Meet our Board

James was appointed as Chief Executive Officer of Liverpool Heart & Chest Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in April 2025. In October 2025, the Trust joined the NHS University Hospitals of Liverpool Group. He has played a pivotal role in facilitating the integration of services, ensuring patient-centred care remains at the forefront of the Group’s objectives.

James was previously Chief Executive Officer at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust before joining LUHFT. James joined the NHS in 1999, initially working in Primary Care before progressing into several regional quality improvement roles. His extensive experience spans both operational and strategic leadership, with a focus on service transformation and improving outcomes for patients.

He moved into the acute sector in 2005 and has held a number of operational and strategic roles since, including Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Stockport NHS Foundation Trust, Chief Officer of Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and latterly Chief Executive of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. James is dedicated to fostering a culture of excellence and innovation within the NHS, supporting staff development and championing high-quality care for all patients.

Geoffrey’s term of office runs from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2027.

Tom was awarded a CBE for services to medicine in 2008. Tom’s term of office runs from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2026.

He currently serves as Chair of the Audit Committees for LUHFT and LHCH. Additionally, David is an independent member of the Audit and Risk Committee at Muir Group Housing Association, acts as Trustee for the Hospice of the Good Shepherd in Chester and sits on the Health Financial Management Association’s Governance & Audit Committee.

Prior to joining the Trust, he served as Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair at the Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt NHS Foundation Trust.

David’s term ran from 1 December 2022 to 30 June 2026, with Council of Governors approving an extension to his tenure in April 2026 to a further term of office from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2028.

Jackie spent five years at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust as Deputy Director of Nursing and Governance and was part of their patient safety journey and it was there that her passion for quality, patient safety, experience and outcomes began. She was awarded a Florence Nightingale Travel Scholarship in 2007 to work further on the patient safety agenda with a bespoke two-week programme at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in Boston and in 2012 she was awarded a Florence Nightingale Leadership Scholarship.

Jackie has held Chief Nurse positions since 2007, including as Chief Nurse and Executive Director of Quality at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust where she led the Trust to be rated twice as an Outstanding organisation by the CQC in 2016 and 2018. More recently, Jackie was the Regional Chief Nurse for NHSE/I where she provided executive and professional leadership for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals and was the accountable executive for the operational delivery of the regional governance and quality agenda.  She was the Senior Responsible Officer for Nightingale NW, part of the NHS response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jackie’s term of office runs from 1 September 2024 to 31 March 2028.

In 2012, she became a Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee at Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and is currently a Non-Executive Director and Deputy Chair at The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust, a role held since 2019.  Su has also been the Senior Independent Director.  Su will continue in Non-Executive Director role across the two organisations.

Other roles Su has worked within have included senior positions at KPMG and Audit Partner in Horwarth Clark Whitehill, and Mazars Accountants, as well as various voluntary roles, including working with a mental health charity for young people.  Su has been member of the NW BAME Assembly since 2020 and is actively involved in the health inequalities agenda.

Su’s term of office runs from 28 February 2025 to 27 February 2028. 

She works with a number of charitable organisations to raise awareness of baby and infant loss and is an avid ambassador for Mental Health and Wellbeing.

Sarah’s term of office runs from 1 September 2024 to 31 August 2027.

Rob worked in a variety of senior finance and Director roles within General Motors, living and working in both the UK and Europe for a number of years. Rob joined the NHS in 2009.

In addition to his Trust role, Rob chairs the national HFMA Technical Issues Group, Cheshire & Merseyside Provider CFO Group, Finance Skills Development Steering Group and is on the Board of the NHS Finance Leadership Council.

Rob is passionate about advancing the inclusive reach and effectiveness of the Finance profession in the NHS and beyond, with a special interest in innovation and Social Value.

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Originally from Liverpool, David is both a Registered General Nurse and Registered Nurse for People with Learning Disabilities. He holds a master degree in Strategic Leadership. His main clinical speciality was neurology and neurosurgery, and he has previously held Director of Nursing roles at The Walton Centre NHS FT and Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS FT.

David’s main focus is to further develop a culture within organisations that sets patient safety at the heart of what everyone does by engaging colleagues to be the very best that they can be.

Heather has previously worked at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust as the Director of Workforce and Organisational Development and brings a wealth of expertise in successful change management, organisational development and executive coaching.  Her career started in the NHS in 2002 at Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board in Wales, leading the wellbeing and inclusion agenda.  

Heather has over 13 years’ experience of working as a Director within the NHS.  During this time, Heather has focused her energy and passion in developing leadership capability and actively promoting women in leadership.

Heather has a Masters degree in Human Resource Management and a further Masters degree in Executive coaching.

She works closely with leadership teams across the Group’s hospital sites to drive operational excellence through continuous improvement, transformation, and strong collaboration with partners across the integrated care system. Her focus is on embedding operational discipline and population health priorities at the centre of operational planning and delivery.

Beth has extensive experience in developing services and in translating organisational strategy into clear, actionable operational objectives. She is committed to fostering a culture of continuous improvement for the benefit of patients, ensuring high quality, efficient, and value‑driven service delivery.

Tom’s aim has been to develop an ambitious strategy for the future of the Group that acknowledged the need to continue to provide the highest quality care on a day-to-day basis. UHL2030 also seeks to ensure that we seize the opportunities of coming together as the UHL Group, including in areas where Tom has a particular interest – such as making the best use of our shared estate to support clinical services, understanding our economic impact on our communities, reducing our environmental impact, and lessening health care inequalities. 

Daniel’s earlier career was rooted in high street and private banking in the UK and internationally before transitioning to the civil service. Beginning at the NHS South East regional office, he progressed to several roles in Whitehall, including serving in the private office of Health Ministers and as Ambulance Policy Lead for England. These experiences deepened his commitment to the NHS and strengthened his expertise in policy, governance, and public sector leadership.

He later took on operational leadership roles within the NHS in Cumbria, where he developed significant expertise in organisational governance and was recognised as a trusted Company Secretary. Daniel has a strong record of supporting culture change and advancing high standards of corporate governance within NHS organisations.

Daniel is committed to building high-performing and engaged teams, drawing on his previous experience to foster positive working cultures and deliver organisational excellence in governance, legal compliance, and data protection.

Extensive experience of delivering high profile communications projects, community engagement working with hard-to-reach communities, campaigns and public consultation.  For over a decade, Chris ran the parliamentary office and campaigns for a North West Member of Parliament.  He also brings experience from working in regeneration and economic development, local government, and consultancy.  Chris also led on the communications and engagement for major planning and development schemes in the property sector.

Siobhan began her career at The Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, a global leader in applying improvement science in healthcare. While at IHI, Siobhan’s particular focus was on improving evidenced based care delivery for people with chronic conditions and levelling up communities with healthcare disparities. Siobhan worked with the Indian Health Service and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on implementing improvements in primary care for communities across the US.

Siobhan joined the NHS in 2008. Prior to joining the Trust she was the Director of Quality Improvement at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, latterly the Northern Care Alliance. She held this role for 12 years and during her tenure there, led the development and implementation of several successful Quality and Safety Strategies. Siobhan is an enthusiastic advocate for the benefits of applying various sciences and disciplines to improve care for patients and joy in work for our staff.

Matt has worked for more than two decades in several digital services roles at NHS organisations across Cheshire and Merseyside and has held a number of senior leadership positions.  Prior to his CIO role at Liverpool Women’s, he held the position of Deputy Director of Informatics at Mid-Mersey Digital Alliance, and at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, where he was Head of Digital Services.  He is also the Chief Digital Information Officer for The Walton Centre, a role he has held since 1 May 2025.

Matt has proven leadership experience in delivering digital and data services at scale including successful implementations of electronic patient record systems

Before joining NHSE, Tim gained operational leadership and improvement experience in acute hospitals, including being Interim Chief Operating Officer at Harrogate and District Foundation Trust and Director of Operations at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Foundation Trust, with accountability for medicines, surgery and maternity services.

Prior to joining the NHS, Tim was a Director at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and latterly Capita.  For PwC Tim was a Director in their Healthcare Consulting practice, where he led numerous engagements to work alongside health and care economies to achieve system change, with clients including: Greater Manchester STP, Humber Coast & Vale STP, Morecambe Bay Health & Care Economy, Leeds Health & Care Economy and Mid-Nottinghamshire Health & Social Care Economy. At Capita Tim ran their Health & Care Transformation and Programme Delivery & Control practices leading teams across NHS consultancy work, Capita’s outsourcing programmes and Capita’s internal transformation work.

Jenny has worked in senior roles in the NHS for over ten years having previously trained with professional services Ernst & Young.

She is passionate about enabling the efficient delivery of safe, effective and sustainable care and quality services.

Pete is a Respiratory Physician with a subspeciality interest in Sleep Disorders having been appointed to a Consultant post in 2003. During his training Pete completed a post graduate MD in 2003 and has published a number of key research papers in Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and its cardiovascular implications. Pete continues to practice clinically in both the regional Sleep Clinic and General Respiratory Clinic at Aintree Hospital.

Pete is passionate about quality improvement and has led several patient safety projects during his career, a number of which have influenced national guidance, including the care of the acutely unwell adult, oxygen prescription and safety netting of abnormal radiology.

Pete’s experience in overseeing several of these initiatives are of great value to the ever-developing Aintree site where he manages all elements of care, as well as leading and managing the Aintree Hospital against our agreed strategy and objectives.

Jonathan has worked in the NHS for the last 13 Years, joining the NHS as a Business Analyst for Mid Yorkshire Hospitals in 2013. He has worked in the North West sector for the majority of his career, mainly in Greater Manchester and Cheshire & Merseyside, and understands the importance of working across systems and integrating pathways in support of patient care.