The staff governors you elected are working with Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of all colleagues.

They represent staff interests. You can help them carry out their role effectively by giving them your views, telling them how you think services could be improved, pass on the ideas and suggestions you feel would enhance patient care or the working lives of staff, and let them know what you think your hospital should offer.

There are five staff governors, representing separate ‘classes’ of the staff constituencies in the Trust.

The role of the staff governors includes:

  • Representing the interests and views of all staff throughout the organisation
  • Giving you information about the hospital, its vision and its performance
  • Selecting and appointing Non-Executive Directors and the Chair of the corporation
  • Approving the appointment of the Chief Executive
  • Attending meetings of the Council of Governors
  • Monitoring performance against the Trust’s Service Development Strategy and other targets
  • Using their influence through the Council of Governors to advise the hospital’s Board of Directors
  • Approving the remuneration of the Chair and Non-Executive Directors

Staff Governors are not there to deal with any personal issues you may be involved with.

For example, disciplinary procedures or changes to your contract.

They are not in a position to take on situations normally dealt with through personnel, staff-side organisations or trade unions.

Your Staff Governors

Paul Beckett - Medical and Dental 

I am a Microbiology Consultant in the trust. I have been in this role for over 5 years. I also work as one of the Medical examiners in Chesterfield.

Jo Page - Royal Primary Care and the Community 

Awaiting biography

Suzanne Brice - Allied Health Professionals, Pharmacists and Scientists

Awaiting biography

Toni Hoole - All Other Staff

I am currently the Service Manager for Imaging and Cancer Services at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, having joined the Trust in 2019.

I am currently the Service Manager for Imaging and Cancer Services at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, having joined the Trust in 2019. I have had various operational and transformational roles since becoming part of the Chesterfield Royal team, all of which have given me greater insight and appreciation of the reliance on and impact that our non-clinical roles can have.

Having had a career of operational project management within the private sector since leaving university, a change in circumstances that required significant input from the services at Chesterfield Royal and its exceptional and life changing care, gave me the drive to pursue a career within our NHS where I could strive to make even the smallest of differences.

Chesterfield Royal is my local hospital and my aims whilst in this role are to not only learn more about the Trust and its governing body, but also act on behalf of and support my colleagues, to ensure they are represented in all forums and push the agenda for the continuation of exceptional care and looking after our staff as well as our patients.

Sheree Hall - Nursing and Midwifery

I am very proud to be a nurse and to work for Chesterfield Royal Hospital. 

I am very proud to be a nurse and to work for Chesterfield Royal Hospital. 

I qualified in 2004 as a nurse and started my career within cancer care on the haematology ward. I had the most amazing support from senior nursing staff who made the transition from student to staff nurse a positive one and many years on, I still reflect how lucky I was to be with this team; many of them who are still here at Chesterfield. Due to this experience I am particularly interested in the support and leadership our staff receive.

I have had several different roles within cancer at the Trust which have included setting up new roles and services. I have also had experience of working with the education centre supporting mentors and student nurses and was able to gain my teaching qualification, which led to me working with the University of Derby for a short while as a lecturer.

Since 2015 I have been in the role of Macmillan Lead Cancer Nurse. My role purpose is around improving quality of cancer services including patient and staff experience, interpreting the national cancer agenda to develop cancer services and providing strategic leadership to cancer nursing within the organisation.

During the last 19 years at Chesterfield Royal, I have laughed and cried alongside some of the most amazing staff from all different disciplines and everyday consider myself to be so privileged to be doing a job that I love. I am looking forward to the role as a staff Governor and to be able to represent the nursing and midwifery voice.