Our Charity Executive Committee

Jess joined St Andrew's in April 2019 from Hertfordshire Partnership NHS University Foundation Trust, where he was Executive Director of Delivery and Service User Experience.

He has more than 25 years’ experience in the healthcare sector, having started out in nursing and specialising in mental healthcare nursing. He has since held senior positions in both public sector and NHS organisations, with a strong emphasis on building collaborations and successful partnerships.

Jess is responsible for overseeing the development of strategic partnerships and the creation of new community services.

Appointed as a Trustee: 1 August 2020.

Dr Sanjith Kamath has been a Consultant Psychiatrist since 2007, working in both the NHS and the private sector before joining St Andrew's Healthcare in 2012. He has an interest in service development and is also a Founding Fellow of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management. He also has a MBA.

Sanjith became Clinical Director for the Women’s Mental Health Pathway in 2015 and has been involved in developing new services including establishing our Women’s Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) last year. He was heavily involved in implementing outcomes driven, value-based healthcare across the charity, leading to his appointed as Executive Medical Director in 2018.

Appointed as a Trustee: 1 May 2018.

Martin joined St Andrew’s Healthcare in November 2014 from Rentokil Initial, where he was UK Human Resources Director responsible for business transformation with over 30,000 employees.

Martin has worked internationally as Group Human Resources Director for Mayborn Group where he developed new markets across Asia, Europe and America. He also has worked as European Human Resources Director for Burger King and as Human Resources Director for Hertz.

Martin is responsible for our Human Resources, Diversity & Inclusion, Academic Centre and Education, St Andrew's College, School of Nursing, Recovery College and Peers Support Workers. He is also a Pension Trustee and School Governor.

Appointed as a Trustee: 17 November 2014.

Andy joined St Andrew's as Chief Nurse in November 2020.

He has worked in the NHS for almost 40 years, initially qualifying as a Registered Nurse. Andy’s clinical experience has been primarily in services with vulnerable adults and children, and he has particular experience in Mental Health and Community Services, and services for people with learning disabilities and challenging behaviour.

Andy has held a number of senior management posts over the past 20 years, in a range of Mental Health, Community and Acute settings. He has also worked at national and regional level with the Department of Health and NHS Improvement, developing work on suicide prevention, workforce development and retention, with particular experience in Patient Safety, Clinical Governance and partnership working in large complex organisations.

Appointed as a Trustee: 1 November 2020.

John joined St Andrew's in March 2019 from University Hospitals of Leicester, where he held the role of CIO for seven years.

He was previously Deputy CIO at NHS East Midlands, enabling him to bring valuable insights as he develops and evolves our IT strategy - with a keen focus on both value and security.

The role of CIO is new to St Andrew's and recognises the importance of data and technology in achieving our strategic goals.

Alex joined St Andrew’s Healthcare as Director of Estates & Facilities in June 2018. He is responsible for estates and asset strategy, hard and soft facilities management, project delivery and service delivery improvement.

A Chartered Surveyor, Alex has held senior roles within medical organisations including Nuffield Health, Virgin Care and BUPA Care Services. In addition he has worked at infrastructure businesses including Manchester Airports Group where he sat on the Divisional Executive Board of the Estates and Development arm.