looking Chair to provide strategic insight and governance expertise. The Chair will promote the organisation’s purpose, support effective decision-making, foster constructive Board dynamics, and serve as an ambassador to stakeholders, helping articulate the organisation’s long-term vision and future contribution to the energy transition.

Key requirements include senior-level experience designing and delivering major consumer engagement, marketing, and communications campaigns—ideally including public-facing, behaviour-change-focused work—and non-executive experience that enables inclusive, constructively challenging Board leadership and scrutiny of annual plans. The role also calls for knowledge of governance best practice, including risk oversight and value for money, as well as familiarity with best practice and emerging trends in marketing and communications to advise the Executive and Board. Candidates must be independent of any energy supplier and any person or body representing the interests of Energy Consumers, and they should have no public affiliation with any political party; the application deadline is Sunday 20 September at 23:55.