management
I began my health and care career as a trainee on the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme in 2012. The scheme cemented my passion for policy development, strategic planning, and large-scale programme management, with a particular focus on wider public sector reform and integration. Always keen to take on a broad portfolio, I’ve undertaken several roles with diverse remits that have included everything from cancer pathways to housing, operational planning to voluntary sector grants. This diversity has helped me build a wide-reaching network and an in-depth understanding of how different parts of the public sector operate and the challenges they face. I thrive on working with others and get stuck in to build trusting and productive relationships with stakeholders at all levels, finding common purpose and facilitating compromise.
Read more about my management skills and key deliverables below.
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Supporting the negotiation of a Memorandum of Understanding between local health and social care partners and central government to devolve £6bn of funding to the region
Developing “Taking Charge”, the five-year strategic plan for Greater Manchester’s health and social care
Developing and implementing the Bolton Locality Plan, a five-year reform strategy across health and social care
Leading on compliance with the NHS annual planning round, including coordinating the development of operational and strategic business plans across multiple system stakeholders within tight timescales
Working on behalf of Greater Manchester Association of NHS Clinical Commissioning Group members to identify areas for collaborative working, producing joint strategies and policies, and influencing and negotiating with senior leaders to gain support and consensus
Leading on producing a social value strategy for the Salford health and care system as part of a national Department of Health and Social Care pilot programme
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Establishing a system wide PMO across health and social care in Bolton to effectively monitor and evaluate 43 transformation projects with a total budget of £29m
Providing responsive and effective programme management support to the transitional year of the Greater Manchester health and social care devolution programme
The design and development of a regional programme dashboard to enable comprehensive performance reporting for 120 programmes across 16 organisations on behalf of the Greater Manchester Association of NHS Clinical Commissioning Groups
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Oversight and management of all of Bolton Clinical Commissioning Group’s corporate functions including business planning, performance management, board assurance, and risk management
Conducting a review of the Manchester Local Care Organisation’s corporate and quality governance to ensure governance infrastructures and processes were fit for purpose and responsive to an evolving and complex organisational form which did not sit neatly within existing blueprints
Re-designing the approach to corporate risk management within Manchester Local Care Organisation and liaising with Executive team members to maintain a robust and up to date corporate risk register
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Leading the re-design of gynaecological outpatient services at Wythenshawe Hospital, including improving privacy and recovery space for the Early Pregnancy Assessment Unit, receiving positive feedback from patients
Co-ordinating a “Faster Diagnosis” NHS England pilot for suspected lower GI cancer in Bolton, enabling patients to go from referral to a confirmed diagnosis or ruling out of cancer within 28 days
Commissioning lead for the Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service, including successfully securing additional funding to support expansion of the service across Bolton and innovative outreach to higher risk communities outside of traditional health and care settings