Rob Sainsbury

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Rob Sainsbury

Executive Director of Operations

Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust

Rob joined NDHT in November 2014 as the Executive Director of Operations and has responsibility for the delivery of the Trust’s strategic plan, by leading divisional teams and through collaborative working with key external partners, organisations and commissioners. The Trust is an integrated Health and Social care provider for Acute and Community services.

Prior to working at NDHT Rob joined Hammersmith and Fulham Clinical Commissioning Group, where he was Deputy Managing Director and lead for its Out of Hospital Programme. This experience built upon his previous role as Head of Integrated Services for health and adult social care, jointly employed by the NHS and Newport City Council.

He began his career as a general nurse in Gwent before becoming a ward manager, senior nurse manager and moving into directorate general management for acute and emergency medicine.

Rob has also worked at Milton Keynes Hospital NHS Foundation Trust as the Head of Nursing and Head of Hospital Access.

Rob is passionate about integrated care and partnership working to achieve the best outcomes for patients. In particular, Rob has spent much of his career developing out of hospital services to support acute service efficiency and better continuity of care for patients.

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