Jenny Darwood, is Acting Chief People Officer while our substantive Chief People Officer, Steve Aumayer, is our Acting Chief Executive. The Chief People Officer provides senior leadership to all aspects of human resources for the trust, from recruitment and retention of staff and workforce planning to employee relations, training, occupational health and wellbeing – and…
Amber Lee joined the trust as associate Non-Executive Director on 9 September 2024. Amber joined the board 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…
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. Alongside sport, Ama has worked as a lawyer in a variety of disciplines including family, corporate, charity…
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 Transformation and Improvement in 2022 before moving into her current role. She was previously Director of Strategic Partnerships at Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, supporting the development of its role as the lead provider for a number of specialist provider collaboratives, developing the Sussex ICS Mental Health Collaborative Programme…
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. During her career she…
Steve Aumayer has taken on the Chief Executive role on a temporary basis while a new substantive Chief Executive is recruited. Steve is an experienced HR Director who, after starting has career as a Royal Naval Officer has held a number of senior leadership roles in Healthcare and across other sectors. His healthcare experience includes…
Richard has previously held senior positions at several NHS Trusts in London covering community, mental health and the acute sector. He has worked predominantly in operations and service improvement, and brings his experience of leading transformation programmes to improve care for patients. His interests are technology-enabled change and working across organisational boundaries to improve care…
Carys Williams is a portfolio non-executive director and currently an independent lay member of the House of Commons Committee on Standards, the Welsh Government Board, Premiership Rugby’s Sporting Commission and the Independent Betting Adjudication Service (IBAS). She is also chair of Age UK East Sussex and a non-executive director of East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust.…
Paresh brings over 20 years of experience in healthcare leadership and management to his role as a Non-Executive Director at the trust. Before joining the board, Paresh served in various executive roles within private healthcare organisations, including as CEO. His diverse background encompasses expertise in quality improvement, patient safety, financial management, and stakeholder engagement. Paresh…
