Helen was appointed director of organisational development and communications for NHS ELC in February 2011. Her role encompasses the lead for human resources as well as CCG development and OD. Helen is also the director of workforce transformation for East London and the City, supporting provider workforce development particularly at the interface and integration of secondary and primary care, the move to deliver more care locally outside of traditional hospital settings and the workforce assurance of both commissioning and providers in the cluster.

Prior to this Helen was the director of workforce at City and Hackney PCT where she lead the preparations and OD for world class commissioning, before becoming the sector director of workforce and transition, encompassing HR and OD, and lead the development of a single management team for INEL PCT cluster.

Helen has over 20 years NHS experience in a variety of HR roles including acute and specialist hospitals, and led the agenda for change and consultant contract negotiations in a first wave Foundation Trust. Her first role was as a medical staffing officer, dealing with everything from clean sheets in on-call rooms to handling all of the SpR recruitment for cardiothoracic surgery for London and the south east.