New Forest, Eastleigh and Test Valley governors

My career has predominately been as an HR Director within the private sector. With qualifications in training and development, psychometric assessment, leadership coaching and mediation, and as an active member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, I believe that I can bring a broad understanding of the people and leadership agenda to the governance process.

I have several years’ HR project experience at UHS and RSH in the Medical Staffing department, so I understand the importance of recruiting and retaining the right senior medical personnel in creating and maintaining the hospital’s standards and reputation. I appreciate and respect the hard work, dedication and professionalism the NHS teams demonstrate.

Through my role as Chair of Workforce South, a local business HR networking group, I was appointed as UHS Governor in 2017, where I actively participated in governance activities. This enhanced my understanding of and interest in the Trust.

Declaration of Interests:  Trustee Director of Eastleigh Youth and Community Trust

Hello, I’m Tara - a proud mum, wife, and grandmother with a long-term connection to the NHS, both personally and professionally.  Before becoming wheelchair-bound through illness, I worked as an Operations Manager for a private emergency medical company and as a community Foot Health Practitioner.

At 27, my life changed after contracting a virus that affected my heart and autonomic nervous system.  Since then, I’ve had extensive experience as a patient at Southampton General Hospital, witnessing both the incredible dedication of staff and the areas where small changes can make a big difference.

I’m passionate about being a positive, empathetic voice for patients and the public, helping to ensure that compassion, dignity, and transparency remain at the heart of everything we do.

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I was born in rural Herefordshire and moved as a student to Cardiff to undertake a Dental Nursing Course which combined working within a hospital setting combined with general practice in the community. This love of working within and supporting the NHS has been my main interest and motivation throughout my working life.

My move to Hampshire pre-empted a change of vocational direction as I gained administration experience as PA to Matron at Romsey Hospital. At that time a busy maternity, general surgery and convalescence retreat and very much part of the local community.

I moved into General Practice management in Romsey. A huge privilege to work alongside and with GPs, patients and staff. I set up and ran a very active Patient Participation Group within the surgery. I have since been very fortunate to work with a number of GP practices including inner city, suburban and rural, supporting and managing changes through political and financial governances.

Pre-Covid, I worked with the Wessex Deanery as they worked through the recruitment process of Foundation Year 2 students applying to specialise in General Practice.

I very much look forward to working with fellow governors in the best interests and welfare of the Trust its staff and patients.

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I have lived in Romsey for over twenty years and worked in education for over thirty. My experience in education is broad; having taught in mainstream schools, a special needs residential school and alternative provision. I currently teach part-time in a grammar school.

Building respectful and supportive working relationships is central to my work as a teacher and head teacher, which has ensured that all stakeholders are included and valued. I have achieved school improvement through a developmental approach to change, which has embedded best practice and been guided by clear targets.

I welcome the opportunity to use these skills when working with the governors, staff and patients of UHS.

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I am the founding Director of a successful local business, a qualified engineer with an MBA and I have wide experience of implementing continuous improvement cultures, redesigning operating models, and managing behaviour change in complex operational environments.

I am an experienced change practitioner, trainer and coach who applies lean sigma principles, operational excellence techniques and service excellence frameworks to business problems. I have significantly improved production, operations, and customer services in sectors such as utilities, financial services, public sector, higher education, and manufacturing.

I look to inspire others to transform their operations and I can help translate the voice of the patient into organisational problems that can be solved by systems thinking and service redesign. With a career spanning 30 years I believe I have the experience, skills, and knowledge to make a valuable contribution to the trust by helping shape the future strategic direction, increasing operational effectiveness, and in turn improving the patient and staff experience of the services provided.

Declaration of Interests:  None