Medway NHS Foundation Trust

Darren Palmer

Acting Chief Operating Officer

Evonne Hunt

Chief Nursing Officer

Evonne joined the Trust as Chief Nursing Officer in October 2021. Evonne was appointed Chief Nursing Officer from Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, where she was the Deputy Chief Nurse. Prior to that, she was a Chief Nurse in the private sector. She has over 28 years of nursing experience, holding director and senior leadership roles in nursing, quality governance, patient safety, infection control, and risk management across acute care, mental health, and commissioning organisations within the NHS and the private sector. She has also worked nationally in the Department of Health as part of the Healthcare-Associated Infection Control Improvement Team, which achieved a 50 per cent reduction in MRSA and a 30 per cent reduction in C. difficile nationally. Evonne also serves as the Trust’s Director of Infection Prevention and Control.

Jeremy Davis

Acting Chief Medical Officer

Sheridan Flavin

Interim Chief People Officer

Sheridan has over 25 years’ experience of working at Board level in both the public and private sectors and during the last 8 years has worked as an interim Chief People Officer in the NHS, in various NHS organisations. Most recently she was working as interim Executive Director of HR in North West London Integrated Care Board until the end of June and immediately before that, she worked as the interim Chief People Officer at Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust until the end of September 2024. Other roles include Interim Chief People Officer at Sirona health and care and, interim Chief People Officer at Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust and Director for People and OD for Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire CCG and was part of the team that established the (BSW) ICB.

Simon Wombwell

Interim Chief Finance Officer

Gary Lupton

Non-Executive Director

Gary was the Executive Director of Estates and Facilities at the Trust from 2018 to 2022 and contributed to the Estates Strategic vision for the NHS in Medway and Swale from 2020 to 2022. After leaving the Trust he travelled across Asia, learning about the culture and architecture. He has also provided mentoring support to a number of NHS individuals and supported Medway Estates and Facilities department through a transitional period. Gary worked in the NHS for more than 20 years and held senior management roles in finance, cardiology, respiratory, site management and estates and facilities; prior to this he worked in banking and finance. During his career Gary led on transformational changes in Kent and Medway, including the implementation of the primary percutaneous coronary intervention (pPCI) service based at the Wiliam Harvey Hospital in Ashford and the procurement of one of the first private hospitals in the NHS. Audit and Risk Committee Finance, Performance and Planning Committee (Chair) People Committee Nominations and Remunerations Committee Charities Committee (Deputy Chair)

Helen Wiseman

Non-Executive Director

Helen brings over 20 years of governance and finance, audit and risk committee experience for a wide variety of organisations. Helen is a non-executive director and a group and regional audit committee chair of Bid Corporation which operates a foodservice business in 35 countries. Helen is also a director of SFI Health, an Australian headquartered international natural healthcare company and chairs the Canterbury Cathedral Audit and Risk Committee. In 2019, Helen completed the INSEAD Centre for Corporate Governance Certified International Director program and is the President of the INSEAD International Directors Network. Helen is a former KPMG Australia partner, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand. She is also a professionally qualified Executive Coach and facilitates group coaching and leadership programs globally. Helen grew up locally and went to Manchester University where she graduated BSc European Studies. Helen later obtained a BSc in Psychology at the University of Southern Queensland. She is a 2014 Westpac and Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence and appeared in the 2010 American Express Enriched List, reflecting Helen’s passion for helping people and organisations achieve their goals more smartly, more enjoyably and with greater impact. Helen enjoys travel, gym and pilates.

Jane Perry

Associate Academic Non-Executive Director

Jane is Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine Health and Social Care. Jane is a registered nurse, specialist practitioner, independent prescriber and teacher and has over 40 years’ experience in healthcare. Jane was an advanced nurse practitioner in general practice and early adopter of prescribing rights for nursing, leading the development of the role through becoming a practice educator, National prescribing Centre trainer (now part of NICE) and a Senior Lecturer at the University of Worcester, which was the beginning of a 20 year career in Education. Jane has undertaken a number of Senior Leadership roles in Education and led numerous teams across nursing, allied health and medicine. She has held Dean roles for many years and has undertaken strategic, influential and project roles working with NHSE and the Council of Deans for Health, where she was the England Convenor for 4 years. Jane has worked in Nurse Education for many years and has worked closely with the NMC in supporting high quality education. In her most recent role, she has worked in partnership across the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Pathway to support a brand-new nursing and midwifery curriculum that meets the needs of employers, students and patients.

Jason Davies

Non-Executive Director

Jenny Chong

Non-Executive Director and Senior Independent Director

Jenny also sits on boards and committees of Orthopaedic Research UK, The Design Museum, Imperial College London's Venture Mentoring Service, the Egypt Exploration Society, and the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR). She is a champion of female digital talent in the NHS through her work with The Shuri Network and NHS Innovation Accelerator. She also acts as an advisor to various start-ups in the FinTech, MedTech and social impact space. Originally from Singapore, after graduating from the London School of Economics, Jenny embarked on a 20-year career in Investment Banking Technology, starting on the Equities trade floor. She has worked across hardware infrastructure, software engineering, program management, big data and AI. Her last corporate role was as Credit Suisse’s Global Head of Electronic Communications Surveillance, building a global regulatory compliance platform that detects potential malicious behaviour; leveraging natural language processing and deep learning to cognitively learn human context; identify patterns to create behavioural models; and detect anomalous signals. Jenny actively promotes education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), gender equality, diversity and inclusion. She is also a recipient of the Tech Star award at the “Women in Banking and Finance Annual Awards for Achievement”.

Mojgan Sani

Non-Executive Director

Mojgan is passionate about the quality of clinical care offered to patients, service transformation and improved outcomes. Audit and Risk Committee (Deputy Chair) Quality Assurance Committee (Deputy Chair) Nominations and Remunerations Committee Charities Committee

Paulette Lewis MBE

Non-Executive Director

Paulette has worked for over 35 years in a variety of healthcare settings, gaining wide experience across acute and community services. She has held several senior/executive posts, including Director of Midwifery and Children Services, Executive Director Nursing and Director of the Pan London Maternity Service Review. Paulette is a leadership and management consultant and has spent a great deal of her time mentoring and coaching individuals to help them reach their full potential. In 2000, Paulette received a silver award for excellence in healthcare. In 2002, her charitable and leadership work was recognised by her receiving the European Social and Humanitarian award, and she received the Zenith Global Healthcare Award as special recognition for her global healthcare work. She Paulette was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List in June 2014 for her work and contribution to nursing and charity work. Quality Assurance Committee (Chair) People Committee (Deputy Chair) Nominations and Remunerations Committee Charities Committee