Non-Executive Chair of the Board at BrisDoc Healthcare - #2193132

Help shape the future of care, with the people who deliver it.

Your leadership and independent judgement could help shape the future of BrisDoc, an employee-owned social enterprise providing healthcare that communities rely on every day.

As our founding Chair steps down after 25 years, we’re looking for an experienced Board leader who combines sound commercial judgement with a commitment to compassionate care.

The opportunity

• Annual retainer: £40,000
• Time commitment: Approximately two days per week on average
• Location: Bristol, with a combination of in-person and remote working
• Term: Up to two three-year terms, subject to BrisDoc’s governance arrangements

Why BrisDoc?

We deliver NHS urgent and primary care across Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, with some services extending across the wider South West.

Our work ranges from round-the-clock urgent care and GP practices to specialist support for people experiencing homelessness.

With around 600 co-owners and annual income of approximately £30 million, we combine the responsibilities of a substantial healthcare provider with a strong local identity and a clear purpose:

Patient care by people who care.

Employee ownership shapes how we work. Our colleagues have a voice in our future through the Co-owners Council and elected Employee Directors.

As Chair, you’ll help ensure their perspectives, alongside those of patients and communities, inform the decisions we make.

The contribution you’ll make

You’ll provide independent leadership of the Board, helping BrisDoc strengthen care, invest in its people and pursue opportunities that support its social purpose.

You will:

• Lead an inclusive, effective Board where different perspectives inform decisions and difficult issues can be challenged openly.
• Support and constructively challenge the Chief Executive, holding executive leadership to account for delivery, culture and conduct.
• Ensure rigorous Board oversight of quality, patient safety, performance, finance, workforce, risk and long-term sustainability.
• Help the Board balance ambition with the capacity and resources to deliver improvements in care and reduce health inequalities.
• Champion BrisDoc’s values and co-owner voice, and build constructive relationships with partners and health and care system leaders.

Throughout, you’ll maintain clear boundaries between Board oversight and executive management.

The appointment also includes becoming a Director of BrisDoc Trustee Ltd, the corporate trustee of our Employee Ownership Trust.

What you’ll bring

You’ll have previous experience as a Chair or Non-Executive Director, significant senior and Board-level governance experience in a complex organisation, and a demonstrable ability to chair effectively.

You’ll also bring:

• Strong strategic and commercial judgement, with a sound understanding of corporate governance.
• The ability to build trusted relationships, support and challenge a Chief Executive, and maintain independence.
• Inclusive leadership, integrity and the confidence to address difficult behaviours while remaining open to feedback.
• A commitment to person-centred care, equality, reducing health inequalities and our employee-owned model.

We welcome candidates from different professional and sector backgrounds. NHS experience is desirable, rather than essential.

Experience of employee ownership, social enterprise, organisational transformation or partnership working would also be valuable.

You must have sufficient time and capacity for the role and meet the applicable statutory, regulatory and Fit and Proper Persons requirements.

Find out more

Explore the recruitment pack and full job description on the BrisDoc website.

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Please upload your CV and supporting statement together as one document. Your statement should explain your interest in the role and how you meet the essential requirements.

Closing date: Sunday 29 November 2026 at 23:59.

Expected start date: 1 March 2027.

We welcome candidates from different backgrounds and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.