Belfast Health and Social Care Trust

Belfast Health and Social Care Trust is one of the largest integrated health and social care providers in the United Kingdom, serving over 350,000 citizens in Belfast and providing specialist services to the population of Northern Ireland. We are proud of our commitment to excellence in patient care, research, innovation, and education. With a workforce of over 22,000 staff and a budget of over £2 billion, we are leading transformation across hospital, community, and social care services, building a future where high-quality, compassionate care is accessible to all.

This is a career-defining opportunity to lead one of the most complex and influential public sector organisations in Northern Ireland. As Chief Executive, you will lead an organisation of significant scale and complexity at a time of transformation and challenge. You’ll be instrumental in driving the Trust’s reform agenda, delivering sustainable improvement in patient outcomes, staff experience, and population health, as well as enhancing the Trust’s profile as a centre for clinical research, innovation, and multidisciplinary education. This is a role for an inspirational leader who thrives in complexity, embraces challenge, and brings people together to create lasting, positive change.

We are seeking an exceptional, inspiring and values-driven leader with the experience, resilience and strategic vision to lead a complex organisation in a dynamic and highly scrutinised environment. With a strong track record of senior leadership within health and/or social care, you will bring a deep commitment to service excellence, staff wellbeing and public accountability. Politically astute, compassionate and credible, you will possess the ability to influence across systems and sectors, and will foster a culture of continuous improvement. If you are ready to make a profound impact on health outcomes across Northern Ireland, we would be delighted to hear from you.

When applying, please either submit a covering letter and CV which outlines how you meet the essential and desirable criteria OR use the application from to write in under each factor how you meet the required criteria. You should clearly demonstrate this for both the essential and desirable criteria under each question. Please limit your response to each factor to 500 words max.

Saxton Bampfylde Ltd is acting as an employment agency advisor to the Belfast Health and Social Care on this appointment. For further information about the role, including details about how to apply, please visit www.saxbam.com/appointments using reference ABTZA. Alternatively email Belinda.beck@saxbam.com. Applications should be received by 12.00pm (midday) on 23 May 2025.