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John became Acting Chief Executive at RJAH in all aspects of regulation and corporate governance.
October 2015 until taking up the position of Deputy Prior to coming to Alder Hey, Erica was Director of
Chief Executive on 1 April 2016. This was the role in Corporate Affairs at the Liverpool Women’s NHS
which he remained until joining Alder Hey a year later. Foundation Trust where she directed the successful
application to become the first foundation trust in
Adam Bateman - Chief Operating Officer Merseyside. Erica holds an MBA as well as a BA (Hons)
(from January 2018) degree from the University of Liverpool.

Adam was Acting Chief Operating Officer from January David Powell - Development Director
2018 and appointed substantively to the role at the end (non-voting)
of March. Adam first joined Alder Hey in 2015 as the
General Manager for the then Surgical Clinical Business David joined Alder Hey as Development Director in
Unit. Prior to this, Adam held a number of acute December 2012 and has over 30 years’ experience
hospital operational management roles in emergency, working in the NHS. Prior to his role at Alder Hey, David
medical, surgical and community services. held Development Director posts in Bristol and London
overseeing new hospital programmes. David has a
Adam first joined the NHS in 2005 through the National history degree from Manchester University and is a
Graduate Management Training scheme. He holds qualified accountant.
an MSc degree in Healthcare Leadership from the
University of Manchester. Through the NHS Leadership Dani Jones - Director of Strategy (non-voting)
Academy Adam successfully undertook a healthcare (from November 2017)
information fellowship at GlaxoSmithKline. He is
presently on the Nye Bevan Programme for senior NHS Dani joined Alder Hey in October 2017 from Liverpool
leaders. Community Health, where as Deputy Chief Operating
Officer she had responsibility for a wide range of
Adam has a particular interest in service improvement services including public health, health visitors, school
and has worked on a number of successful projects, nurses, district nurses and rapid response therapists.
including the design and build of new cancer treatment At LCH, Dani led successful delivery of the Clinical
units, and collaboration with voluntary organisations to Strategy, working closely with Community staff, GPs
improve the level of support and care to people in their and The Kings Fund. Dani also had responsibility for
own home. Frailty, Specialist nursing, Telehealth, Single Point of
Contact and IM&T.
Melissa Swindell – Director of Human Resources
and Organisational Development Dani has 14 years’ experience in health and social care
in Merseyside, having held a number of lead roles in
Melissa is the Executive Director of HR and OD, and health and social care integration. Dani is incredibly
has worked at Alder Hey since 2009. Following her proud to work in the NHS and is passionate about
graduation in Economic and Social History from the making positive improvements with patients and staff.
University of Liverpool, Melissa started her HR career
in the airline industry, before joining the NHS. She has At Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group, Dani
worked in HR and OD in a range of NHS organisations worked closely with GPs as managerial lead on
both in London and the North West. A Chartered integrated community care teams, frailty and diabetes.
Fellow of the CIPD, Melissa also has postgraduate Dani successfully developed partnerships with primary
qualifications in training, a range of personal and team and community care, mental health, acute sector
development tools and coaching. Melissa leads the colleagues, community and voluntary sector partners
people development agenda at Alder Hey and has a to set up new services that have improved outcomes
passion for improving staff engagement and wellbeing. and experiences for patients. Prior to that, Dani held
roles across Liverpool City Council and Liverpool
Erica Saunders – Director of Corporate Affairs Community Health joining up health and social care,
(non-voting) and led a programme of telehealth and telemedicine at
scale across NHS Merseyside.
Erica joined the Alder Hey team in September 2010
as Director of Corporate Affairs. She began her NHS Following her graduation in Economics and subsequent
career in 1991 through its graduate management masters in Health Care Ethics at the University of
training scheme. Erica spent over ten years working in Liverpool, Dani began her NHS life in technology and
primary care and commissioning roles before moving innovation at Central Liverpool PCT. Dani achieved an
to the acute sector in 2003. Part of her job includes the Executive Leadership in Healthcare award through the
role of Trust Secretary, advising and supporting the ‘Nye Bevan’ programme in 2017.
Chair, Board of Directors and Council of Governors on

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