We work with NHS Trusts and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs) across the UK to appoint Chairs, Non-Executive Directors and senior leaders across all corporate functions – from finance, people and digital to transformation, strategy and operations – as well as clinical and medical leadership roles. We bring deep sector knowledge and a track record of working with Boards to secure leaders who not only understand the system but have the values, lived experience and foresight to help shape its future.
We offer more than traditional executive search. What sets us apart is our integrated approach – combining leadership appointment with expertise in diversity and inclusion, learning and development, and organisational design. This allows us to support our clients in building inclusive, high-performing cultures and governance structures that are fit for the future.
Alongside our work in the NHS and local government, we partner with health and care charities, research institutes and not-for-profit providers whose work aligns with public health and wellbeing. These include organisations such as MIND, Nuffield Health, Macmillan Cancer Support, the British Heart Foundation, and medical research bodies like the Welcome Trust. Wherever health and societal impact intersect, we bring insight, reach and a fresh perspective to leadership.
Public health and social care providers face multiple challenges – from changing policy landscapes, an ageing population and funding restraints exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic. They are also expected to have more inclusive workforces, with pressure to diversify their senior leadership teams to be more reflective of the communities they serve.
Our executive and non-executive searches for full-time and interim positions broaden an organisation’s leadership profile. Aligned to this, our diversity & inclusion, learning & development, and people solutions consultancy services help our clients to build the capabilities, infrastructure and processes necessary to drive inclusivity and productivity and achieve sustainable change.
Our clients include public health, local and central government sectors and social care, as well as charities and trusts that partner with local authorities. We also support medical research and housing associations where they overlap with health and societal improvement.
Our well-established approach to interviewing and cultural testing, along with identifying key technical skills, is the backbone of long-term client relationships. Our unique and innovative search process, from briefing to interviewing, gives clients confidence that they are selecting from the deepest talent pool. And we are not afraid to challenge a client’s processes in order to improve their approach to inclusivity without compromising on candidate quality.
We understand the recruitment challenges clients face and know the right questions to ask candidates. We source candidates who have an evident aptitude for improving community engagement displayed in their career choices and experiences. Our data-led approach is built on fifteen years of proactively mapping leadership talent across the public, private and third sectors. This enables us to find candidates that might not ordinarily have been on a client’s radar, by identifying other areas where their scarce skills may be found.
The team’s cross-functional configuration combines experience from public and private sectors, particularly in support of the drive by health and social care providers towards greater digitalisation. We have a strong track record for placing candidates from outside the sector, particularly for trustee positions.
17years
of diverse talent mapping
55+
countries
50+
awards won
1000+
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