Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Chair
Remuneration: £44,100 to £50,000 c 3 days a week
Location: Cornwall
About Us
Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CFT) is an NHS community and mental health provider trust. We support the health and wellbeing of over 570,000 local people who call Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly home, with demand for our services inevitably increasing during holiday periods. Our care is delivered to people at home, in the community and in hospital - we operate from 100 sites with clinical teams working across four operational service lines. We have an enthusiastic and passionate workforce of over 4,500 people, who are all dedicated to delivering our vision of Outstanding Care for All. Our culture and values place people at the heart of everything we do.
Whilst we are proud of the journey we have taken in recent years and our commitment to realising improvement, we do not underestimate the scale of the challenges ahead for us. We are currently rated as Requires Improvement by the Care Quality Commission and action plans are progressing to address the Regulator’s findings from its most recent inspections in 2022. Yet we also recognise the hard work and dedication that runs throughout our teams – we were pleased that the CQC recognised the care given to our patients resulting in a rating of ‘outstanding for caring’. Our focus remains on great care and ensuring that our services are delivered safely and to a high quality, and our staff have enjoyable, safe and fulfilling work lives. To achieve this, we are developing ever closer working with health and care services alongside our partners in the Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Integrated Care System (ICS) in order to provide the very best outcomes for our population.
The Opportunity
We are now looking to appoint our next Chair who will uphold our values and lead our Board of Directors and Council of Governors. The appointed individual will provide challenge and guidance to our ongoing journey of improvement; and support the leadership to help us achieve better outcomes for those we serve. This is an opportunity for an exceptional individual to work with an established leadership team, a committed board, and a dedicated Council of Governors, as we strive to realise our Vision of “outstanding care for all.
With a track record of board or senior level leadership experience which can be translated effectively to our environment, the appointed individual will bring experience of leading comparably complex organisations through periods of change which have resulted in improved organisational performance and quality outcomes. Experienced in building and developing relationships and partnerships with a variety of stakeholders, the successful candidate will be able to effectively navigate a complex network of competing interests to get the best outcomes for service users and our workforce. Above all else, we are seeking an individual able to demonstrate the highest standards of personal integrity and a clear understanding of and alignment to our values, together with a genuine passion for the work that we do and a demonstrable commitment to the communities we serve across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
For more information about us, the role and to apply, please click apply
To discuss further, please contact:
Joanna Riley, Principal Researcher
E: joanna.riley@gatenbysanderson.com
T: +44 (0) 7807 624 332
Serena Dobson, Senior Consultant
E: serena.dobson@gatenbysanderson.com
T: +44 (0) 7530 627 120
Melanie Shearer, Partner
E: melanie.shearer@gatenbysanderson.com
T: +44 (0) 7785 616 548
Closing date: Tuesday 5th August 2025
Stakeholder sessions and final interviews: 24th and 24th September 2025