Management

The NHS provides an enormous range of services to millions of people across the country. Without skilled and dedicated managers to lead and run it, it would not be able to do what it is here to do – treat and care for patients.

Hear from those now in an NHS management role:

Andy

Tom

Grace

Andy joined the NHS after 20 years of regular service, and two years as a reserve prior to his regular career. He is now Deputy Head of Facilities at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust.

Tom served in the Armed Forces for 38 years after joining at 16 years old as a soldier within the Royal Signals. He decided the NHS was the employer of choice for him, as he still wanted to provide a service to the public.

Grace left the military in 2014 and set her sights on an NHS career. Although she initially struggled to be offered a role, since being given her initial chance, her NHS career has really taken off.

Steve

Tiffany

Palmer

Steve served in the Army for 37 years, joining as a soldier and his final post being Lieutenant Colonel at the Royal School of Artillery. He is now a Leadership & Management Development Manager at Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Tiffany joined the regular Army in 2000. Her last role was overseeing procurement of medical equipment and information systems for Defence. She now works in the executive team at St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Palmer commissioned from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 2006 and joined the Rifles on completion of his Officer training. With guidance from Step into Health, he secured a position as Assistant Director of Diagnostic and Clinical Support Services.

Gavin

Ray

Dan

Gavin served for 24 years in the Royal Logistics Corps, his last role was as a Brigade Ordnance Warrant Officer and now works as Head of Transformation at King’s Interventional Facilities Management LLP.

Ray served as a Warrant Officer Class One in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He now works as Assistant Director of People and OD.

Dan was a Major (SO2) in the Army and is now the Implementation Manager for the Veterans High Intensity Mental Health Service at Leeds & York Partnership NHS Trust.

Aaron

Paul

Rachael

Meet Aaron Cooper, a former Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer, used his transferable skills to find a new purpose in the NHS thanks to the Step into Health programme.

Paul Hayman began his career in the Armed Forces as an Artificer Apprentice in 1978. After 26 years of dedicated service, Paul transitioned to a new role as a workplace quality manager within the NHS.

Rachael is the early careers manager at Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, a military spouse and a proud member of the Armed Forces community. She discusses how Step into Health helped her find an engaging career in the NHS.