Welcome to our Board

 

The Board is accountable for our vision, strategy, operational management, and financial decisions. We have a unitary Board which consists of fourteen Board Members, eight voting Non-Executive Directors, including the Chair, and seven voting Executive Directors.

 

Executive Directors 

Our Executive Directors are responsible for the day to day management of the Trust and are also part of the Board. They are led by the Chief Executive. 

 

Non-Executive Directors 

Non-Executive Directors ensure that the Board acts in the best interests of our patients and community. They are appointed based on their skill and experience for a specific term. 

 

Trust Chair

The Trust Chair, who is a Non-Executive Director holds a dual role as Chair of the Board of Directors as well as the Council of Governors. This means that the Chair is responsible for leading both the Board and the Council of Governors to ensure that they are working together effectively.

Additionally, the Board also includes a Deputy Chair who deputises for the Chair when appropriate and a Senior Independent Director (SID) who is appointed by the Board made in consultation with the Council of Governors. The SID should act as the point of contact with the Board of Directors if Governors have concerns which approaches through normal channels have failed to resolve or for which such approaches are inappropriate. The SID may also act as the point of contact with the Board for Governors when they discuss for example the Chair's performance.

The Board works closely with our Council of Governors who represents the views of our local community.

 

Contacting the Board 

All Board members may be contacted via the Contact Us page here. 

 

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Janet Bayet

Janet Bayet

 

Acting Chief Digital and Information Officer

Janet joined SWASFT in January 2021. She has 20 years experience as a senior manager in the IT sector, predominately employed by the private sector working for organisations such as Capita, Sungard and BT but with roles that have all been linked to setting up and delivering complex IT Service Management accredited contracts (ISO20K) providing 24*7 mission critical IT and Security services to the blue light sector.

Experience includes programme and project management, commercial and financial controls as well as managing large diverse technical and IT change teams. Over her career Janet has worked closely with operational colleagues to deliver new and updated IT systems that enable productivity and performance improvements and really recognises the importance of collaborative working to ensure IT systems deliver the required capabilities.

She also works closely with her peers across the ambulance sector and the wider NHS to ensure shared knowledge and learning. Janet is the Executive Sponsor for the Trust’s Disability Network.

Based in Devon, when not working Janet is a keen baker, gardener and enjoys exploring the beautiful southwest countryside with her family and very energetic black Labrador.

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