Our community, we care, you matter... NHS ORKNEY NEW HOSPITAL AND HEATHCARE FACILITIES LEAD EXECUTIVES & PROJECT TEAM

Our community, we care, you matter... NHS ORKNEY NEW HOSPITAL AND HEATHCARE FACILITIES LEAD EXECUTIVES & PROJECT TEAM

NHS Orkney New Hospital and Healthcare Facilities Lead Executives & Project Team Cathie Cowan Chief Executive Cathie has significant experience both in the health service and local government in Scotland. Before taking up her post as Chief Executive in Orkney, Cathie worked in Glasgow as Community Health and Social Care Director. In those five years Cathie developed a strong team whose leadership and innovation secured a number of prestigious awards. A nurse by background Cathie began her career in Glasgow before moving to Tayside then Fife as Director of Nursing within Kirkcaldy Acute Hospitals Trust and then Director of Service Development at the Health Board. Cathie s commitment to transformation and public service reform is evident in the national roles she is actively engaged in. Cathie also supported the Kings Fund organisational audit programme for a number of years. John Ross Scott Board Chairman John Ross Scott is a journalist by training and has a long and credible background in the public sector as a councillor, not least through his involvement with the Borders Rail Link and other multi-million pound transport projects in South East Scotland. A past Chairman of South East Scotland Transport Partnership (SESTRAN) and Honorary Provost of Hawick, John served as a councillor for 23 years and was leader of Scottish Borders Council before moving to Orkney in 2003 to become Editor of Orkney Today. John was appointed as Chair to the NHS Orkney Board in December 2007 and during this time has worked hard to make the Board open and accountable to the people of Orkney. Gerry O Brien Deputy Chief Executive/Director of Finance Gerry O Brien has worked in the NHS since 1986, firstly in England and since 1998 in Scotland. Gerry qualified as an accountant with CIPFA in 1990. Gerry has held a number of senior finance posts in his career and joined Orkney as Director of Finance in August 2009. As well as responsibility for finance Gerry is Executive Lead for Estates and Facilities and Waiting Times for the Board. Gerry was appointed to the post of Deputy Chief Executive in January 2013.

Ann McCarlie Project Director Ann has over 28 years experience within the NHS, starting her career in Essex before moving to Scotland to join the Queen Margaret Hospital Trust in Dunfermline where she was Directorate Manager for Orthopaedics and A&E, responsible for services across two District General Hospitals. In 1998 Ann became NHS Fife s Strategic Planning Manager supporting the development of the Right for Fife strategy that eventually saw the provision of a new build 500 bed extension to the Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy. Ann became the Project Manager for this project in 2002, a role she fulfilled until the new building became operational in 2012. For the past 2 years Ann has been Programme Management Office Lead, a role she pioneered in Fife, responsible for establishing robust project disciplines across a wide range of clinical improvement and financial projects within the Board. Bruce Barron Project Manager Bruce has been seconded to NHS Orkney to assist in the project management of the procurement process and in reaching financial close with the preferred bidder. Bruce has 16 years experience in project managing and advising procuring authorities and bidders in PPP/NPD projects. His input has included business case development, drafting of tender documentation and authority requirements, evaluating tenders, conducting dialogue meetings, preferred bidder negotiations, key stage reviews and representing clients during construction and operation. His most recent projects have been City of Glasgow College lead technical adviser to their 200m NPD campus and the Scottish National Blood Transfusion as procurement manager for Scotland s NPD Blood Transfusion facility. Albert Tait Commercial Lead Albert led on the development of the outline business case for the project as he had done for the recently completed schools investment project in Orkney. With over 30 years experience in leading on high profile public sector issues and experience of the procurement of large scale projects it is his responsibility as Commercial Lead for NHS Orkney s New Hospital and Healthcare Facilities project to deal with all matters relating to the procurement and financing of the new facility. This involves discussion and negotiation with bidders as well as external organisations such as Scottish Futures Trust and Scottish Government to ensure our new facility is sustainable, affordable and represents value for money to the benefit of both the Board and the people of Orkney.

Christina Bichan Transforming Clinical Services Programme Manager As the manager for Transforming Clinical Services the focus of Christina s role is the implementation of the Board s vision for healthcare services of the future, in line with its clinical strategy. Delivery of the new hospital and health care facilities project is critical to enabling the transformation of clinical services across Orkney and Christina s role will focus on driving forward the changes required in how NHS Orkney shapes and delivers its services leading up to the opening of the new facility. This will involve engaging with staff and members of the community as the Board strives to improve its delivery of safe, effective and person centred care. Rhoda Walker Clinical Lead With a background in nursing and recent experience of strategic management of Nursing, Midwifery and AHPs Rhoda has also held the role of Hospital Manager, Assistant Clinical Director and Nurse Manager in Orkney and has extensive experience of clinical and operational requirements on a day to day basis. As Clinical Programme Lead Rhoda is responsible for ensuring that the clinical service models both for now and moving into the future are described in detail and that the subsequent building, space and equipment requirements to deliver these services are clearly defined and reflect good practice and NHS Orkney s clinical service models, both in terms of clinical activity and staffing models. A key aspect of her role is to provide the link with clinical staff in Orkney so their views and expertise are reflected, whilst also linking with Healthcare Planners and other expert advisers to ensure clinical requirements are met. Marthinus Roos Medical Director Marthinus Roos was the Lead Orthopaedic Surgeon when the Orthopaedic Department in Dr Gray s Hospital in Elgin opened its doors in 1996, and was also the Clinical Lead for the A&E Department. He took up the post as Associate Medical Director in Dr Gray s in 2004, and that of Medical Director in NHS Orkney in 2009. He still actively practices as an Orthopaedic Surgeon. Marthinus was involved in the procurement of the new Scottish Air Ambulance contract. He is part the team whose role is to ensure that the new Hospital and Healthcare Facility would fulfil the clinical requirements for a safe, effective and person-centred facility which maximises the benefits for patients, staff and community.

John Trainor Hospital Manager John Trainor has been General Manager of the Balfour Hospital since December 2011, when he moved from his position as head of mental health services in Orkney. He has a clinical background qualifying as a Registered Mental health nurse in 1989 and later qualifying as a social worker. With additional experience as a regulatory inspector in health and social care he has experience of driving quality improvements in services. In November 2012 he completed the Improvement Advisors development programme with the Institute for Health Care Improvement (IHI). As part of his General Managers role John has responsibility for driving strategic change to improve quality in the hospital. His role in the project team will be to have a strategic overview of the whole development to ensure clinical quality standards are supported by modern health care practices, in an efficient design to enable good quality health care practice. Gary Mortimer Estates Lead Gary has over 30 years experience in estates & facilities management with a core background in engineering services. Gary is General Manager Facilities and Estates for NHS Grampian, one of the largest Health Boards in Scotland. Gary provides overall leadership to the Facilities Management Sector and during the past few years has been lead (internal) NHS Grampian technical advisor on a number of major new-build and refurbishment programmes including the 110 million Emergency Care Centre development at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and the Combined Heat and Power Energy Centre at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. In addition, Gary leads a team of over 2,000 facilities staff providing a comprehensive range of hard and soft facilities services to the patients, staff and visitors in Grampian. Gary has worked in a support role with NHS Orkney for a number of years and his role in the project team is to provide peer Board estates / hard FM support to the NHS Orkney New Hospital and Healthcare Facilities Project. Malcolm Colquhoun Facilities Management Lead In his day to day role as Head of Estates and Facilities Malcolm has responsibility for the maintenance of the estate and delivery of services such as portering, catering, mechanical and electrical engineering and complying with all relevant legislation. As Technical Lead for the new Hospital and Healthcare Facilities project he is responsible for ensuring that the functions of the building are compliant with all relevant guidance and regulations and that the non clinical services are maximised for full efficiency to support the overall clinical provision.

Tom Gilmour Head of ehealth and IT Tom has previously worked at Audit Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland and NHS Lothian before joining NHS Orkney in 1990. He is responsible for the NHS Orkney Information and Communications Technology (ICT) estate and for the delivery of the Board s ehealth Strategy which includes liaising with other Boards, ehealth leads on a regional and national level and with Scottish Government ehealth. His role in the delivery of the new hospital and healthcare facility will be to ensure that new and emerging technologies are embedded and to ensure that ICT can continue to support effective and efficient working for both clinical and non-clinical services Jim Taylor Equipment Lead For the last 26 years Jim has been employed at the Balfour Hospital working in various positions in Estates and Facilities department, the last 3 years as Estates and Facilities Capital project manager and has overseen various projects for the Board. He is presently overseeing the building work and installation of a CT scanner at the hospital. Jim s core trade is as an electrician and electrical management and supervision is among the jobs he has been employed to do at the Balfour Hospital. He has now taken on the role as lead for all equipment for the new build project and is supported by a small team of Estates and electrical staff. Alan Scott Estates and Facilities Support For the last 17 years Alan has been employed by NHS Orkney and based at the Balfour Hospital, his present position is Estates management team leader. Alan comes from an engineering background and oversees a small team who have a remit that includes mechanical maintenance and safety of all plant and equipment. Alan s role in the project team is to bring local knowledge and engineering experience to the table, with an operational knowledge of the plant he is able to identify strengths and weaknesses and help find solutions.

Carla Tannous Commercial Support As Principal Accountant (Financial Management) for NHS Orkney, Carla leads the Management Accounting and Capital Accounting functions making her very aware of the potential benefits of new premises to delivering healthcare in Orkney. She has 25 years experience working in the NHS, mainly in Orkney, but also in London. As part of the Commercial Evaluation Team her role will include helping to ensure that NHS Orkney s new healthcare facilities are sustainable. Sally Riddoch Clinical Support Sally has a background in nursing, specialising in Emergency Care, including Intensive Care, High Dependency, Theatres and A&E with experience of managing Critical Care services across the two District General Hospitals in Fife. She provided a comprehensive review of workforce planning, including all Agenda for Change implications for NHS Fife before being seconded to the General Hospitals and Maternity Services project where she provided clinical advice and support as Clinical Lead/Healthcare Planner. Within this role she gained an extended knowledge of a wide range of service requirements and strategic issues as well as the experience of following a major capital project from conception to the completion. Sharon Smith Programme Assistant As the Programme Assistant for Transforming Clinical Services Sharon is responsible for ensuring the provision of administrative support to the New Hospital and Healthcare Facilities Project as well as a range of other service transformation initiatives within NHS Orkney. Her role involves liaising with members of staff, the community, the technical advisory team and external organisations such as potential bidders and Scottish Government ensuring regular and accurate communication, maintaining the Projects documentation system. Sharon s role will be supported by additional admin support, currently being recruited.