Experience

NHS Providers

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

• Director of Policy and Strategy

  • Oct 2018 - Present

  Miriam leads organisational strategy and positioning for NHS Providers, working closely with the boards of NHS trusts and national NHS decision makers. Miriam has led the growth of the influencing function at NHS Providers from a small team to a directorate of nearly 30 professionals spanning policy and strategy, public affairs and research. She is a member of the executive leadership team and attends the board of trustees.

• Head of Strategy

  • Oct 2016 - Oct 2018

  Leading and contributing to different aspects of organisational strategy and influencing activity with a particular focus on the development of system working.

• Head of Policy

  • Sep 2013 - Oct 2016

  Developing policy and influencing activity to represent the interests of foundation trusts and NHS trusts at a national level. Working closely with member organisations to capture and champion their views, and share good practice. Leading and supporting the policy and public affairs team to deliver policy development and influencing campaigns across a wide range of issues including governance and local accountability, regulation, quality of care, finance and workforce. Working closely with communications colleagues to ensure evidence based, impactful media activity. Representing the organisation and its membership on a range of national working groups.

• Policy Manager

  • Jun 2012 - Sep 2013

  Working with NHS trusts and foundation trusts in the foundation trust network (now NHS Providers) to champion their interests, and lead and influence health policy development with a particular lead for quality of care, sustainability and horizon scanning.



National School of Government

• Consultant

  • Jan 2011 - Jul 2012

  Responsible for offering policy advice to build organisational capacity and for designing and delivering a range of leadership development programmes: - Developing quality leadership programmes for new cohorts of elite government leaders including peer to peer learning, talent management schemes, mandatory training and a range of development offers - Experience of scoping innovative projects with high calibre partners including Google, Oliver Wyman, Ashridge Business School, Henley Business School and others- Led international partnership projects developed with South Korea, US, UK and underway with Sweden and Norway to share public policy approaches at a global level - Developing the policies and working processes of the School, drafting strategy updates as required.



Local Government Association

• United Kingdom
• Government Relations Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Improvement Manager

  • Jul 2008 - Jan 2011

  Played a key role in establishing and running the Programme Management Office for this £200m government funded programme to set up regional ‘centres of public service excellence.’ Successfully led and drafted the business case to secure annual government funding for the programme.

• Principal Consultant and Consultant

  • Jul 2006 - Jul 2008

  Responsible for scoping and managing a wide range of ‘improvement’ projects for local government and partner organisations. Gained full range of consultancy skills with valuable experience of leading diverse project teams.



London Borough of Barking and Dagenham

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Performance and Business Manager

  • May 2005 - Jul 2006

  Responsible for managing business processes for the health and social care directorate and providing recommendations to help the council improve this service. Responsible for managing business processes for the health and social care directorate and providing recommendations to help the council improve this service.



Essex County Council

• Team Leader

  • May 2004 - May 2005

  Responsible for managing a team of 8 people to organise essential services for older people in residential care and within their own homes. Responsible for managing a team of 8 people to organise essential services for older people in residential care and within their own homes.



Essex County Council

• Graduate management trainee

  • Sep 2002 - May 2004

  • Policy Advisor, Leader of the Council’s Office: supporting the Leader’s role in the House of Lords and the Committee of the Regions (European Union)• Performance Officer, Children’s Services• Programme Office Support for a review of Adult Social Care • Policy officer in Organisational Development • Policy Advisor, Leader of the Council’s Office: supporting the Leader’s role in the House of Lords and the Committee of the Regions (European Union)• Performance Officer, Children’s Services• Programme Office Support for a review of Adult Social Care • Policy officer in Organisational Development