Experience

Nyon Investments Ltd

• United Kingdom
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair & Owner

  • May 2022 - 1 year 8 months

  Leeds, England, United Kingdom An investment company for SMEs in all sectors.



ContractsWise

• United Kingdom
• Software Development

• Chair & Owner

  • May 2023 - 8 months

  Leeds, England, United Kingdom ContractsWise is the UK's leading contract management platform, trusted by the NHS, government organisations and private businesses across the country. We have direct experience of managing large and small quantities of contracts for ourselves and our clients and needed a smart, easy and intuitive software tool to maximise our efforts across everything we do. With nothing that suited us in the market we knew there was a big gap to fill and have created ContractsWise, a central… Show more ContractsWise is the UK's leading contract management platform, trusted by the NHS, government organisations and private businesses across the country. We have direct experience of managing large and small quantities of contracts for ourselves and our clients and needed a smart, easy and intuitive software tool to maximise our efforts across everything we do. With nothing that suited us in the market we knew there was a big gap to fill and have created ContractsWise, a central, digital contract register, document storage and automated alert software tools that means you'll never misplace a contract or miss a renewal date again. We can now support you to Track each of your contracts wether you supply them or buy them in for yourselves to manage all of your KPIs, risks and performance compliance with powerful central dashboards, making data-led decision easy for your teams. We also ensure you can undertake in platform Stakeholder surveys on everything from performance to risk management, within each of your contracts and provide in-app messaging tools make sure that contracts are working for everyone - all of the time. Crucially we ensure that you now have speedy access to a one view historic reporting on contract performance, allowing for easy look back come renewal time. Show less



Bidding Limited

• United Kingdom
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chair & Owner

  • May 2023 - 8 months

  Leeds, England, United Kingdom Chair & Owner of Bidding Ltd a multi-million pound turnover bidding and solutions company for all sector bid delivery. We support the NHS, wider Public Sector and Private Industry to win and retain contracts and tenders across the UK. We are a market leading bidding team who have direct and up front experience of growing our own tech and service companies to win millions of pounds of investment, grants, innovation funds and short and long term contract awards across multiple sectors… Show more Chair & Owner of Bidding Ltd a multi-million pound turnover bidding and solutions company for all sector bid delivery. We support the NHS, wider Public Sector and Private Industry to win and retain contracts and tenders across the UK. We are a market leading bidding team who have direct and up front experience of growing our own tech and service companies to win millions of pounds of investment, grants, innovation funds and short and long term contract awards across multiple sectors. Learning from our own experience we realised that many companies need specialist support, rapid and intense skilled capacity and expert logistics managers to maximise their win rates and growth opportunities. We do all the heavy lifting so your company big or small can craft your story, sell your brilliance and deliver your bid every time. Show less



365 Response

• United Kingdom
• Software Development
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founder & Chief Product Officer

  • Nov 2012 - Apr 2023

  Wakefield, United Kingdom 365 Response was acquired by RLDatix in 2022 and was created to deliver transport management and procurement software for e-procurement and digital transport marketplaces. The software enables the private and public sector to compliantly manage, govern and deliver highly regulated transport services across patient transport, home-to-school, travel, demand responsive, dial-a-ride and group transport services. Winner of multiple awards across the NHS, UK Government and Innovation Funds 365… Show more 365 Response was acquired by RLDatix in 2022 and was created to deliver transport management and procurement software for e-procurement and digital transport marketplaces. The software enables the private and public sector to compliantly manage, govern and deliver highly regulated transport services across patient transport, home-to-school, travel, demand responsive, dial-a-ride and group transport services. Winner of multiple awards across the NHS, UK Government and Innovation Funds 365 Response created first to market software innovations across the UK solving intractable system issues across the public and private sectors. Show less



Community Ventures

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

• Executive Director of Business Development & Partnerships

  • Jan 2012 - Oct 2012

  Leeds, West Yorkshire A joint venture company across the Private and Public sector - created to maximise the benefits of all parties for the benefit of the health and social care sectors. Joined as a member of the Executive Management Team to increase Private/Commercial Sector expertise on short term basis - leading business development across the Group. Responsible for marketing and the development of long term partnerships giving shareholder return across the health and social care sectors.



Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Director of Operations

  • Jun 2008 - Jan 2012

  Wakefield, United Kingdom Executive Director and full Board Member with a wide range of different accountabilities across the period - including being accountable for complex clinical and operational services across Emergency and Routine care. Responsible for an operating budget in excess of £150million with 3,500 staff. Full member of the Trust Board with responsibility for service delivery, operational and strategic service planning and working with a wide range of external stakeholders both regionally and… Show more Executive Director and full Board Member with a wide range of different accountabilities across the period - including being accountable for complex clinical and operational services across Emergency and Routine care. Responsible for an operating budget in excess of £150million with 3,500 staff. Full member of the Trust Board with responsibility for service delivery, operational and strategic service planning and working with a wide range of external stakeholders both regionally and nationally. Also within YAS lead Director for Patient Transport Services a staff of circa 1,000 with accountability for 1.6 million patient transfers a year - the second largest service in the country. Led the national PTS ambulance group and worked across third sector and private and public partnerships to bring innovative, high quality models of care to services across Yorkshire.

• Deputy Chief Executive

  • Sep 2010 - Feb 2011

  Wakefield, United Kingdom Appointed by the Board to provide leadership and support the Chief Executive in driving the strategic and operational agenda forward for YAS.



Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

• United Kingdom
• Mental Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• Lead Associate Director

  • Feb 2005 - Jun 2008

  Leeds, United Kingdom Accountable for a range of complex and diverse acute and community mental heatlh services. Led large scale project development and PFI schemes and worked actively with service users and stakeholders across health and social care to improve the care and treatment of mental health and substance misusers. Accountable for circa £50million of services.



Mind

• United Kingdom
• Mental Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Leeds - Non Executive Director

  • May 2006 - May 2007

  Leeds, United Kingdom Provided independent board level support as part of the overall Board. Worked to deliver the organisations objectives achieving sound financial and service governance whilst ensuring service users and carers were at the core of all of our decision making.



NHS Wakefield District

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Performance & Development (Board Role)

  • Feb 2004 - Jan 2005

  Wakefield, United Kingdom Member of the Primary Care Trust Board and responsible for capacity planning, performance management and overall performance delivery across the services within the PCT. Gained signficant experience and insight into primary care service provision and worked closely with Acute Trusts to improve patient flows and capacity management across the whole health care system.



Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

• United Kingdom
• Mental Health Care
• 500 - 600 Employee

• General Manager

  • Sep 2000 - Jan 2004

  Leeds, United Kingdom General Manager for large scale and complex mental health and community services working jointly with social services and the council to deliver high quality care. Significant operational, management and financial responsibilities for £30m plus portfolio of services across a range of sites. Working together with service users to develop innovative and creative ways of engagment and service provision aimed at recovery and well being across the city. Part of the transformational team that… Show more General Manager for large scale and complex mental health and community services working jointly with social services and the council to deliver high quality care. Significant operational, management and financial responsibilities for £30m plus portfolio of services across a range of sites. Working together with service users to develop innovative and creative ways of engagment and service provision aimed at recovery and well being across the city. Part of the transformational team that delivered high quality and externally recognised improvements to the quality of care across the city. Show less



South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust

• United Kingdom
• Mental Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Joint LA & NHS General Manager

  • Aug 1995 - Aug 2000

  St Thomas' Hospital - London Operationally accountable for complex and acute inpatient and community services including the mental health and liaison service across A&Es and hospitals for St Thomas' and Guys. Lead for new service developments including, liaison and business development with GPs and SHAs. Lead major reconfiguration programmes and new capital developments supporting the delivery of modern mental health care. Worked across into Lambeth Primary Care Group to support early commissioning… Show more Operationally accountable for complex and acute inpatient and community services including the mental health and liaison service across A&Es and hospitals for St Thomas' and Guys. Lead for new service developments including, liaison and business development with GPs and SHAs. Lead major reconfiguration programmes and new capital developments supporting the delivery of modern mental health care. Worked across into Lambeth Primary Care Group to support early commissioning in large scale PCG gaining valuable primary care insight. Jointly appointed by health and social care to deliver integrated health and social care services across a wide and challenging service area. Show less



NHS England

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• NHS General Management Trainee

  • 1995 - 1997

  NHS management trainee working across Acute and Community Care pathways developing new pathways and redesigning systems to improve performance. Worked across Australian health care systems in Sydney redesigning Acute care pathways with clinicians and end users.



Northern Sydney Local Health District

• Australia
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Acute Care Pathway Redesign lead

  • May 1995 - Jul 1995

  North Sydney, Australia Part of the Pathway redesign team - developing Fractured Kneck of Femur pathway and clinical change management support for Area Team Health Service. Gained valuable insight into business delivery models across the service.



The Gambia, West Africa

• International Health Care Project

  • Jul 1990 - Aug 1991

  The Gambia, West Africa Part of an international project team working to reduce child death from Malaria. Working across remote communities to develop localised health education, development of outreach primary care services and access to healthcare and Malaria prevention. Worked as part of NGO supporting the government health delivery programme.