Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Darren Skinner

Director of People and Organisational Development

Darren Skinner leads our Workforce and Organisational Development directorate. His main strategic focus is the delivery of our People Plan , as well as providing strategic leadership on all things human resources and organisational development. Darren is an experienced senior human resources leader with a wealth of experience working across a range of public sector organisations. He started his career as a nurse, working in adult intensive care and later neonatal and paediatric intensive care at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. He was an active and experienced local Royal College of Nursing (RCN) representative and went on to work for the RCN as a Regional Officer, covering healthcare across North London before embarking on his HR career. As a senior human resources practitioner he has worked at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust – leading an employment relations team before going on to work for the City of London Police, ultimately as HR Director, followed by the British Transport Police. He worked with the Government of Jersey as an Interim HR Director for the Health and Community Services department, supporting a significant change programme and the development of the ‘Jersey Care Model’, as well as advising the Minister for Health and Social Services on workforce and HR policy related issues. Darren’s most recent assignment was a significant staff engagement project with NHS Blood and Transplant before taking the role at LYPFT. He is also a Director for Skinner Consulting Ltd. You can contact me by emailing darren.skinner3@nhs.net

Dawn Hanwell

Chief Financial Officer and Deputy Chief Executive

You can contact me by emailing dawn.hanwell@nhs.net

Dr Christian Hosker

Medical Director

You can contact me by emailing christian.hosker@nhs.net .

Joanna Forster Adams

Chief Operating Officer

You can contact me by emailing joanna.forsteradams@nhs.net

Nichola Sanderson

Director of Nursing and Professions

You can contact Nichola by emailing nichola.sanderson@nhs.net

Kaneez Khan MBE

Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Mental Health Legislation Committee

You can contact me by emailing kaneez.khan3@nhs.net

Katy Wilburn

Non-executive Director and Chair of the Finance and Performance Committee

You can contact me by emailing Katy Wilburn .

Lynne Mellor

Non-executive Director

You can contact me by emailing Lynne Mellor .

Martin Wright

Non-executive Director, Deputy Chair of the Trust, and Chair of the Audit Committee

You can contact me by emailing martin.wright5@nhs.net

Professor Frances Healey

Non-executive Director and Chair of the Quality Committee

I am a Visiting Professor at the University of Leeds and a Trustee of the National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcomes and Death (NCEPOD). You can contact me by emailing frances.healey@nhs.net

Zoe Burns-Shore

Non-executive Director, Senior Independent Director and Chair of the Workforce Committee

By holding the executive directors to account, Zoe is able to be assured that services are provided in the most safe, timely, equitable, efficient, effective and patient-centred way. I seek assurance that clinical quality controls and systems of risk management and governance are robust and implemented. I also contribute to improving the experience of staff, service users and carers by having a particular focus on workforce related matters including being the named Wellbeing Guardian and Doctors Disciplinary Champion. I have over 20 years’ experience leading teams across many different sectors, both public and private. I specialise in developing customer and employee experience strategies that work together to create better outcomes. I’m passionate about organisational culture and creating environments that are diverse and inclusive, allowing people to thrive. You can contact me by emailing Zoe Burns-Shore .