Nicky commenced as Deputy Director of Governance and Trust Board Secretary in January 2024.
Nicky has unparalleled experience, having worked in a variety of corporate and clinical roles at all levels at Combined in a career spanning over 25 years.
She started as a Healthcare Support Worker at Stallington Hospital in 1998, before qualifying as a Registered Mental Health Nurse in 2002. She progressed to become a Acute Ward Manager in Wards 2 and 3, Service Manager across Access and Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment teams and Associate Director for Acute Services and Urgent Care.
Following the Covid Pandemic, Nicky moved from Operations to Corporate services and took up a post as the Associate Director of Transformation/ Deputy Director Transformation within the Strategy and Partnerships team. During this time Nicky also took up the interim Clinical Director post for Specialist Services for six months whilst the role was substantively recruited to.
