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LOUISE HOLLAND

Sunderland

Summary

Committed to safe, effective and high-quality health care which improves outcomes for people. Strategic and operational delivery of national level programmes. Strong leadership and stakeholder engagement skills, with a successful history in quality improvement and risk management. Adept at working collaboratively and co-production with people with lived experience. Extensive experience in health care provision and regulation. Holds an MSc in Health Policy, focused on advancing quality initiatives.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work history

Children’s Services Operations Manager

CQC
National
2020.12 - 2024.08
  • Effective engagement with stakeholders including children, parents, carers, professionals, local area leaders, and key senior personnel in NHS England, Department of Health and Social Care, Ministry of Justice and Department of Education which ensures delivery of relevant, evidence based regulatory and multi agency inspection programmes
  • Collaborative working with partner inspectorates such as Ofsted, HMICFRS and HMIP to create effective multi agency inspection programmes including the development of policy, methodology and inspection frameworks (SEND, JTAI, Start for Life, Secure Children's Homes, SARCs, Children's Homes)
  • Close working with key stakeholders the Forensic Science Regulator and UKAS to ensure an effective inspection system for SARCs nationally
  • Provision of specialist children and vulnerable adult safeguarding knowledge and information to support multi agency operations colleagues
  • Effectively manages the children's services team at CQC, which consistently achieves all key performance indicators
  • Extensive knowledge of regulation and government policy relating to the provision of health care to children, young people and vulnerable adults

Senior Programme Manager

NHS England
National Team
2021.11 - 2023.04
  • Senior programme manager for NHS England's national learning disability and autism team. Supported a group of academic partners to produce the annual Learning from Lives and Deaths: People with a Learning Disability and autistic people (LeDeR) report
  • Ensured timely publication of the LeDeR report through negotiation with key stakeholders including ministers and parliamentary officials
  • Worked effectively with media, communications and parliamentary affairs teams to ensure messages were delivered appropriately with maximum impact on the sector
  • Engaged with senior stakeholders in NHS England, key royal colleges and leading third sector organisations to promote improvement in care delivery
  • Delivered a programme of 25 quality improvement projects designed to improve health outcomes for people with a learning disability

Children's Services Inspector

Care Quality Commission
National
2018.04 - 2020.12
  • Conducted thematic reviews of local areas to assess how well services work together to meet the needs of vulnerable children and young people as part of the 'Child Safeguarding and Looked After Children Inspection' programme and the 'Joint Targeted Area Inspection' programme
  • Developed a comprehensive understanding of English government legislation relevant to health care particularly in: child and adult safeguarding, sexual assault referral centres and the provision of health care to children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
  • Led the CQC element of 'Local Area SEND Inspections', which are conducted jointly with Ofsted
  • Quality Improvement Gold Expert for Primary Medical Services directorate within CQC
  • Led on improvement projects and acted as a resource to colleagues completing their own projects

Specialist SEND HV for 0-19 year olds

South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust
Sunderland
2017.01 - 2018.04
  • Developed and ensured implementation of trust policy on identification, assessment and support of children and young people with SEND in community nursing services across a large metropolitan borough
  • Collaborated with commissioners and providers of health, social care and education to ensure services for children were joined up and effective
  • Acted as the local area's community child death coordinator

Health Visitor Band 7

South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust
Sunderland
2013.06 - 2017.01
  • Ensured delivery of the healthy child program to vulnerable families
  • Led on child and adult safeguarding processes at Band 7 level
  • Led a team of staff nurses, community nursery nurses and clerical staff

Health Visitor

Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust
Sunderland
2005.07 - 2013.06
  • Ensured the universal delivery of the Healthy Child Programme to a caseload of families

National Director - DAFNE program

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
North Tyneside
2024.08 - Current

Strategic Leadership and Governance: Working with the DAFNE Board to set DAFNE's short, medium and long term strategic aims, ensure financial stability, and maintain DAFNE's reputation as a trusted, credible source of diabetes education for health care professionals and people with diabetes.

Quality assurance: Working with the central DAFNE team and the 110 hospital trusts which make up the DAFNE consortium to ensure DAFNE materials are evidence based and of the highest quality. Overseeing the annual audit of results to ensure DAFNE continues to be safe and effective.

Representation and Networking: Representing the DAFNE program at national conferences and with leading stakeholder organisations.

DAFNE overseas: Working with international organisations and health departments to increase the delivery of DAFNE globally.

Education

MSc Health Policy. Awarded: Distinction

Imperial College London
London
2023-04

BSc Health Visiting. Awarded: 1st Class Hons

University of Northumbria
Newcastle
2005-06

BSc Midwifery. Awarded: 1st Class Hons

University of Northumbria
Newcastle
2001-04

Diploma in Nursing. Awarded: Distinction

University of Northumbria
Newcastle
1999-09

Skills

  • Leadership and management
  • Strategic and operational planning
  • Stakeholder engagement
  • Program management
  • Collaborative teamwork
  • Quality improvement expertise
  • Co-production strategies
  • Interpersonal communication skills
  • Children's services knowledge
  • Child safeguarding practices
  • MSc in health policy

Timeline

National Director - DAFNE program

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
2024.08 - Current

Senior Programme Manager

NHS England
2021.11 - 2023.04

Children’s Services Operations Manager

CQC
2020.12 - 2024.08

Children's Services Inspector

Care Quality Commission
2018.04 - 2020.12

Specialist SEND HV for 0-19 year olds

South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust
2017.01 - 2018.04

Health Visitor Band 7

South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust
2013.06 - 2017.01

Health Visitor

Sunderland Teaching Primary Care Trust
2005.07 - 2013.06

MSc Health Policy. Awarded: Distinction

Imperial College London

BSc Health Visiting. Awarded: 1st Class Hons

University of Northumbria

BSc Midwifery. Awarded: 1st Class Hons

University of Northumbria

Diploma in Nursing. Awarded: Distinction

University of Northumbria
LOUISE HOLLAND