EAST CHESHIRE NHS TRUST - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Consultant
- Non - Executive Director
- Non - Executive Director of Mersey Care NHS FT
Aislinn has been a Non-Executive Director of Mersey Care NHS FT since October 2018. In this capacity she was Chair of the People Committee, Health & Wellbeing Guardian and member of the Ethical Advisory Group. She is also a Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health and a qualified District Nurse, Registered Midwife, Health Visitor, and has a Master's in Public Health and Diploma in Humanitarian Assistance.
Aislinn O'Dwyer's roles have included being a Consultant in Public Health supporting the NHS in the North West and also Lancashire County Council. As a Consultant in Public Health for UK Med she was also a member of the Quality Assurance Team in Sierra Leone and she supported NHS professionals.
She notably developed and implemented the recruitment process for NHS professionals to support the UK Government-led response to Ebola in Sierra Leone and was awarded the Ebola Medal by Her Majesty the Queen.
She was previously Director of Public Health at West Lancashire PCT and Interim Director of Public Health at Blackburn with Darwen PCT.
She is currently Chair of Savera UK, a leading charity based in Liverpool that tackles culturally-specific abuse and harmful practices in the UK.
She is also a Fundraiser and supporter of Freedom from Torture and Save the Children.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- Non - Executive Director / Associate Non - Executive Directors
Job Titles:
- Deputy Chief Executive
- Executive Director
- Medical Director
John joined the trust in September 2000 as a consultant in anaesthetics with a special interest in critical care and was appointed as Interim Medical Director in November 2014, before being appointed to the role permanently in May 2015. John is leading the development of the trust's clinical strategy and is building collaborative partnerships with clinical leads in primary, community and secondary care settings, supporting and developing new models of care.
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- Vice Chair
- Retired General Practitioner
Peter is a retired general practitioner who practiced at Chelford Surgery from 1984 until 2016. During his time there, the surgery was rated the best performing GP practice in Eastern Cheshire in the national IPSOS MORI GP Survey and was one of the top 25 practices in England.
He was trained at St Andrew's University and Manchester University before undertaking his general practice vocational training at Macclesfield Hospital.
Peter was also the Medical Director of the Cheshire Local Medical Committee for 28 years representing the interests of over 500 GPs in Cheshire until November 2017. In this role he has gained widespread knowledge of the NHS in both general practice and hospitals.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Non - Executive Director
If you would like to get in touch with the board, please email Janine Homer.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive
- Executive Director
Ged joined the trust in August 2021 as the Director of Finance before becoming Acting Chief Executive in December 2021.
Ged has substantial experience in senior executive roles across a number of sectors, including NHS and local authority and emergency services. He has also held a number of director roles in public sector subsidiary companies, held a number of regional roles and acted as a national government adviser. Ged is committed to ensuring staff and team development are maximised to support good patient care. He is a passionate supporter of public services and the role they play in society.
Ged is the chair or a member of the following committees or groups on behalf of ECT:
Jackie brings 25 years' experience as a senior executive operating at Board level in several large complex organisations.
After studying Law at university she qualified as a solicitor in 1988 and then enjoyed a career in private practice working for a national law firm. Following this she then worked as a senior lecturer in Law at the University of Huddersfield where, besides teaching on several law related degree courses, she also helped design and deliver the postgraduate courses for the solicitors' final examinations and masters' degrees. For the last 20 years, Jackie has worked in industry for a number of national regeneration, development and property investment companies.
Currently Jackie is the Legal and Commercial Director at MediaCity, Salford where she is responsible for all matters relating to risk management and stakeholder engagement with organisations such as the BBC. She is ideally placed to do this as her experience has ranged from all aspect of property management, construction and facilities management through to HR, transformational change projects and contract management.
Jackie served as a Non-Executive Director for Manchester Mental Health and Social Care Trust from 2012 to 2015 which was ultimately acquired by what is now GM Mental Health NHS FT.
Job Titles:
- Accountant
- Non - Executive Director
Joanne is a qualified accountant with over 20 years' experience operating at Board level within NHS Trusts and Commissioning Organisations. Her most recent Executive Director of Finance role was with the Manchester Health and Care Commissioning Group and more recently she has held Non Executive roles with both Stockport NHS FT and NHS Heywood, Middleton and Rochdale Clinical Commissioning Group.
Joanne is passionate about the need to improve health outcomes and reduce health inequalities and the importance of working in partnership with other local organisations to achieve this.
Chair of: Finance, Performance and Workforce Committee
Member of: Trust Board, Audit Committee, East Cheshire NHS Trust Charitable Fund Committee
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Director of Finance, Planning and Estates
Kara joined the trust in November 2008 and became the Interim Deputy Director of Finance in May 2017. She was appointed Deputy Director of Finance in December 2017. Kara was appointed the trust's Acting Director of Finance, Planning and Estates in December 2021.
She was appointed substantively to the post of Director of Finance, Planning and Estates in August 2022 following a full external recruitment process.
Prior to this, she held a number of senior finance positions within the private and public sector.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Director of Nursing and Quality
Kate has over 25 years experience as a registered nurse and began her career in 1997 as an Emergency Department nurse before becoming a Matron in 2007. Kate has undertaken a variety of senior nursing roles at both Salford Royal and Royal Bolton Hospitals before becoming Deputy Director of Nursing at Mid-Cheshire NHS Foundation Trust in 2016.
In 2020 Kate was seconded to NHS England in Cheshire and Mersey in a commissioning role leading on the Learning Disabilities and Autism programme.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Director of Transformation and Partnerships
Katherine joined the trust in December 2021 in the newly created role of Executive Director of Transformation and Partnerships. Katherine leads on developing the trust's Strategic Plan, creating and strengthening partnerships which will improve health and strengthen service delivery and overseeing the digital agenda.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Director of Corporate Affairs and Governance
- Director of Corporate Affairs and Governance ( Non - Voting )
Lorraine has more than 30 years' experience working within the NHS in both commissioning and provider organisations.
She brings a vast amount of experience to her role and leads on trust governance, risk management, raising concerns (speaking up), communications and patient engagement, emergency preparedness, research governance, information governance, fire safety, security governance and health and safety.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Director of People and Culture and Deputy Chief Executive
Rachael joined the NHS in 1987 and has worked in a variety of national, regional and local roles over the years including at the Department of Health and the Strategic Health Authority before joining the Trust in 2011.
Rachael has a substantive track record of delivery in transformation and transition and a wealth of experience in both workforce strategy and organisational development.
She is passionate about East Cheshire NHS Trust being a brilliant place to work and a place for people to develop their careers alongside creating a working environment that enables us to deliver the outstanding healthcare our patients deserve.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Executive Director
- Chief Operating Officer ( Non - Voting )
Simon was appointed in June 2020 having previously held a Deputy Director role in Operations, Transformation and Performance at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust. He joined the NHS in 2008 from Spire Hospitals having worked in corporate functions supporting the national chain of hospitals. Simon has led a number of multi-organisation change programmes having worked in large acute hospitals across the North West, and leads on the delivery of the NHS key performance standards and the operational delivery of patient safety.
Tony has worked as a Non-Executive Director in the NHS since 2006 initially at Tameside and Glossop Foundation Trust and currently at NHS Bolton CCG.
His NHS experience includes chairing Audit, Finance, Remuneration and Conflict of Interest Committees.
Prior to this he worked in industry in a number of large public companies in senior management positions in finance and general management.
Other interests: Tony's specialities include governance, audit, performance management and process engineering