who we are - A team that is growing.......

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After 22 years in the military, and another full career in senior leadership roles in the healthcare sector I am ideally placed and experienced to support your organisation to grow and prosper.  Driven by achieving exceptional results PEAR work with organisations to ensure optimum delivery of services across all industry sectors, but with a specialist focus in healthcare.   We look at your organisational culture and senior staff leadership styles to see if they work together to positively impact performance.  If there is a disconnect (which invariably there is!) we can support development of individuals and teams in their leaderships skills and also review the expected behaviours and attitudes to see if this is the culture you wish to aspire to.  When conjoined together your team or organisation will have the edge on others that means you will excel in achieving your goals and objectives.  

With proven experience in healthcare in the UK NHS and the Middle East I have been at the forefront of strategic development and operational delivery for many years.

My individualised, positive approach will help you, and your organisation, to achieve goals and ambitions.    

I have a doctorate in Business Administration specialising in how culture and leadership are linked to improve performance, specifically in the healthcare sector but also directly relevant to other industry sectors.  

As well as my doctorate I have a  Masters in Healthcare Management, a Masters in Advanced Business Research and I also have a level 8 diploma in Strategic Leadership & Management.

I am a Chartered Manager, Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute, Fellow of the Institute of Leadership, Certified Change Manager, Certified 6-sigma Black Belt, Member of the UK Association for Coaching, have a Certificate in Personal Coaching, a CMI Award at Level 7 in Coaching and Mentoring, and a Diploma in Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT).  

Areas of Interest: Culture & leadership, strategic development/refresh, performance, Change Mgmt, Executive Coach, Life Coach, Business Coach

Joining as a nurse and having worked in the NHS for 30 years Sarah is currently the CEO of an NHS provider and has Board level experience of local health and social care challenges and also board level decision making on financial/budget/grant allocations and the effective use of resources. 

With professional experience and academic qualifications commensurate with her executive leadership position, Sarah has a critical, creative and curious mind, and truly believes in building robust relationships and influencing others through living her personal values of transparency, honesty, integrity and clarity of purpose.  

Sarah is an active Chair of a local charity and manages her time between this and her CEO role to allow her to also develop others through  taking NHS staff through NHS Leadership 360 assessments. 

Sarah has a Masters in Psychotherapy as a means to health, a Masters in Healthcare Management and maintains her professional nurse registration.  

Areas of interest: Individual and team leadership development, performance of teams, boards and executive leaders, strategic development and implementation.

Currently ED Clinical Fellow at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust, I graduated in Medicine from the University of Leicester in 2018.  Since then, I have  worked in a variety of high intensity, pressurised roles across Southern England Acute trusts and was seconded for a period to cover ICU during the COVID pandemic.

I have a very analytical, curious mind and see problems only to be solved!  

New challenges excite me especially where sound, robust plans need to be put in place to resolve issues or problems.  With a young family I live in the South of England but I am always keen to broaden skills and help others where I can.  

Areas of Interest: Emergency Care, Clinical Team Building

Board-level Chartered Management Accountant with a successful track record of delivery across multiple sectors and diverse cultures.  Specialist areas of in-depth knowledge and transferable experience include service transformation, commissioning, contracting and finance in the NHS, Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia and private sector. With a passion for delivering excellent service,  Philippa has successfully led the development of key transformation programmes. Philippa engages and influences internal and external stakeholders, ensuring targets are met and changes embedded. Philippa's skill in building effective and sustainable relationships, combined with her ability to create environments that stimulate strong collaborative working, has resulted in developing innovative solutions to operational and strategic challenges. Philippa leads with confidence and compassion with a style that encourages innovation and creativity to achieve personal, team and organisational objectives.  

Areas of Interest: Transformation, Financial Accounting in Healthcare, Change Mgmt

Following 18 years in senior posts in the British Army Peter moved to the NHS in 2005, initially as a divisional operations director within London Ambulance Service. Following this, he spent time at the regional tier of the NHS with responsibility for the management of performance before working within local commissioning organisations in the South of England.

From 2013, he was Executive Director System Delivery at Southampton City Commissioners with responsibility for commissioning acute services for adults in both elective and urgent care; long term conditions pathways; Primary Medical Care; Strategic Estates planning; EPRR and OD & change. Most recently, he was also the executive lead for the response to COVID19 in Southern England.

Peter holds an MBA from the Open University, an MA from Cranfield University and a Diploma in Human Systems Dynamics from the HSD Institute.

Areas of Interest: Team Leadership/Development, Group Dynamics, Change Mgmt, Coach

Laura has worked in Human Resources for over 18 years, now an HR Director for an employee-owned, social enterprise providing NHS healthcare services.  

Laura also works as an independent HR consultant supporting small to medium sized businesses to improve and enhance their people service arrangements. 

Laura has extensive experience of generalist people service arrangements, employment law and organisational development. 

Laura is accredited to use a number of psychometric tools that support individual and team development (15FQ+ and Thomas International) and is also an ACAS trained Internal Workplace Mediator. 

Laura is a Chartered member of the CIPD, a member of the BPS, holds an MSc in occupational and business psychology with merit and a BSc in Business and Law.  

Areas of interest: HR Specialist Consultant support for small/medium sized businesses, Psychometric testing, Team Leadership and Development