Hospital Managing Director
Glyn Howells
Reporting to the Group Chief Executive Officer, as Hospital Managing Director Glyn provides strategic leadership across North Bristol NHS Trust and manages the Executive Team. He has previously held senior executive roles in both the private and public sectors, most recently as Chief Financial Officer at NBT.
Interim Chief Financial Officer
Elizabeth Poskitt
A qualified Chartered Management Accountant since 2007, Elizabeth joined NBT in October 2021 as Director of Operational Finance following an 17 year career in the NHS including experience in financial services, income and contracting and financial management. Prior to this she gained broad experience at senior level in a number of trusts in the acute sector across the South West.
In addition to leading the finance team and being responsible for financial stability and business planning, Elizabeth leads the Facilities and Estates directorate in their critical role of enabling frontline clinical care.
Chief Nursing Officer
Professor Steve Hams, MBE, MStJ
Professor Steve Hams joined North Bristol NHS Trust in March 2022. He is responsible for nursing, midwifery and allied health professions and also holds the responsibility as the Director of Infection Prevention and Control and Trust Executive Lead for Safeguarding. He is also a visiting professor at the University of West of England. Steve has been a registered nurse for more than 25 years, having initially specialised in coronary care, and has held roles in the NHS, voluntary sector and higher education.
Steve has particular interests in leadership and coaching, LGBTQIA+ equality and diversity and mental health.
Steve was awarded an MBE for services to nursing in the 2022 New Year Honours and in 2011 became a Member of The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem for services to St John Ambulance.
Chief Medical Officer
Tim Whittlestone
Tim Whittlestone is a Consultant Urological Surgeon who started his consultant life in Bristol Royal Infirmary and after 10 years was responsible for moving the Urology service over to North Bristol. He spent the next 10 years leading the Bristol Urology Institute, surgery and ultimately ASCR. He has held a number of senior roles in North Bristol NHS Trust and Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire (BNSSG) having been the Trust’s Deputy Medical Director and the Chief Medical Officer for Bristol’s Nightingale Hospital and for BNSSG’s Covid Vaccination Programme.
His lead areas are professional and clinical accountability of the medical workforce, revalidation, operational performance, clinical effectiveness, safety strategy, cancer services, Caldicott guardian, medical equipment including clinical IT, clinical governance (jointly with the Director of Nursing and Quality) and specialised services development. Tim also leads the Trust on collaboration both across the acute providers and widely in the development of the Integrated Care Systems (ICS).
Interim Chief Operating Officer
Nick Smith
Nick rejoined NBT in 2015 as the General Manager for Urology and has since held a number of roles, including Divisional Operations Director for 2 Divisions at NBT and most recently as the Deputy Chief Operating Officer. Nick began his career as a Biomedical Scientist in Microbiology and gained experience in general management at a senior level in other acute Trusts in the Southwest.
The Chief Operating Officer (COO) ensures effective operational delivery of the Trust’s business on a day-to- day basis. Working with system partners and through the clinical divisions, they provide leadership, management and direction to secure the effective and clinical operation and flow of the hospital.
Chief Digital Information Officer (non-voting)
Neil Darvill
Neil has Board level responsibility at North Bristol NHS Trust and has over 30 years' of experience working in healthcare environments.
Neil is responsible for setting and driving forward the IM&T Strategy at the Trust and developing key partnerships with suppliers and customers alike to ensure targets and expectations are met, year on year.
Chief People Officer (non-voting)
Peter Mitchell
With a background predominantly in higher education, Peter has held senior positions including HR Director across six different universities, primarily in London, including the Royal Veterinary College, School of Oriental and African Studies, and the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Peter has recently undertaken interim roles at institutions such as the University of Derby, Kingston University, and the University of Sussex. Notably, Peter has also contributed his skills and knowledge to the healthcare sector, serving as the interim Director of HR & OD at Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust.