ARCH - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Non - Executive Director
- Experience
Experience
Bobby joined the Martlets team in September 2014 as Director of Finance and Support Services, following 18 years of finance and business development experience in the financial services sector. He is a qualified Management Accountant since 2000 following his Finance and Accounting degree at the University of Brighton. Having lived most of his life in central Brighton, he now resides on the outskirts of town in Westdene living with his wife and three boys whom keep him entertained. He enjoys making a difference to serve the local community in which he has lived in for most of his life.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Executive Director
- GP and Executive Director
Qualifications
MBBS,DRCOG,MSc (Addictions)
Experience
Originally from Yorkshire, I qualified in medicine at the Royal Free Hospital in 1989 and then completed GP training in North London. I joined a large general practice after completing training and left this to start the Morley Street Surgery (later Brighton Homeless Healthcare) in 1998.
I have been clinically involved in the care of excluded people ever since. I completed an MSc in Addictions at King's in 2006. I have been involved with teaching at Brighton and Sussex Medical School since it opened 12 years ago, and currently hold a part time post as a Senior Clinical Lecturer in the Department of Medical Education where I teach undergraduate and postgraduate students on health and homelessness issues.
I also organise the national Pathway CPD events and am chair of the Pathway Education Committee. I am a GP Mentor for other doctors in the HEKSS mentoring scheme. In 2008 I took up a role as a GP with special interest in substance misuse with Whittington Health.
Dr Chris Sargeant (Director) says: "Arch Health CIC was founded because we believe that no- one should be denied the highest standards of healthcare, whatever their circumstances."
Qualifications
MbChB, MRCGP
Experience
I graduated from Edinburgh Medical School in 2006 and completed my GP training in Worthing and Littlehampton in 2013. Since then I have been a Partner in Lewes originally at School Hill Medical Practice but now as part of Foundry Healthcare Lewes formed by the merger of the three practices in Lewes. As part of this we have been exploring how to improve the journey of people through primary health care services and the wellbeing of the team that provide this service. We have pushed forward innovations to address the challenges that this has presented and are continuing to cultivate change and foster hope for patients and staff.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- GP and Executive Director
Qualifications
MBBCh MRCPCH DTM&H DRCOG MRCGP
Experience
Prior to medical school I spent a year working in Uganda where I first faced the stark realities of inequality and the lack of access to adequate healthcare.
I trained in Cardiff and worked initially in Paediatrics in New Zealand, South Wales and Great Ormond Street before returning to Africa where I worked for 2 and half years in South Sudan responding to outbreaks and health emergencies.
I returned to complete my GP training in Brighton. I have always been drawn to working with those that face inequality and hardship and so it felt very natural to join the wonderful team at Arch in 2017.
Qualifications
MBBS, MRCGP, CWH
Experience
I was born in Malawi, grew up in Scotland, and during my medical school years returned to Malawi to work with under-resourced populations, focusing on supporting and treating vulnerable women and children. After working abroad in various inner city and rural hospitals across Australia, I returned to the UK to complete my GP training in Camden Town, where there is a big homeless population. This work resonated hugely with me, so when I moved to Brighton in 2017 I joined Arch as a GP, first as a locum and then as a permanent member of the team.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- GP & Executive Director
Qualifications
BMedSci BMBS MRCGP
Experience
I graduated from Nottingham Medical School in 2002, and have worked in Brighton and the surrounding area ever since. I initially wanted to be a psychiatrist, and spent 3 years working in different mental health specialities such as forensics, learning disabilities and substance misuse. During this time I was also working on the Martlet's Hospice on-call rota. In 2008 I realised that I missed being able to offer more holistic care, and so re-trained to become a GP. I started working at Brighton Homeless Healthcare shortly after this, which for me was a dream come true. I have been the Lead GP at BHH since 2011 and the clinical lead for 4 other surgeries in Brighton & Hove over the last 2 years.
Qualifications
Masters in Business Administration (MBA), Durham University Business School
Experience
I've been involved in third sector leadership for 30 years, starting out as a youth and family worker in Brighton and then spending 12 years leading a pioneering community project in inner city Manchester. During my time in Manchester I started the charity Justlife which now operates nationally specialising in services for people living in temporary accommodation. In 2009 I won a scholarship to study at Durham University Business School and graduated from there with an MBA in 2012. Since returning to Brighton in 2012 I've been involved in various collaborative partnerships which culminated in the creation of Arch Health CIC in 2016.
Job Titles:
- Chairman
- Non - Executive Director
- Chairman of the Arch Board
- Chairman, Non - Executive Directors
- NHS in 1990 As a Public Health Specialist
Experience
Geraldine was appointed chair of the Arch board in July 2021. She has served as a Non-Executive Director of Arch since its inception and has been a key part of the organisation over the past five years. Her professional history also makes her perfectly suited to steer Arch over the coming years and as the organisation grows and branches out into new directions.
Geraldine joined the NHS in 1990 as a public health specialist, developing services in response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic in South London. She has worked in many areas of the NHS since, including establishing the Brighton and Hove CCG in 2012 and is now the Managing Director for Foundry Healthcare in Lewes leading their population health and transformation programme.
Geraldine has a first degree in psychology from York University, a masters in public health sciences from St. George's Medical School and has recently been awarded an MBA from Cass Business School.
Geraldine has a longstanding interest in health inequalities and advocating for homeless health in particular. She commissioned the Pathway Plus service at the Royal Sussex County Hospital when working in Brighton and it was from there that the vision for an integrated primary care based model of care for the City was realised in the founding of Arch Healthcare in 2017.
She lives in Brighton with her partner and three children.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Member of the Nurses & Healthcare Assistants Team
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Executive Director
Qualifications
Diploma in Professional Nursing Studies (RGN). Specialist Community Practitioner in General Practice Nursing (Msc ANP)
Experience
I qualified as a nurse in 2003 from Manchester University and worked in primary care in areas of high deprivation in central Manchester where I developed an interest in addressing health inequalities and undertook further postgraduate study in substance misuse.
In 2010 I moved into general practice nursing, and further deepened my passion for marginalised groups whilst working in a busy urban surgery. On moving to Brighton in 2012 I was delighted to join the team at Brighton Homeless Healthcare as lead nurse, a position I still hold now. I am very passionate about helping people engage with healthcare and thinking creatively about how that is better achieved for vulnerable people in society.
I completed a master's degree at Brighton University in Community Specialist Practitioner in General Practice Nursing (ANP MA) in 2017.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Nurses & Healthcare Assistants Team
- Nurse
Job Titles:
- Health Engagement Worker and Receptionist
Job Titles:
- Pathway Housing & Team Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Administrator
- Receptionist
Job Titles:
- Communications Coordinator
- Member of the Business Team
Job Titles:
- Experience
- Project Manager for Brighton & Hove Common Ambition
Experience
After 10 years as a performer and music teacher, I transitioned into Project Management. Having managed a large portfolio of projects including employee engagement, leadership and team building projects, I moved into the area of international development, leading engagement, global health and advocacy programmes and projects. This is where I really found my passion for co-production, working with people with lived experience to create the most effective interventions and holding the space for those who are often not heard to have a voice in what happens to them and how their lives are portrayed.
Since 2017, Olivia has led commercial development and strategy in healthcare technology companies and is currently Partnerships Director at Healthy.io. In this role, Olivia has played a leading role in the national rollout of home-based urine testing for people living with diabetes and hypertension. She was appointed an NHS Innovation Accelerator Fellow in 2017, a national programme designed to support companies and individuals committed to sharing, growing expertise and experience in the adoption, implementation and spread of innovation for the benefit of patients.
Prior to this, Olivia worked in commercial development and policy roles within the NHS in Sussex, in the charity sector, and at the Department of Health. She was involved in the original development of Arch's vision for primary care in Brighton & Hove, and supported the development of new diabetes and public health services across Sussex.
Olivia has been interested in the intersection of health and wellbeing, housing, and social inequality throughout her career, particularly following work on changes to public health and children's services across Sussex. She supported the team in the development of Arch's original vision for primary care services in Brighton & Hove and in the early stages of the organisation's growth.
Olivia has a degree in Social & Political Studies from the University of Sheffield, and a PGDip in Healthcare Leadership & Commissioning from Brighton & Sussex Medical School.
She lives in Brighton with her partner, son, and dog, Susan.
Job Titles:
- Finance
- HR Manager
- Member of the Business Team
Job Titles:
- Member of the Nurses & Healthcare Assistants Team
- Receptionist & Healthcare Assistant
Job Titles:
- Member of the Nurses & Healthcare Assistants Team
- Healthcare Assistant and Receptionist
Job Titles:
- Member of the Nurses & Healthcare Assistants Team
- Outreach Team Coordinator
Qualifications
BSc Adult Nursing
MSc Contemporary Nursing with Advanced Practice (ANP)
Experience
I qualified as a Nurse in 2008 and initially worked in Emergency medicine before moving into Primary Care in 2012.
I developed an interest in health inequalities when working with Gypsy and Traveller communities and went on to raise awareness and develop training for staff as part of my master's innovation project. I am passionate about making healthcare accessible for marginalised communities and thinking innovatively about how barriers can be removed.
I am also a post-graduate researcher on the Public Health doctorate programme at Hertfordshire University. My research explores the role of community health champions during COVID-19.
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Practice Manager
Job Titles:
- Receptionist & Moving on Coordinator
Job Titles:
- Finance
- HR Administrator
- Member of the Business Team