Annual Report and Accounts - The Great Western Hospital

Helen Bourner, Director of Business Development (until 5 April 2012)
Helen spent a number of years working in the hotel sector, latterly as Regional Director of Sales for
the North of England and Scotland for Hilton Hotels. She worked for NHS Estates (an executive
agency of the Department of Health) and NHSU (the NHS University) from 2000 – 2005 providing
advice and guidance on the Consumerism agenda arising out of the NHS Plan in 2000. She
entered the NHS through the Gateway to Leadership Scheme, joining Barnsley Hospital NHS
Foundation Trust in 2005. Helen has been Director of Business Development since August 2008.
Helen left the Trust at the beginning of April 2012 to take up the position of Director of Commercial
and Corporate Development at Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Guy Rooney, Interim Medical Director (1 June – 30 September 2011)
Dr Guy Rooney joined the Board as interim Medical Director in May 2011 when the Medical
Director acted up as Chief Executive pending the appointment of a substantive post holder. Dr Guy
Rooney is a consultant in Sexual health and HIV and has been working for the Trust as a
consultant since 1999. For the last few years he has been one of the Associate Medical Directors
with responsibility for the Diagnostics and Outpatients directorate. In addition he provided the
clinical input into the bid for Wiltshire community services. Guy returned to his post as an Associate
Medical Director in October 2011.
Jenny Barker, Director of Transition (1 June - 31 December 2011)
Jenny was a Managing Director at Wiltshire Community Health Services since the reconfiguration
of the Primary Care Trusts in Wiltshire in October 2006. She began her career in nursing at the
Royal London Hospital in 1978. She then held a series of senior nursing appointments within the
NHS and the private sector, rising to become BUPA Health Services' Director of Nursing. Jenny
returned to the NHS in 1994 as a Directorate Manager in a university teaching hospital in London.
She was seconded to work as the Project Director for the reconfiguration of hospital services in
South West London and masterminded the reduction in services at Queen Mary University Hospital
and the increase in services to St George's Tooting and Kingston Hospital Trusts. She relocated
the Regional Burns Unit from Queen Mary to Chelsea and Westminster Hospital. Jenny has a
wealth of experience in senior NHS roles including Deputy Chief Executive at Dorset County
Hospital, the challenging role of Recovery Director for the Bath and Wiltshire Health Community,
Director of Operations & Acting Chief Executive at the Royal United Hospital in Bath. Jenny gained
an MBA in 1997. Since GWH became the preferred provider for Wiltshire Community Health
Services, Jenny was seconded to this Trust, assisting the Board of Directors as the Director
Transition (designate). Jenny became the Director of Transition on 1 June 2011 coinciding with the
formal transfer of Wiltshire Community Services to this Trust. Jenny left the Trust in December
2011 having completed the transitional work, returning to NHS Wiltshire.
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