LTHT - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Non - Executive Director
- Member of the Workforce
Amanda has over 30 years of HR experience across various sectors, focusing on putting people at the heart of business to drive success. Most recently she was HR Director for Portakabin Ltd, part of the privately owned Shepherd Building Group, where during her 14 years she worked with her colleagues to deliver significant business growth.
Amanda is a member of the Workforce and Quality Assurance Committees.
Job Titles:
- Senior Independent Director
- Founding Partner of Schofield Sweeney LLP Solicitors
- Non - Executive Director & Deputy Trust Chair
A practising solicitor, specialising in corporate law, Chris is the Founding Partner of Schofield Sweeney LLP Solicitors, and a Trustee of the Leeds Hospital Charity Cares, and a number of other local charities, including St Gemma's Hospice. Chris is the chair of Governors at the One in a Million Free School and a Trustee of the Enhance Academy Trust. Chris is non-executive director of JBA Group and is a part-time lecturer (business and commercial law) at Huddersfield University. Chris has served has served as the Under-Sheriff of West Yorkshire.
Chris was a Non-Executive Director for the Leeds West Clinical Commissioning Group and has strong experience of the NHS.
Chris is the Senior Independent Director, a member of the Building Development and Innovation Committees, an observer of the management Committee for Research & Innovation, is the named Non-Executive Director for Medical Staff in Difficulty, is the Health & Wellbeing Guardian and represents the Trust within the City's Health and Social Care Board.
Clare has worked at Leeds Teaching Hospitals since January 2014, most recently as the Director of Operations before becoming the Interim Chief Operating Officer. Prior to joining the Trust she worked as an Acute Trust Divisional General Manager in Scotland.
Job Titles:
- Executive
- Director of Estates and Facilities
- Fellow of the Chartered Management Institution
Craige has been with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust for over 25 years, working in various estates and facilities roles before progressing to the Director of Estates and Facilities.
During this time, Craige has been instrumental in managing the ongoing transformation of the Trust estate, which is one of the largest and most complex acute estate portfolios in the NHS.
Craige is the executive lead for estate management and strategic development, facilities operational services, sustainability and violence reduction and prevention, supported by a team of over 2,500. He is committed to ensuring that the estate and supporting services contribute to delivering exceptional patient care.
Craige is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institution (CMI), is an active member of the West Yorkshire Net Zero Board Leads Network and played a significant role in leading the regional response to managing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Job Titles:
- Leeds Teaching Hospitals As Chair
- Member of the Finance & Performance Committee
- Trustee of the NHS Provider Board
Since Linda joined Leeds Teaching Hospitals as Chair in Feb 2013, she has led the Trust to a number of significant successes.
Linda is a member of the Finance & Performance Committee and Chairs the Innovation Committee.
Linda is a Trustee of the NHS Provider Board, representing acute trusts and is a Trustee of Leeds Hospitals Charity, the charity partner of Leeds Teaching Hospitals. She is Vice Chair of the Citywide partnership; Health and Wellbeing Board to Board meetings, by rotation Chairs West Yorkshire Association of Acute Trusts (WYAAT). She Chairs the Yorkshire and the Humber Chairs network meeting with support from regional and national leaders. She is a member of NHSE/I Chairs Advisory Group and has a proactive contribution to the development of future Chairs in teaching and mentoring to support the NHSE/I programme.
Dr Harrison has held Executive Medical Director and Deputy Chief Executive roles at both Burton Hospitals NHS Trust and the University Hospitals of Derby and Burton.
Job Titles:
- Chief Digital Information Officer
Dr Paul Jones joined the Trust in November 2019. Paul has held senior roles across the public and private sector including Chief Technology Officer for the NHS in England and Group CIO of Serco.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Non - Executive Director
- Member of the Audit
Georgina is a member of the Audit, Digital & IT, and Innovation Committees.
Job Titles:
- Accountant
- Non - Executive Director & Deputy Trust Chair
Gillian is a qualified accountant and has held a variety of business transformation and finance roles throughout her career. She also has experience operating at board level in the utility, social housing, and social business sectors including British Gas and Centrica. Gillian is joint Deputy Trust Chair and Chair of the Trust's Finance & Performance Committee and is a member of the Building Development Committee.
Prior to joining the Trust James has experience of working in national policy, operational management and commissioning. He is an alumnus of the NHS Graduate Management Training Scheme.
Job Titles:
- HR Director
- Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development
Jenny is an experienced HR Director who is passionate about advancing System Development for the benefit of our communities as well as Organisational Development.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Non - Executive Director
Joanne (Jo) Koroma is Director National Infrastructure for Openreach (BT plc) and is a highly accomplished, senior executive with experience operating at board level in challenging regulated roles in a complex organisation. She has also led businesses through critical transformational change programmes.
Job Titles:
- Director National Infrastructure for Openreach
Joanne (Jo) Koroma is Director National Infrastructure for Openreach (BT plc) and is a highly accomplished, senior executive with experience operating at board level in challenging regulated roles in a complex organisation. She has also led businesses through critical transformational change programmes.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Non - Executive Director
- Head of Global Services
Mark is currently the Head of Global Services and Public Sector as well as Head of UK Regions for Lloyd's Banking Group. A 25-year career in finance has seen Mark take leadership roles for several prominent banks, working with clients from around the world and across multiple sectors.
Mike is a proud and passionate public servant who has held leadership roles in the three largest Departments of State. Most recently Mike was Chief Operating Officer at the Ministry of Defence, an organisation of 230,000 military and civilian colleagues with an annual spend of £49 billion.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive
- Non - Executive Director
- Member of the Finance & Performance
Phil was appointed Chief Executive in February 2023. Prior to this he was Chief Medical Officer for the Trust and Deputy Chief Executive.
He joined Leeds Teaching Hospitals in 2002 as a Consultant Immunologist and during his career Phil has worked in many operational and strategic roles including Clinical Director for services such as Pathology and Oncology and Medical Director for Strategy and Planning.
Phil began her career as a qualified nurse in the 1980s. By 1990 she was a Clinical Nurse Specialist at Leeds General Infirmary and throughout the nineties she gained a great deal of experience in both nursing and senior management in several hospitals in West and South Yorkshire.
Phil is a member of the Finance & Performance and Quality Assurance Committees.
In 2007, Prof. Brown set up the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) Registered Clinical Trials Units Network. For the last 16 years she has directed this nationwide network that includes 53 academic clinical trials units, fostering collaborative working to establish the UK as a world leader in clinical research.
Professor Julia Brown is Deputy Dean at the University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health, and Director of the Leeds Institute of Clinical Trials Research.
Job Titles:
- Chief
- Nurse
- Formerly Executive Chief Nurse
Rabina Tindale was formerly Executive Chief Nurse and DIPC for Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust.
Rabina has served on the Royal College of Nurses (RCN) emergency care association forum steering committee as both a member and subsequent chair. She is currently a member of the RCN nurses in management and leadership forum committee.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Non - Executive Director
- Director of Transformation at John Lewis
Rachel is currently Director of Transformation at John Lewis and has a proven track record in leading strategy and transformational change to deliver outstanding business performance with previous roles: Executive Director, Coop Funeral Care Strategy, Transformation and New Business, Director of Strategy and Transformation also with the Coop and Strategy Director, Morrisons. Rachel is a member of the Quality Assurance and Research and Innovation Committees.
Job Titles:
- Manager
- Non - Executive Director
- Senior Executive
Bob is an accomplished senior executive manager and has extensive experience in building development and construction. Latterly was Head of Construction Development with Asda Wallmart reporting to the Asda Management Board and CEO, responsible for the delivery of new space.
He is a Director of Hexstall Consultancy Limited.
He is led Non-Executive for the Building the Leeds Way and Chairs the Building and Development Committee and is a member of the Innovation Committee.
Simon, who lives in Leeds, started his career in 1988 as a trainee accountant with Leeds Western Health Authority, based at the Leeds General Infirmary.
Job Titles:
- Accountant
- Non - Executive Director
Suzanne is a qualified accountant and currently the Chief Internal Auditor at a private investment bank. Prior to this she held senior roles at the Bank of England and at a number of financial institutions, including the Chief Internal Auditor at the Yorkshire Building Society. Suzanne is also a Trustee at a charity offering alternative educational to young people excluded from mainstream education in Bradford.
Suzanne Chairs the Audit Committee, and with this role observes the monthly Risk Management Committee meeting and is the named lead Non-Executive Director for procurement.