Experience

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  Self Employed

  • Prefernce for the South West of England but wil...

  • HR Practitioner

    • Apr 2015 - Present
    • Prefernce for the South West of England but wil...

    I am now available to provide practical help and support on either an interim or consultancy basis.Assignments could typically range from supporting organisational change to helping resolve 'one-off' relationship or performance issues.I will always focus on finding solutions to problems t...

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  Torridge District Council

  • Bideford

  • Head of Human Resources

    • Jul 2006 - Dec 2014
    • Bideford

    Responsible for all aspects of people management. Contributed to major improvements in performance which included a reduction in the workforce of upwards of 33% without significant redundancies.Led on implementation of single status, the implementation of new employment policies and IiP accredita...

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  Weston Area Health Trust

  • Weston-super-Mare

  • Director of HR

    • Jul 2002 - Jul 2006
    • Weston-super-Mare

    Responsible for all aspects of people management. Led on agenda for change, the implementation of EHR and project managed the construction of a new £2m education facility. Also addressed major organisational relating to leadership and the management of waiting lists.

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  Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust

  • Plymouth

  • Director of HR

    • Nov 1997 - Jun 2002
    • Plymouth

    Responsible for all aspects of people management to a complex 'teaching' hospital that employed over 6,500 people. Resolved difficult employee relations issues and also dealt with serious performance issues amongst clinical staff and organisational failings in respect of waiting list mana...

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  Northern Devon Healthcare

  • Barnstaple

  • Director of Personnel

    • May 1991 - Oct 1997
    • Barnstaple

    Responsible for all HR matters plus communications at 'district wide' NHS Trust which included an Acute Hospital, Community Hospitals and Mental Health Services.Also led on PR matters and internal communications at a time of strong local resistance to the establishment of a 'first wav...

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  Various Building Materidals and Power Comapnies

  • Bristol, Southampton, Harrogate, Solihull

  • Varierty of HR and general management roles

    • Jan 1982 - May 1991
    • Bristol, Southampton, Harrogate, Solihull

    I undertook increasingly more responsible roles, often providing day to day HR support to site managers including engineering laboratories, power stations, quarries and building material factories.