Spencer Joined the Trust in 2025, bringing a wealth of experience to the role of Non-Executive Director. He has been a Chief Finance Officer at a number of high profile providers including Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, and as the Regional Finance Director at NHS Improvement for the South region. He also previously acted as…
Andrew was appointed Chief Finance Officer (CFO) in June 2025 and brings a wealth of experience of working in the private sector and within the NHS. His previous roles include being the Interim CEO (2022-2024) and CFO (2015-2022) of Solent NHS Trust, leading it into the newly established Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS…
Jayne Black started as Chief Executive in April 2025, and has more than 30 years of experience in the health sector. A nurse by background, prior to her previous role of Chief Executive at Medway NHS Foundation Trust, Jayne was Chief Operating Officer at University Hospitals Sussex Foundation Trust from 2018 and, before this, Chief…
Amber joined the trust as an Associate Non-Executive Director in 2024 after a long career in clinical research, working within large pharma and during the last 20 years in the Clinical Research Organisation sector. She started her career as a nurse and moved through project and process management, quality assurance and people leadership, finishing her…
A large part of Ama’s career has been spent as a professional athlete culminating in captaining Team England to netball gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. She was recently a board member for the 2022 Games in Birmingham before joining ESHT in 2024. Alongside sport, Ama has worked as a lawyer in a variety of…
Frank lives in Seaford and has spent over 30 years in the NHS, including working as a Chief Executive for acute and community providers as well as NHS commissioners. He is driven by a desire to improve care and the experience for patients. Frank has worked in the social enterprise movement and discovered the importance…
Charlotte joined the trust as Director of Transformation and Improvement in 2022 before moving into her current role. She was previously Director of Strategic Partnerships at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Charlotte started her career as a cardiac nurse in London and has more than 20 years of management experience working in senior operational and…
Amanda had an extensive and varied career in the NHS for over 40 years. She held a number of senior executive roles in the NHS working as Chief Executive of NHS Sussex, Area Director for NHS England for Surrey and Sussex and as Deputy/Interim Chief Executive at a large University Hospital Trusts before joining ESHT…
Steve is an experienced Director who, after starting his career as a Royal Naval Officer, has held a number of senior leadership roles in Healthcare and other sectors. His healthcare experience includes Executive Director of Human Resources and Organisational Development at University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Executive Director of Organisational Development and Strategic Human…
Richard has over 20 years of leadership experience at Board level in the NHS that has included executive and deputy chief executive roles covering commissioning, community, mental health and the acute sector, predominantly in London. He joined ESHT in 2020. His functional experience covers strategy, service improvement and latterly organisational governance. Prior to joining the…
