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Trust appoints Silas
Nicholls as Chief Executive
THE appointment of Mr Silas Nicholls as
Chief Executive was announced, by Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, on
19 December 2017. Mr Nicholls is an experienced chief executive in NHS Hospitals
and is currently Group Deputy Chief Executive at Manchester University NHS
Foundation Trust. He joined University Hospital of South Manchester NHS
Foundation Trust in December 2014 as Chief Operating Officer. He then held the
role of Chief Executive, from November 2016. He is a former Director of
Operations and Performance at Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust
and Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Strategy, at Wrightington, Wigan and
Leigh NHS Foundation Trust. Mr Nicholls started his career in the NHS as a
graduate management trainee and has held a wide range of general management
posts, including commissioning roles in health authorities, management of
community services and as a divisional manager at Hospital Trusts across the
North West. The recruitment process was rigorous and included focus groups with
both staff and Board members. The feedback from these groups contributed to the
appointing decision. Mr Nicholls will succeed Karen Jackson. She joined the
Trust, in April 2017, as interim Chief Executive. Mr Nicholls will take up his
new role in early 2018. Richard Fraser, Trust Chair, said:- "I am
delighted to welcome Silas to the Trust. He brings with him a wealth of
experience and a strong track record of achievement. I also want to thank Karen
Jackson for her huge contribution this year. With the support of our staff and
stakeholders, she has helped lay substantial foundations on which to build local
Hospital services for the future." |
