Transformation and Interim Leadership for Mental Health and Care Services
Supporting NHS organisations, Integrated Care Boards, local authorities, and charities to mobilise services, improve performance, and deliver sustainable change.
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Associate Director in NHS and Social Care | NHS and ICB Consultant | Service Mobilisation and Transformation Specialist
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I bring over a decade of senior leadership and consultancy experience across mental health, children’s services, and the voluntary sector. I have worked with NHS providers, Integrated Care Boards, and charities to mobilise new services, improve operational performance, and lead transformation programmes.
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My approach combines strategic leadership with practical operational delivery, ensuring services are safe, effective, and sustainable.
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Interim Leadership​
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Providing experienced interim leadership during periods of change, service development, or organisational transition.
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Including:
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• Interim Operations Director, Care Director and Head of Service roles
• Transformation leadership
• Service stabilisation
• Performance improvement
Service Mobilisation
Supporting organisations to successfully mobilise new services and contracts.
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Including:
• Mobilisation planning and delivery
• Workforce and operational model design
• Governance and performance frameworks
• Supporting teams through transition
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Service Transformation and Improvement
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Leading improvement programmes that strengthen service quality, performance, and outcomes.
Including:
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• Service reviews
• Quality improvement programmes
• Performance and governance improvement
• Embedding sustainable change
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System and Pathway Improvement
Supporting organisations to understand and improve complex service systems.
Including:
• Pathway mapping
• System redesign support
• System Collaboration
• Integration across services
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Discuss your requirements
Senior leadership experience
Associate Director with responsibility for leading and improving mental health and care services.
Proven transformation experience
Successfully led service mobilisation and transformation programmes across NHS and VCSE organisations.
System-level expertise
Experience working across Integrated Care Boards, NHS providers, local authorities, and charities.
Practical, relational, and collaborative approach
Focused on delivering meaningful, sustainable improvements that strengthen services and support teams.
Service mobilisation
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Led mobilisation of crisis and mental health support services, establishing operational models, workforce structures, and governance frameworks.
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System consultancy
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Supported Integrated Care Board partners to map service pathways and improve system alignment and effectiveness.
Service transformation
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Led improvement programmes to strengthen service performance, governance, and operational delivery.​​
I am a senior consultant specialising in transformation, mobilisation, and interim leadership across mental health, children’s services, and the voluntary sector.
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I have held senior leadership roles including Associate Director positions in NHS and VCSE organisations and have worked as an independent consultant supporting NHS organisations, Integrated Care Boards, and charities.
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My work focuses on helping organisations navigate complexity, improve services, and deliver sustainable change. I am passionate about the power of relational leadership in influencing effective and meaningful change.
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I support organisations through interim leadership roles, transformation programmes, and consultancy engagements.
Typical consultancy engagements range from £700–£900 per day, depending on scope and duration.
Please get in touch to discuss your organisation’s needs.