Barnsley Hospital boss Dr Richard Jenkins also takes over Rotherham NHS trust top job

The head of Barnsley Hospital has also temporarily taken charge of a Rotherham NHS trust.
Dr Richard Jenkins, who has two key NHS roles in South YorkshireDr Richard Jenkins, who has two key NHS roles in South Yorkshire
Dr Richard Jenkins, who has two key NHS roles in South Yorkshire

Dr Richard Jenkins has been appointed as interim chief executive of The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust.

He will join the trust on a part-time basis from February 10, combining that job with his current role as chief executive of Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust for 12 months .

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Last month, the current chief executive, Louise Barnett, announced she was leaving to take up a new role as head of The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust in February.

The chairman of the Rotherham NHS trust, Martin Havenhand, said: “Richard is a highly-experienced NHS leader and well known to us.

“His appointment will complement the experienced and effective senior management team we already have in place, enabling us to continue the improvement journey that Louise has been leading.

“He has been a medical director in two trusts and a successful chief executive of Barnsley Hospital.

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“Richard is also one of the few medically qualified and clinically active chief executives in the UK.”

Both trusts already have a number of joint services and share a workforce director.”

Dr Jenkins said: “I’m looking forward to taking up the role and working with colleagues in supporting them to deliver the very best health services for the people of Rotherham.”

He added: “Both Barnsley and Rotherham share similar issues and our two trusts can learn from each other and I will be working with strong and dedicated management teams in both organisations.”

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