Our faculty is made up highly experienced Action learning facilitators, who are also coaches, team development specialists, senior managers, clinicians, and organisational development practitioners.

Linda Keenan

Linda is a Director in the Elect Consulting team and has been with NHS Elect since 2015. She brings a background in counselling, organisation development, mediation, action-learning and team development to her coaching practice. With more than 20 years’ coaching experience she works with a range of individuals including, health sector managers, senior nurses, executives, and clinical directors. Linda has a distinct relational approach to her coaching practice, spending time at the beginning of a coaching relationship to establish rapport, understand the context, needs, drivers and best outcomes for her clients. Linda has a wide range of qualifications which support her work which include, an ILM level 7 Certificate in Executive Coaching and Mentoring, an MSc in Organisation Development from Roffey Park (University of Sussex), accredited diplomas in action learning facilitation and workplace mediation. Linda is also and a MBTI practitioner (step 1 and 2). Between 1994 and 1997 Linda undertook a post graduate qualification in person centred therapy and is a member of the Association for Coaching.

Email: linda@nhselect.org.uk

Dr Chris Hewitt

Chris has over 30 years’ experience working in health and with NHS professionals and leaders. He has worked as a GP, medical educator and in leadership positions in NHS Trusts and at the Department of Health. He was Chief Executive of a Local Medical Committee in the Midlands and has been an Associate Dean for Health Education England.

Chris believes it is important that patients and carers are directly involved in running health and social care and he has led work on the implementation of new services, building projects and reviews of corporate and clinical governance. Chris has also worked as a medico-legal adviser and clinical complaints advisers with a leading UK medical defence organisation and continues to enjoy coaching individuals and teams with complaints handling, governance and regulatory matters and in dealing with serious allegations.

Chris trained as a mediator with Regents University in London and works to resolve conflict by finding a golden path for all parties to walk away with dignity. Chris is an accredited professional coach with the International Coaching Federation and has regular professional supervision. Chris’s skills include team facilitation, service improvement, mediation and professional coaching. Chris understands the challenges for medical leaders and the context of their work.

Jan Samuel

Jan is an independent Leadership Consultant, qualified Coach, Team Coach and Action Learning Set facilitator with extensive senior leadership experience in the healthcare sector in both strategic and local settings.  A Chartered Physiotherapist by background, Jan has over 32 years' experience in healthcare. She has a track record of delivering results through excellent engagement and communication skills, leading large scale change across multiple settings, balancing business with quality targets, leading collaboration for successful partnership and building high performing, motivated teams. 

Jan is passionate about helping individuals and teams connect with their potential to achieve great results. She has extensive experience in supporting teams and organisations build purposeful cultures and draws on her experience in both clinical, operational and leadership roles to contextualise learning and support. Jan's last substantive NHS leadership role was Director of Service Transformation at a multi-site hospital leading system change built on strong engagement and partnership working.

Email: Jan@nhselect.org.uk