Jac Kelly has been appointed to the substantive post of Chief Executive of the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust. The appointment was made following a rigorous interview process and interview panel consisting of Sir Ian Carruthers, Chief Executive of NHS South of England, an independent assessor and the Chair and a Non-Executive Director of the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust.
Jac Kelly was previously the interim Chief Executive of the Trust. A formal, external recruitment process to appoint a substantive post-holder was required to comply with the governance requirements of achieving NHS Foundation Trust status.
Roger French, Chairman of the Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust says: “I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Jac on emerging so strongly from a highly- competitive field of applicants. The Trust will continue to benefit from Jac’s leadership and vision for improving our service to patients.
“Jac joined the Trust as interim Chief Executive at a challenging time and we have gone on to become one of the best-performing Trusts in the South West. Our waiting times are amongst the lowest in England and we have an iron grip on reducing infections such as MRSA.”
Jac Kelly, Chief Executive adds: “I’m delighted to be able to continue working with such a great team of people. The run up to achieving Foundation Trust status is an exciting time as it will give people a greater say over their local NHS services.
“My task is to see the Trust continue to succeed by providing excellent local services and progressing our aims to deliver joined-up health and social care services to communities across eastern and northern Devon.“
