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About the role

Patiëntenfederatie Nederland seeks two members for its Raad van Toezicht. One vacancy calls for a zorginhoudelijk en medisch‑maatschappelijk profile, the other for a publiek‑bestuurlijk en maatschappelijk profile. The federation’s mission is “meer mens, minder patiënt”: it represents people who need care now and in the future, advocates for patient choice and accessibility, influences policy, and brings patient experiences into the consultation room, politics and public debate. As a national umbrella organisation it has 64 members representing over 200 patient organisations and employs about 85 staff. The intended start date for both positions is January 2027. Board members are expected to endorse the federation’s objective, demonstrate demonstrable involvement in patient and citizen interests, possess sufficient professional and managerial strength to exercise independent oversight, and act as a critical sparring partner to the director‑bestuurder.

Responsibilities

• Provide independent supervision of the federation’s activities.
• Serve as a critical sparring partner to the director‑bestuurder.
• Uphold the federation’s mission and show demonstrable commitment to patient and citizen interests.
• Contribute expertise from the respective profile (care content/medical‑social or public‑administrative/societal) to board discussions.
• Ensure attention to vulnerable patient groups and the broader patient perspective.
• For the zorginhoudelijk en medisch‑maatschappelijk member: bring current knowledge of care practice, link quality, accessibility and care strategy, and reflect on prevention, first‑line care, cross‑domain cooperation and the patient of the future.
• For the publiek‑bestuurlijk en maatschappelijk member: apply knowledge of public governance and experience with complex societal issues, understand stakeholder management in a Hague/VWS context, contribute insights on digitalisation and innovation in care, data exchange, accessibility, positioning and the relationship between national policy and regional implementation.

Requirements

• Zorginhoudelijk en medisch‑maatschappelijk profiel
  • Practising healthcare professional (huisarts, verpleegkundige or paramedic) with sufficient stature, analytical ability and societal orientation.
  • Broad patient view, focus on accessibility and explicit attention to vulnerable groups.
  • Ability to contribute up‑to‑date knowledge of daily care practice and to integrate quality, accessibility and care strategy.
  • Insight into vulnerable patient groups and those not automatically represented via affiliated patient organisations.
  • Understanding of how care and support questions, existential security and citizen resilience interact.
  • Capacity to think from the patient/citizen perspective on prevention, first‑line care, cross‑domain cooperation and the future patient.
  • Societal awareness and ability to bring professional knowledge into the board and into dialogue with the director‑bestuurder.
• Publiek‑bestuurlijk en maatschappelijk profiel
  • Experienced public administrator (e.g. alderman, former mayor or other final‑responsible leader in the public or semi‑public sector).
  • Experience in the social domain, inspection, Wmo, regional cooperation or care is advantageous.
  • Affinity with digitalisation and innovation in care and understanding of related societal issues such as data exchange, self‑determination, accessibility and the patient/citizen position.
  • Knowledge of public governance and experience with complex societal questions.
  • Understanding of administrative and political relations and “how the hare runs”.
  • Relevant societal network able to open new connections for the federation.
  • Experience in stakeholder management, capable of distinguishing and linking the interests of members, patients, citizens, government and care partners.
  • Combination of societal drive with administrative wisdom.
  • Ability to contribute to discussions on positioning, care strategy and the relationship between national policy and regional implementation.