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1. Tom Leach<br />4 Rustat Road, Cambridge CB1 3QT<br />Telephone: 01223 242953 Mobile: 07949 685103 <br />Email: tomleach1@talktalk.net<br />Change leader, coach and business development consultant with a strong belief in people engagement and empowerment<br />Wide ranging background in service development in third sector, higher education and NHS with 16 years senior management and strategic experience<br />Proven experience in spearheading pioneering initiatives at regional and national levels<br />Adept at leading and supporting multi-agency teams to deliver significant transformational outcomes<br />2008 – Present Workforce Development Consultant, NHS East of England<br />Recent & ongoing projects<br />Leadership of regional development programme to promote patient centred personal health planning: engaged more than 200 GPs, practice nurses, practice managers<br />Patient pathway re-design toolkit successfully trialled with regional NHS employers<br />National Project Manager (8 months) for implementation of NHS Constitution across 10 health authorities in England. <br />Leadership of national pilot to implement Common Core Principles of Self Care in general practice across the east of England; case study produced for DH website<br />Member of national group of workforce leads supporting implementation of 18 weeks waiting time targets; successful development & testing of on-line workforce planning/service re-design workbench<br />Executive coaching & leadership development, regional coaching network<br />OD and change leadership support for Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire County Workforce Groups<br />Previous employment<br />2003 – 2007 Project Director, NW London Teaching PCT<br />1994 – 2003Head of Learning & Development, Parkside Health NHS Trust<br />1986 –1994Training posts in third sector and NHS<br />1981 –1986Academic and research posts at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Open Universities<br />1977 – 1981Teaching, campaigns coordinator for Amnesty International, governor of Westminster Adult Institute and post grad study <br />Selected achievements<br />Successfully established collaborative partnership of 13 NHS organizations and HEIs in North West London<br />Led team of 10 staff to achieve Trust award for excellence in learning & development delivery, investors in people accreditation, and regional training award<br />Secured £0.5 million development funds for posts in GP practices<br />Led successful joint programme with Social Care to recruit unemployed into entry level posts<br />Professional qualifications, recent management training<br />May – July 2010McKinsey Five Frames Masterclasses for Change leaders<br />Mar – Nov 2009Level 5 Certificate in Coaching, University of Strathclyde<br />1994-1996Masters in Health Management, City University, London<br />1980-1981MSc Community Education, Edinburgh University <br />1977-1978 Post-Graduate Certificate of Education, Institute of Education, London University<br />