Experience

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Head of Commissioning

  • Jan 2022 - Present



Eastern AHSN (Academic Health Science Network)

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Principal Advisor (Cancer) at Eastern Academic Health Science Network (Eastern AHSN)

  • Oct 2019 - Jan 2022

• Cancer Programme Manager

  • Jul 2019 - Oct 2019



East Midlands Cancer Alliance

• Fosse House, Leicester

• Senior Transformation and Commissioning Support Manager

  • Oct 2017 - May 2019



East Midlands Clinical Networks - Cancer

• Leicester, United Kingdom

• Network Senior Quality Improvement Manager

  • Apr 2016 - Oct 2017

  Our ambition is to improve the delivery of cancer services across the East Midlands, so patients get the highest standard of care. We work with Commissioners, Providers and partner organisations across the East Midlands to: - Improve quality and outcomes - Enable clinical leadership - Enable patient and public involvement - Promote equality and reducing inequalities - Partnership and cross boundary working - Support leadership for transformational change - Use insight and evidence for improvement whilst working to develop an excellent organisation



East Midlands Strategic Clinical Network

• NHS England, Leicester

• Senior Quality Improvement Lead - Cancer Waiting Times

  • Sep 2015 - Apr 2016



South Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group

• Stamford and Rutland Hospital, Stamford, Lincolnshire

• Programme Lead for Cancer and End of Life Care

  • Aug 2014 - May 2015

  • Programme lead for cancer, palliative and end of life care work streams • Multi-stakeholder, complex relationship management with lead CCG and statutory peer CCGs • Leading on the development of both Cancer and End of Life Care Strategies • Responsible for launching Lincolnshire Strategic Cancer Board • Leading on service redesign for future reprocurement of End of Life Care services within the county • Leading on developments of QIPP, CQUINs, service specification and quality schedule development across contracting portfolios for 2015/16 commissioning intentions and contracting round



Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit

• Health, Wellness & Fitness
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Programme Lead for Cancer and End of Life Care

  • Dec 2013 - Aug 2014

  • Programme lead for cancer, palliative and end of life care work streams• Multi-stakeholder, complex relationship management with lead CCG and statutory peer CCGs• Leading on the development of both Cancer and End of Life Care Strategies • Responsible for launching Lincolnshire Strategic Cancer Board• Leading on service redesign for future reprocurement of End of Life Care services within the county• Leading on developments of QIPP, CQUINs, service specification and quality schedule development across contracting portfolios for 2014/15 contracting round

• Interim Cancer Programme Lead

  • May 2013 - Dec 2013

  • Programme lead for cancer, palliative and end of life care work streams• Multi-stakeholder, complex relationship management with lead CCG and statutory peer CCGs• Leading on the development of both Cancer and End of Life Care Strategies • Responsible for launching Lincolnshire Strategic Cancer Board• Leading on service redesign for future reprocurement of End of Life Care services within the county• Leading on developments of QIPP, CQUINs, service specification and quality schedule development across contracting portfolios for 2014/15 contracting round



NHS Peterborough

• Improvement and Development Manager

  • Jun 2008 - Mar 2013

  • Commissioning and programme/project management lead for; cancer, cancer screening, long-term conditions, end of life care • Acute contract management support for 2012/13 £115million acute contract • Success working to constrained financial budgets, identifying cost efficiencies (QIPP), with ‘save to invest’ initiatives • Able to produce high-level Board reports as and when requested, as well as monthly performance updates on current work streams • Provides analytical support to acute provider cancer performance data and review cancer screening performance to identify route cause issues requiring attention • Responds to ad hoc queries (Freedom of Information, parliamentary enquiries) in a timely and accurate way • Managed small team (4) project support staff for Cancer Workstream delivery • Accomplished line manager to wider team members with excellent feedback • Current mentor with active mentees



Peterborough and Stamford Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• Multiple Sclerosis Nurse Specialist

  • Jun 2006 - Jun 2008

  • Redesigned support systems and patient liaison for local MS population (including nurse-led clinics)• Delivered nurse specialist support to an active caseload of 300 patients within population of 160,000 • Awarded ‘Best Development module’ student 2006 (MS Trust)

• Neurology Development Manager

  • Apr 2005 - Jun 2006

  • Implemented service redesign innovation for multi-stakeholder engagement • Developed clinical pathways to integrate condition specific neurology patients in a more streamlined way• Operated as lead project manager for neurology as part of PFI rebuild

• Stroke Nurse Specialist

  • 2003 - Apr 2005

  • Analysed and implemented recommendations from Royal College of Physicians National audits• Negotiated and introduced ‘fast track’ direct ward access for stroke patients • Developed clinical integrated Care Pathway for all stroke patients within primary and secondary care

• Stroke Co-ordinator

  • Oct 2000 - 2003

  • Researched , developed and delivered training packages for all groups of multidisciplinary staff involved in stroke patient acute hospital stay• Demonstrated clinical and financial efficiencies via service redesign (reduced length of stay by 5 days)• Negotiated recurrent funding for continuation of post from local PCT

• Practice Development Nurse (Part-time secondment)

  • 1998 - 2001

  • Delivered ‘on-site’ training packages to nursing staff in expanded roles and conducted practical assessments• Taught monthly mandatory training update courses for nursing and midwifery staff• Developed training packages based on audit/survey findings from local/national recommendations

• D and E Grade staff nurse

  • Jul 1997 - Oct 2000

  • Day to day running of Medicine for the Elderly and Stroke unit wards• Coordinated care for acutely unwell and rehabilitative patients • Shift coordinator role to manage care delivery, staff priorities and breaks etc and ward rounds to coordinate medical input for all patients