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JONATHON HAWKINS

CANTERBURY,Kent

Summary

Accomplished professional with a proven track record in leadership and communication, adept at steering multiple teams towards organisational improvement. Skilled in chairing multi-professional clinical and governance meetings, fostering effective change, and setting realistic objectives. Known for maintaining objectivity and principled decision-making within complex systems while keeping a strategic overview.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience

Work history

Trust Mortality Lead and Learning from Deaths Lead

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
Ashford, Kent
2023.04 - 2026.06

Provide clinical oversight and input into Mortality metrics to ensure deep dives in to performance and appropriate scrutiny to enable learning and improved care.

Led a team of reviewers to provide mortality case note review and provide opportunities for sharing learning within the organisation and with families.

Provide input to the Trust Quality committee highlighting key themes and recommendations.

Consultant Physician and Geriatrician

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
Ashford, Kent
2000.07 - 2026.06

Working in emergency care, leading an inpatient multidisciplinary team for post acute care and providing outpatient based specialist care for Parkinson's disease

  • Established strong relationships with patients, fostering trust in the healthcare system.
  • Participated actively in hospital audits and QI to improving quality of service.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams for holistic patient care.
  • Supervised and taught junior residents and medical students during ward rounds.
  • Introduced and encouraged home care programmes to reduce hospital readmissions.
  • Acted as Appraiser for Consultant colleagues

Medical Director Urgent and Emergency Care

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
Canterbury, Kent
2014.04 - 2016.11
  • Improved patient care by streamlining hospital processes.
  • Developed strategic plans, resulting in enhanced clinical services.
  • Led quality improvement initiatives, enhancing overall hospital performance.
  • Coordinated multi-disciplinary teams to ensure high-quality patient care.
  • Aligned trust strategy and direction with key NHS priorities and stakeholder needs.
  • Collaborated with external providers to meet patient care continuity needs.

Deputy Divisional Director Urgent Care

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
Ashford, Kent
2010.10 - 2014.04

Focused on enhancing relationships with community providers and developing joint funded community Geriatric posts to support the interface between primary/secondary care and community care.

Lead Physician Health Care of older People

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
Ashford, Kent
2005.07 - 2010.07

Education

MRCP - Medicine

Royal College of physicians
London
/1993 -

MBBS - Medicine

Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine
London
/1990 -

Skills

  • Leadership across multiple teams in a challenged organisation demonstrating improvement and sharing learning
  • Communication skills -chairing multi professional clinical and governance meetings
  • Working with multiple teams to create change
  • Effectively challenge and help set realistic objectives
  • Remain objective and principled in a complex system while also being able to effectively zoom out and see the bigger picture

Timeline

Trust Mortality Lead and Learning from Deaths Lead

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
2023.04 - 2026.06

Medical Director Urgent and Emergency Care

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
2014.04 - 2016.11

Deputy Divisional Director Urgent Care

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
2010.10 - 2014.04

Lead Physician Health Care of older People

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
2005.07 - 2010.07

Consultant Physician and Geriatrician

East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust
2000.07 - 2026.06

MBBS - Medicine

Royal Free Hospital School of Medicine
/1990 -

MRCP - Medicine

Royal College of physicians
/1993 -
JONATHON HAWKINS