Non-Executive Director

2012-present

Lay Member for Patient and Public Involvement (PPI), East Riding of Yorkshire Clinical Commissioning Group (ERYCCG)

This is a statutory paid appointment to the CCG Governing Body. I had very little commissioning experience prior to this appointment but have found the last few years incredibly satisfying and I have come to understand the NHS from a very different perspective to my previous experiences.

As a member of the Governing Body I am, together with my colleagues, responsible for a £410m budget and Acute and Community health service delivery to over 300,000 patients; we must discharge our responsibilities by exercising good governance - accountability, transparency and probity - with a focus on sustainable success over the longer term. In my role I also have particular responsibility for ensuring that meaningful public and patient engagement and involvement, and thus the patient, is at the heart of all that we do.

In addition to attending a range of committees:

• I am the CCG governing body equality lead
• I am a member of the NHS Clinical Commissioners (NHSCC) lay member steering group
• I am a member of the NHS England (NHSE) Project Board helping to develop online conflict of Interest (COI) training for all NHSE and CCG staff and Governing Body members; this will be rolled out nationally from December 2016.
• I have also, together with my lay colleagues, developed an induction pack and a range of fact sheets for Lay Members to help support them in their role. These are available on the ERYCCG website and via the NHS Clinical Commissioners membership organisation.

2016-present

Lay Member for Council and Faculty Board, Clinical Oncology, and Joint Collegiate Council for Oncology at the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR)

This is a new appointment which commenced in September 2016. In this role:

• I am a member of the Council which is the governing body of the College of Radiologists and undertakes the responsibilities of trustees of the College as a registered charity.
• I am a member of the Oncology Faculty Board, which is responsible for determining policy for the Faculty and the speciality within the strategy set by the council and ensuring delivery
• I am a member of the Joint Collegiate Council for Oncology (JCCO), which is the coordinating inter-collegiate body for non-surgical oncology in the UK. The JCCO is established jointly between the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR).

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Lecturer

2007-present

Associate Lecturer for the Open University

I am an associate lecturer for the Open University (OU) in the Faculty of Health, Wellbeing and Social Care (paid). I have also been an author, and monitor for the OU and provided consultancy.

I am currently a tutor for the Dementia Care module (K235), two modules that are part of the Masters in Advancing Healthcare Practice - Leading healthcare improvements (K827) module and Transforming professional practice (K829), K117 Enhancing your healthcare practice (foundation degree module).

I also deliver dementia awareness courses in association with UNISON in Yorkshire for the OU, and I have recently been a tutor on the NHS Leadership Academy Mary Seacole Programme.

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Charity Trustee

I have been a charity trustee since 2000, initially as a founder member of the National Association for Palliative Care Educators (NAPCE) and subsequently as treasurer. I resigned this post in 2015.

Since 2009 I have been a trustee of the National Gulf Veterans and Families Association (NGVFA). This charity supports military veterans, primarily those who are veterans of desert conflicts, e.g. Gulf 1 (1990-1991), Iraq (2003-2011) and Afghanistan (2001- 2014) and their families. I was appointed chair of the NGVFA board of trustees in March 2017.

I am also a voluntary chair of the Hull and East Riding Equalities Network

As a Charity Trustee I have developed a good understanding of charity administration and governance, Charity Commission and Companies House requirements and best practice guidance to help ensure an effective charity. As a trustee, and as a non-executive director, I adhere to and actively promote the 7 Nolan principles for public life: Selflessness, Integrity, Objectivity, Accountability, Openness, Honesty and Leadership.