I have worked in the health sector for over 25 years as an experienced, credible and adaptable NHS improvement, project and performance manager with strong strategy, information analysis and change management skills. I am enthused by challenging complex projects and working with multi disciplinary teams to deliver successful outcomes.In my current role, I lead the design and delivery of improvement and transformation support interventions for national programmes as well as tailored individual interventions at system and organisational level including board development. Strong leadership, interpersonal and negotiation skills are essential together with integrity and gravitas to influence and engage. I have a strong track record in delivering large-scale, complex change initiatives and programmes using co-design techniques together with expert facilitation skills, both face to face and virtual, based on complex designs and interactions to achieve the desired outcomes. With well-developed relationship management skills, plus extensive experience of working at senior levels and at operational levels, I work within the contexts of both complex policy and real work practical challenges. I am comfortable working at various levels within and across a number of organisations in public and private sectors and adept at building and maintaining formal and informal effective networks, teams and relationships within and across organisational and professional boundaries. With significant management experience, acting as team leader and change agent at the same time, I have highly developed interpersonal skills, negotiation, conflict management, partnership working and coaching skills and ability to build strategic partnerships and alliances.I have extensive experience of quality and performance improvement tools and techniques in senior management roles within the NHS at organisational, regional and national levels and I have continued to utilise these skills within consultancy roles, particularly within the context of developing new care models aimed at providing patient care in the appropriate setting at the appropriate time and promoting equalities in access and outcomes. Adding to my commercial experience of running a commercial operation, I am a qualified CIPFA accountant with wide experience of NHS performance management/improvement issues enabling me to combine high levels of financial literacy with improvement projects to ensure rigorous investment decisions that maximise improvements in outcomes for patients.