Providing management consultancy, project management and interim management/ leadership support for healthcare and charitable organisations.

Led development of a new Long Term Conditions Hub for diabetes and respiratory patients, from business case development through to implementationSupported development of an Intermediate Care Strategy for community services to enable care for medium acuity patients, leading specific projects within this.

Overall leadership of Business Unit 1 of the Integrated Services Division ( Community Health services), both operational and strategic.Member of the Accountable Care System leadership and business group, focussing on the delivery of services and development of the ACSLeadership of financial recovery plan, improving BU1's financial position

Worked in NHS England South's Specialised Commissioning Team covering 3 roles during the year: leading the 2016 / 17 planning and contracting round, Interim Chief Operating Officer post (May-Aug) and leading the development of QIPP and operational plans for 2017/18-2018/9

Led and developed the new Region-wide Specialised Commissioning function in the South, establishing appropriate governance and management systems.Led the Specialised Commissioning planning and contracting round across the South, covering 66+ contracts and over £2.5bn contract portfolioMember of Regional Senior Management team and national Specialised Commissioning SMT and Oversight Groups

Strategic leadership of NHS England's 'direct commissioning' function across the South of England, including primary care, specialised commissioning, public health, armed forces health and health and justice.Responsible for supporting relevant national policy development and supporting its local implementation across Area Teams.Corporate responsibility as member of Regional Director's Senior Management Team ( Followed 6 months as Regional Head of Commissioning… Show more Strategic leadership of NHS England's 'direct commissioning' function across the South of England, including primary care, specialised commissioning, public health, armed forces health and health and justice.Responsible for supporting relevant national policy development and supporting its local implementation across Area Teams.Corporate responsibility as member of Regional Director's Senior Management Team ( Followed 6 months as Regional Head of Commissioning, April-Sept 2013) Show less

3 years as Associate Director, followed by 1 year of Acting Director of Specialised Commissioning, with overall leadership of the Specialised Commissioning Team in the South West. Responsible for a commissioning budget of £700m+ and delivery of effective contract negotiation, performance management and clinically safe and effective services.

Led complex Division ( £75m budget,14 Directorates, 1500 staff) Delivered against all key targets, including 4 hour waits, 18 weeks, elective targets and cancer 32 & 64 day targetsLed Trust's 4 hour wait group and development , implementation and monitoring of Trust wide action plan, leading to improvement from 88%-98% as target level increased. Extensive work on improving patient flowEffective financial and operational management of the Division and development of… Show more Led complex Division ( £75m budget,14 Directorates, 1500 staff) Delivered against all key targets, including 4 hour waits, 18 weeks, elective targets and cancer 32 & 64 day targetsLed Trust's 4 hour wait group and development , implementation and monitoring of Trust wide action plan, leading to improvement from 88%-98% as target level increased. Extensive work on improving patient flowEffective financial and operational management of the Division and development of strategic and operational plans Show less

Developed the Trust's strategy and links with primary care, including improving patient pathwaysLed preparations for the Trust's CHI review ( national pilot site) and appointed a CHI reviewerLed National Service Frameworks team and contributed to the development of the Trust's Clinical Governance strategySeconded to the Department of Health, 1 day per week for 7 months to work on the devlopement of clinical governance across primary and secondary care

General Management posts in south London, including:Service Manager, Medicine, Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust, Oct 1994 - July 1999Business Manager,Medicine , Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust, Sept 1992-Oct 1994Clinical Services Manager , A&E and Orthopaedics,Guy's Hospital, April 1990-Sept 1992Administrator, Central Services, Guy's Hospital, Sept 1987- April 1990