Dorset County Hospital

Dorset HealthCare

Welcome
About the Trusts
Two trusts… one vision
The role
- Person specification
How to apply

How to apply

We have engaged Hunter Healthcare to support this recruitment campaign. For an exploratory conversation about the role, please contact our recruitment partners Rhiannon Smith or Jenny Adrian at Hunter Healthcare by email or by phone on 07939 250362.

Applications close in:

11/02/2026 (5-6pm)

Webinar

David Clayton-Smith, Group Chair and Matthew Bryant, Group CEO will be joined by some of the Governors and NEDs to talk about the Trusts and the NED roles and to answer questions. If you are interested in attending or would like to receive a copy of the recorded session should email Jenny Adrian at [email protected]

11/02/2026 (5-6pm)

02/03/2026 (noon)

Closing date

We are sorry but we will not be able to consider applications received after the deadline

02/03/2026 (noon)

10/03/2026

Longlisting

DCH, DHC and Hunter Healthcare review the applications

10/03/2026

24/03/2026

Shortlisting

DCH, DHC and Hunter Healthcare review the applications

24/03/2026

31/03/2026 & 1/04/2026

Interviews

Interviews will be held in person at South Walks House, Dorchester DT1 1EE

31/03/2026 & 1/04/2026

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Dorset County Hospital
Dorset HealthCare

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BEFORE YOU START

To complete this application, you will need:

A statement setting out why you are suitable for the role (no more than two pages) as a pdf or Word document
Your CV (no more than three pages please) as a pdf or Word document
A completed Fit and Proper Person form (this will appear in your downloads folder after clicking the link)

You can upload these documents at the end of this form. All applications will be acknowledged.

YOUR DETAILS

Name *

First

Last

Email *

Phone *

Address

Address Line 1

Address Line 2

City

State / Province / Region

Postal Code

WHICH ROLE(S) ARE YOU INTERESTED IN?

Roles *

Dorset County Hospital Non-Executive Director
Dorset HealthCare Non-Executive Director
Joint Non-Executive Director

DIVERSITY MONITORING

Hunter Healthcare is committed to promoting equality and diversity, and eliminating discrimination. We want to help the organisations we support to recruit a diverse range of people to their posts. Completing this form will help us do that. We know the information we are asking for is personal and sensitive in nature and you do not have to answer our questions. Doing so, however, will only take a couple of minutes and will help us to understand if we are attracting a range of different groups of people to these posts, and enable us to take action if we are not.

The information you provide will:

not be used as part of the selection process
not be seen by the interview panel
only be used for statistical purposes

We thank you in advance for your support.

ABOUT YOU

Location

Which UK region do you normally live in?

Region *

Date of birth (optional)

DOB

Sex (optional)

Sex

Gender (optional)

Is the gender you identify with the same as your sex registered at birth?

Please type in gender identity

Sexual orientation (optional)

Sexual Orientation

Please type in sexual orientation

Physical and Mental Health

Do you have any physical or mental health conditions or illnesses lasting or expecting to last 12 months or more?

Yes
No
Prefer not to say

Do any of your conditions or illnesses reduce your ability to carry out day-to-day activities? *

religion your Please

If you need reasonable adjustments to be made to the selection process because of your physical or mental health, please let us know separately.

Ethnicity

White
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
Asian or Asian British
Black, Black British, Caribbean or African
Other ethnic group

Please specify:

English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British
Irish
Gypsy or Irish Traveller
Roma
Other

Please state your other white ethnicity

Please specify:

White and Black Caribbean
White and Black African
White and Asian
Other

Please state your other Mixed or Multiple ethnic group ethnicity

Please specify:

Indian
Pakistani
Bangladeshi
Chinese
Other

Please state your other Asian or Asian British background

Please specify:

Caribbean
African
Other

Please state your other Black, Black British, Caribbean or African background

Please specify:

Arab
Other
Prefer not to say

Please state your other ethnic background

Religion

Please state your religion

None
Prefer not to say
Christian (including CofE, Catholic, Protestant and all other denominations)
Buddhist
Hindu
Jewish
Muslim
Sikh
Other

Please state your other religion

DOCUMENTS

Required attachments

Please upload the following documents

Statement *

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A statement setting out why you are suitable for one or more of these roles (no more than two pages) as a pdf or Word document

CV *

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No more than three pages please, saved as a pdf or Word document

Fit and Proper Person Form *

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