CEO announces retirement | News and events

Jonathan Warren has paid tribute to colleagues from across Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust (NSFT) after announcing he will retire as Chief Executive on 30 March 2021.

 

Mr Warren will end his career with NSFT after joining the Trust in 2019, initially working as Improvement Director before taking up the post of CEO in March 2019. This was a fixed term appointment for two years to maintain and accelerate service improvement.

 

During that time, the Trust has: 

• strengthened its leadership, including recruiting additional talent

• introduced care groups so that local leaders can decide on priorities for their specific area

• led on mental health transformation for Norfolk and Waveney and Suffolk

• reduced out of area placements

• improved its CQC rating to ‘requires improvement’

 

Mr Warren said: “People involved in this Trust are truly remarkable. They are warm, caring and very dedicated. It is a pleasure to be part of this team which is delivering better mental health and learning disability services for the people of Norfolk and Suffolk.

 

“I am so pleased that I will be finishing my career alongside such brilliant colleagues and partners.”

 

Chair Marie Gabriel, who has confirmed that she wishes to stay at the Trust, said: “So much has been achieved under Jonathan’s leadership. By focusing on people and quality and safety, we now have a clear strategy in place and are improving the culture of the Trust.

 

“We will be looking for a permanent CEO who will build on the strong foundations which Jonathan has put in place as we continue on our improvement journey.”

 

Mr Warren will continue to lead the Trust over the next eight months and will focus on improving access and making sure that service users and carers are given the opportunity to influence the services they receive.

 

He will also continue to work with staff to drive through cultural improvements while liaising with partners to provide integrated care.