Hunt begins for new director of NHS Employers 

Steve Barnett, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, has announced plans to recruit a new permanent director of NHS Employers following the resignation of Sian Thomas.

Steve Barnett, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, announced: “Sian Thomas has resigned from her role as director of NHS Employers. 

“NHS Employers plans to recruit a new permanent director of NHS Employers as soon as possible through an open process. Applications from all candidates will be invited through public advertisement during May 2010.

“We look forward to making a formal announcement as soon as the recruitment process for the director of NHS Employers is complete.”

NHS Employers’ management team will be led by director for core services Gill Bellord while recruitment is underway. Gill has worked for NHS Employers since its inception in 2004, and she previously worked on a range of HR policy areas in the Department of Health.

Gill and her colleagues in the NHS Employers’ management team will be boosted by additional short term capacity provided by Steve Griffin as a deputy director from 4 May 2010. Steve has held a variety of board-level HR posts in the NHS and wider healthcare sector, and has also worked on secondment at the Department of Health.