Deputy Chair and Non Executive Member – NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Deputy Chair and Non Executive Member– NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB)

Check you match the skill requirements for this role, as well as associated experience, then apply with your CV below.

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria ICB commissions health and care services for 1.8 million people, with responsibility for over £5 billion in funding. Serving a diverse population across a complex geography, we are committed to understanding the needs of our communities to deliver high-quality, inclusive care. Our vision is to create a high-quality, community‑centred health and care system by 2035, working collaboratively with partners to improve health outcomes and wellbeing across the region.

This is a challenging but exciting time to join our Board. As we respond to national expectations to reduce running and programme costs, we are embracing the opportunities presented by the Model ICB Blueprint, refocusing our role as a strategic commissioner, strengthening population health approaches, and streamlining how we operate. This creates a significant opportunity to reshape our organisation and accelerate delivery of our long‑term vision.

These opportunities to join our Board as the Deputy Chair or Non‑Executive Member come at a pivotal moment of reform across the NHS and wider health and care system. We are focused on managing the risks, while realising the opportunities, of our role in delivering the ambitions of Fit for the Future (the NHS 10‑Year Plan) and our local partnership priorities.

We are seeking committed and values‑driven individuals who bring fresh perspectives and a genuine passion for improving health outcomes for our communities. For the Deputy Chair you will bring significant NHS experience gained either as a Non‑Executive Member or executive role and demonstrate a strong ability to chair committees effectively. You will be confident operating at a system level, shaping strategic direction and supporting delivery across complex partnerships.

For the Non‑Executive Member, you will bring a background that demonstrates, through professional or lived experience, strong connections to the communities of Lancashire and South Cumbria, enabling you to add value to the Board’s work and support delivery of its objectives.

Above all, you will offer sound judgement, independence of thought and the confidence to provide constructive challenge. Your insight, curiosity and integrity will help strengthen our Board and support delivery of high‑quality, integrated care.

We want to increase the diversity of our NHS leadership and encourage applications from groups we know are all under-represented in these important roles. xwzovoh We prioritise Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, team health and well- being and the principles of kind leadership in our ‘ways of working’.

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Closing date:  9am Monday 15th June 2026
Stakeholder Panels & Interviews: Week commencing Monday 29th June 2026