“I am delighted and privileged to be appointed into the role of Chief Nursing Officer and Deputy Chief Executive Officer for the Black Country ICB. Having trained in the Black Country, I have spent the majority of my nursing career working in organisations across the system and know we have fantastic people and stakeholders who are all committed to providing the best possible health and care to Black Country people. I am really looking forward to working with teams across the system to drive forward the quality, safety and transformation agenda.”
Sally has over 37 years in the NHS as a nurse. As well as being Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) and Deputy Chief Executive Officer for the Black Country Integrated Care Board, she is also the lead Board Level Nurse for our Integrated Care System, a role she has held for the past three years. Before this, Sally has held Chief Nurse and Director of Quality positions at the former Wolverhampton and Walsall Clinical Commissioning Groups, and the former Black Country and West Birmingham Clinical Commissioning Group.
As well as holding a registered nurse qualification, Sally is a qualified specialist practitioner, district nurse, lecturer/practice educator and nurse prescriber. Sally has undertaken a variety of senior management roles in provider, education and commissioning organisations throughout her NHS career.
For the ICB, Sally is the executive lead for children and young people including children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and safeguarding (all-age), including looked after children.
