Executive Director of Operations
South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust
Jessica joined the NHS in 1992 through the National General Management Training Scheme, spending the first decade of her career in major acute teaching hospitals in the North of England.
She joined the South West Strategic Health Authority in 2004 and was seconded to South Western Ambulance Service in 2012 to lead the acquisition of Great Western Ambulance Service. Appointed Director of Planning and Performance in 2013, she later became Executive Director of Operations in 2017, overseeing all frontline services.
Jessica has supported the sector nationally and is the first female Chair of the National Directors of Operations Group.
Presentations
All sessions, speakers, times, subject to change.
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- 09:45 - 10:15
11th Mar 2026 A sector-wide approach to accelerating female progression into operational leadership
- Hanover Suite