Laura became Trustee in December 2022 and is NHS Business & Finance Consultant currently with Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.
Laura qualified with the Charter Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and holds a Post graduate certificate in Leadership from Sheffield University.
She has specific technical experience in Financial Management, Statutory Accounts, Programme & Project management, Change Management, Contract Negotiation, and Tendering for new business, including pricing.
She was previously the Associate Director of Operations at Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and before that Deputy Operations Director for Acute and Community Care Group at Sheffield Teaching Hospital. These roles included operational governance, performance management, supporting change management and service developments and the Care Group hosted the bedded Palliative Care Unit and citywide Community Nursing Services. This provided her with further operational Leadership and business and contracting experience in the NHS.
In addition to the 18 years NHS experience she also has 17 years commercial finance experience working both in the retail, rental and logistics environments which have been invaluable in the NHS.
Away from work she likes to be outdoors whether that’s camping (well glamping really) with her husband Phil or at her vegetable garden.
When time allows she loves to travel to Australia to see her Sister-in-Law and Nieces in Tasmania, and friends in central Sydney. She looks forward to working with the Hospice on the next phase of our journey.