Overview
James is the chair of the Trust audit committee and also a member of the Planning and Performance and Transformation Committees.
He has spent most of his career to date in senior roles across the public sector. Having started his career in the National Audit Office, he trained there as a chartered accountant.
James also held roles as a senior civil servant at the Department for Education, HM Treasury and Cabinet Office, in both policy and corporate services roles. More recently he was programme director with the responsibility of setting up the Tees Valley Combined Authority. James also served as strategic director of corporate services at Middlesbrough Council. Until recently he was deputy CEO and CFO for Elevate Multi Academy Trust.
Professional body membership
- Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales
Ambitions for the Trust
- To continue to provide the best possible care for the population we serve.
- To be confident in leading change where it is beneficial.
- To ensure that we use public money effectively and efficiently.
Ambitions for the Tees Valley health and care landscape
- To work collaboratively across the NHS, local authorities and other partners to deliver great care.
- To work tirelessly to highlight and promote health education and to aim to even out health inequalities.
- To ensure that we get fair levels of funding for our population so that we can provide the healthcare our population deserve.
