Overview
Fay is responsible for being assured that the Trust meets all of its obligations. The role is about having vison, helping the Trust formulate plans and strategy so that we can best meet the needs of the people who access all of the Trust services, and ensuring that the executive team perform to high standards of conduct. Working with the executive board, Fay holds responsibility for ensuring that all of its leadership responsibilities to patients, as well as the healthcare of the community are fulfilled, and works within the financial and legal frameworks.
Portfolio
- Member of patient safety and quality committee
- Member of the finance committee
- Non-executive champion for freedom to speak up (FTSU)
Background
Fay is a registered nurse by background and has worked in a variety of settings across the North East in a range of senior posts.
Fay has an interest in the disease profile of the North East became involved in the care of cancer patients in general settings. She moved into the voluntary sector and worked in various regional and national development roles, latterly as director of partnerships for Macmillan Cancer Support. This work across the UK involved transforming cancer services with a range of partners, from local organisations, the NHS to National Governments. Since retiring from full time employment, Fay also works as a volunteer governor in a secondary school trust.
Professional Body memberships
- NMC Registered Nurse
Ambitions for the Trust
- To have the best, high quality and safe care for all the patients to access the Trust
- To be the leader of creative and innovative services that meet patient needs
- To be recognised as a system leader within the new healthcare systems that are developing
Ambitions for the Tees Valley health and care landscape
- To have integrated care in the best place for the individual
- To engage and work with the wider community assets to provide services to allow care at home
- To be the UK leader in demonstrating partnership working across the landscape, to include all providers of any service – beyond health and social care norms