Becki Hemming
Carshalton
Summary
An experienced, passionate and motivated professional with significant experience in health and care systems from policy development to commissioning and provision. Proven track record of planning and delivering large-scale transformational change. Excellent communication skills and adept at influencing and negotiating to build constructive relationships across and within stakeholder groups Demonstrates collaborative and visible leadership, fostering a positive organisational culture. Skilled in strategic thinking, analysis, and decision-making. Committed to equity, diversity and inclusion, achieving improved outcomes for individuals and families.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Teacher of Humanities with Religious Studies
Glenthorne High School
London
09.2024 - 04.2025
- Planned and delivered engaging lessons and homework across at Key Stages 3 & 4, utilising evidence-based pedagogy and adaptive learning.
- Form tutor, providing pastoral support aligned with school policy and building strong relationships with students and pastoral team.
- Regular communication with families, both pastoral and subject-led, around student behaviour and progress.
- Collaborative working with colleagues, implementing school policies, leading extra curricular activities, and undertaking data analysis to inform strategies for improving key learning objectives.
Senior Lead, Strategy, National Cancer Programme
NHS England
London
05.2020 - 05.2023
- Overall responsibility for strategic direction of national cancer programme on key development issues from NHS Long-Term Plan ambitions, including primary care, workforce and healthcare inequalities.
- Senior leadership for NHS system, negotiating with partners in government, NHS (clinical and managerial), charity sector, people, patients and families.
- Provided high quality strategic analysis and advice to very senior management (Chief Executive and Ministers), often to challenging timescales.
- Engaged extensively with patients, NHS staff, charities, Royal Colleges and others to ensure shared vision and maximising efforts across sector to achieve it, including wider policy supporting delivery of cancer ambitions.
- Maintained effective governance arrangements and ensured strategy informed by latest clinical advice.
- Proactive and visible leader, leading, matrix managing and coaching to ensure high performance, timely delivery and strong and positive team culture.
- Represented Cancer Programme in internal and external forums, regularly deputising for Director.
Perinatal Mental Health Programme Lead
NHS England
London
05.2015 - 05.2020
- Leadership, oversight and accountability for complex national programme to expand access to specialist perinatal mental health services, aligned with national priorities to improve outcomes for women and families. Over three-year period, community services implemented across all England, compared to 15% coverage prior.
- Engaged and influenced wide range of senior system stakeholders, ensured best value from £1bn multi-year budget, strategic development, worked closely with and learned from women, families and practitioners.
- High quality strategic analysis and advice to VSM (including Chief Executive and Ministerial level), often to challenging timescales
- Established and maintained effective governance and oversight arrangements and ensured programme informed by latest clinical and expert by experience advice.
- Proactive, visible leadership in both direct and matrix management, coaching teams enabling high performance, timely delivery and strong and positive team culture.
- Represented whole Mental Health Programme in internal and external forums, deputising for Director of Mental Health as required.
Policy & Programme Manager, Personalisation
London Borough of Southwark
London
03.2013 - 05.2015
- Developed and implemented strategic and operational policies to deliver personalised care and support in adult social care.
- Leadership, oversight and accountability for programme of work to understand and implement national legislative changes from Care Act in local authority setting.
- Engaged and influenced wide range of senior system stakeholders, managing and ensuring best value of £8m annual budget, strategic development, and commitment to working with and learning from people using services, families and practitioners.
- Regular briefing and engagement with senior council executives and elected members on programme progress and to support them in public facing scrutiny roles.
- Established and maintained effective governance arrangements and programme oversight.
- Coached and led policy and programme team with diverse skills and experience, to ensure high performance, timely delivery and positive culture.
- Represented local authority in internal and external forums and deputised for Director of Adult Social Care as required.
Policy & Project Manager
Department of Health and Social Care
London
08.2005 - 03.2013
- Variety of policy and programme roles in key strategic areas of government business including adult social care, world class commissioning, QIPP and policy improvement. Member of Civil Service Fast Stream followed by promotion opportunities.
- Developed policy options for national priorities, including White Papers, with ministerial and cross-government engagement, supported by high quality analysis.
- Regular briefing and advice for ministers and senior civil servants.
- Influenced and engaged with wider range of senior stakeholders to inform policy development and ensure transparency and effective communication.
- Established and maintained effective governance arrangements, including resource allocation, scheduling, impact assessments and programme boards.
- Budgetary management with >£8m annual budgets.
- Team and line management, supporting positive culture and coaching and developing staff.
Education
PGCE and QTS - Education
Sutton SCITT and University of Roehampton
London, UK 09.2023 - 07.2024
MA(Cantab) - Archaeology and Anthropology
University of Cambridge
Cambridge, UK 09.2000 - 07.2003
A-Levels - Maths, Physics, History, Latin (AS)
Archbishop Blanch High School
Liverpool, UK 09.1997 - 07.1999
GCSEs - 11, including English, Maths, Science (Dual Award), History, French
Archbishop Blanch High School
Liverpool, UK 09.1995 - 07.1997
Skills
- Significant knowledge and expertise in health and care systems, policy, commissioning and provision
- Collaborative and visible leadership
- Excellent communication skills, influencing and negotiating across organisational boundaries and hierarchies
- Planning and delivering large-scale transformational change
- Strategic thinker and evidence-based policy maker
- Effective planning and organisation to achieve outcomes
- Flexible and adaptable
- Committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in practice
Affiliations
- Theatre, choral singing and cross stitch.
References
References available upon request.
Gaps in employment
May - present 2025 - short career break following end of teaching post. Focus on family commitments and supporting youngest daughter in preparation for school in September 2025.
June 2023-August 2024 - preparing for and completing school-centred teacher training and PGCE.
Timeline
Teacher of Humanities with Religious Studies
Glenthorne High School
09.2024 - 04.2025
PGCE and QTS - Education
Sutton SCITT and University of Roehampton
09.2023 - 07.2024
Senior Lead, Strategy, National Cancer Programme
NHS England
05.2020 - 05.2023
Perinatal Mental Health Programme Lead
NHS England
05.2015 - 05.2020
Policy & Programme Manager, Personalisation
London Borough of Southwark
03.2013 - 05.2015
Policy & Project Manager
Department of Health and Social Care
08.2005 - 03.2013
MA(Cantab) - Archaeology and Anthropology
University of Cambridge
09.2000 - 07.2003
A-Levels - Maths, Physics, History, Latin (AS)
Archbishop Blanch High School
09.1997 - 07.1999
GCSEs - 11, including English, Maths, Science (Dual Award), History, French
Archbishop Blanch High School
09.1995 - 07.1997
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