CONFERENCE
Welcome 3 Meet your host: Claire-Marie Boggiano 4 Survive: Paula McMahon 7 Thrive: Tim Thompson 8 Flourish: Susy Cook 10 Contents
Welcome to our Women in Leadership conference
Thank you for being a part of our inaugural Women in Leadership Conference.
This is the first of its kind for our organisation, and I am absolutely delighted to let you know we have been completely over subscribed for this event. For me, this demonstrates not only the need to start to implement such events, but the absolute willingness of our staff to get involved with the conversation about women in leadership.
The demographic of women in attendance today is plentiful – age, career type, clinical and non-clinical, those at the beginning of their leadership journey, and those who have much to share. The important fact is that we are all here, representing one ambition - to ensure that we support our female colleagues to survive, thrive and flourish.
Our guest speakers have been hand-picked to drive engagement and development today, and I would really like to personally thank them all for their support, contribution and allyship to our aims and objectives.
I would encourage you to be open, honest and of course respectful with one another. Our common thread today is that we are women in leadership - no matter the breadth of that leadership, length of tenure or position in the organisation. Today we have one united strength that we can and must advocate for us all in attendance, those we represent within our Trust unable to attend today, and those women who will become our leaders of the future.
Thank you once again, and I will look forward to hearing your feedback.
Best wishes,
Susy Cook Chief People Officer
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Claire-Marie Boggiano Director and coach
Claire-Marie is an energetic and innovative business change and leadership development professional. She is experienced in rapidly establishing high-performance teams - working with leaders to crystallise, scope and execute emerging business strategies.
She is a creative and motivating facilitator, comfortable working in dynamically changing environments. Claire-Marie uses strong teambuilding, coaching and mentoring skills to achieve results.
Roles and accolades:
• MEng BSc Electrical & Electronic Engineering (University of Manchester)
• MBA Female Entrepreneurship (Alliance Manchester Business School)
• Chartered Engineer (CEng)
• Member of the Institue of Engineering and Technology (MIET)
• Member of the Institute of Directors (MioD) - Head of Diversity IoD North West
• Lecturer in Leadership at the University of Salford Business School
• Facilitator and Coach, Oakridge Stride Women in Leadership Programme
• Founder of Women Leading in Business at Alliance Manchester Business School
• Associate Member of the Association for Coaching
• Ambassador for Women on Boards UK & Pankhurst Trust Queen Bee Coaching
• Partner and Coach at Women’s International Network (WIN) Global Leadership
Passions
• Transformation, change management and engagement
• Culture and leadership development
• Team development, leadership development and executive coaching
• Project and programme management
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ISSUE SIX OUT FOR SUMMER Take a break and read our December issue of the Health and Wellbeing magazine with the QR code below. issuu.com/nthnhs/docs/006-health-wellbeing-july-2023 Laura Pennicott, matron in our emergency department, is known for her jolly spirit and enthusiasm at work. But after work she trades in her scrubs for throwing people in the air and coaching one of the North East’s only high level cheerleading Her team has recently returned home after competing for the very rst time at the World Cheerleading Championships, held in Orlando Florida. They nished in 12th place, qualifying into nals from over 20 teams. We sat down with Laura for a chat about how she discovered her second passion, forming her own team and how she balances coaching with work. found cheerleading while was at university. I’d seen lms like Bring it On and always thought it looked So, was at uni studying nursing and they had a sports fair – all the sports teams got together to talk about their sports and cheerleading was there. I’d said to my now-husband, ‘Oh, always fancy that’ and he said, ‘Well, was nervous so he took me down to the rst session joined the team at Teesside Uni. And after graduated, joined another team. But in terms of high level teams, it’s quite di cult to nd one in the North East, – was travelling down to Leeds every week to go and train, even as far as Manchester and She eld at times. At a point, my husband and said, ‘Why don’t we just start our own team to really give people up in the North East that opportunity to do higher level cheer?’ So that’s how Evolution Athletics was born. What is it about cheer? Why do you love it so much? Laura: think it’s just one of those sports that once you’re in, you can’t get out of. It’s just the thrill and the exhilaration of throwing people around in the air, it’s that adrenaline rush. The Evolution Athletics team has been established for ve years now. We compete at international level and take both boys and girls, starting at 16 right through to 30. These kids have worked so hard and this payo of them being able to go to the World Cheerleading Championships is so rewarding for me. It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity to be able to o er them that. It’s heart-warming more than anything. How do you balance coaching with working in a busy emergency department? Laura: Being organised and planning my time is the main way. I’m running home from work and getting changed and going back out to go coach and working my shifts around it. But when you’ve got a passion for something and you want to do something, you make it work. Not making it work is not an option – can’t a ord to lose this out of my life. So you do these crazy hours… anything, just so you can have that thrill of doing your sport that you love. It’s so worth it to me. And do you bring the cheer for your squad at work? try to as much as I can! think most people would say that I’m always dead jolly and bright – so absolutely, I’m very enthusiastic. might sometimes be a bit too enthusiastic or a bit too jolly walking around but you know what, if it makes people smile then absolutely – I will bring that cheerleading here all day long. Emergency matron brings it on for North Tees and Hartlepool By Laura Pennicott, matron 5. Your sta health and wellbeing guide for all your physical health, mental wellbeing, nancial and spiritual needs Issue 6 July 2023 Wellbeing Healthand Your magazine was ‘highly commended’ at NHS Communicate for communications team health and wellbeing award. Take a break and read the latest issue of our Health and Wellbeing magazine using the QR code below. Want to contribute to the next magazine? Email: nth-tr.communications@nhs.net
Paula McMahon
Civil engineer
Sir Robert McAlpine
After more than 30 years in engineering and construction and several high-profile positions, Paula has gained Chartered Fellowships for the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
Paula currently works for Sir Robert McAlpine in her dream job. Her role allows her to help staff with their professional qualifications and manage the social value for her project. She is passionate about inspiring the next generation and the need for a more sustainable future for all.
Paula is an active member of several groups who promote construction and engineering. Among them is her role as ICE Trustee, and Head of UK Regions and Panel Chair for the flagship international publication ICE Proceedings: Civil Engineering.
She is a multi-award winning civil engineer. Her accolades include the 2020 European WICEAward Lifetime in Engineering Award, and a WES WE50 Current and Former Apprentice.
Paula’s belief is that we can all be role models and she encourages everyone, particularly those in minority groups, to support young people in whatever way they can.
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Professor Tim Thompson
Dean of Health & Life Sciences and Professor of Applied Biological Anthropology Teesside University
A forensic anthropologist by background, Professor Tim Thompson has worked both at home and abroad in a variety of forensic contexts. He currently supports training and capacitybuilding worldwide.
Tim completed his PhD at the University of Sheffield before moving to the University of Dundee. He then made the move to Teesside University where he was appointed Associate Dean of Learning and Teaching and Associate Dean of Academics before being appointed as Dean of Health & Life Sciences.
He has numerous publications on the post-mortem changes to the skeleton and what this can tell us about life and death.
Tim is the President of the Chartered Society of Forensic Sciences and previously served as Editor-in-Chief of the journal ‘Science & Justice’ and the ‘Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine’. He is a Fellow of seven professional bodies and was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship for excellence in education.
Alongside his current roles, Tim is also an expert consultant in anthropology for authors, TV creatives and video game developers.
Thrive
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Dr Susy Cook
Chief People Officer and Director of Corporate Affairs
North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Susy has worked inthe NHS and academia for over 20 years across a number of roles including biochemist, manager, director, coach, leadership and organisational development lead, improver and academic.
Susy is passionate about fostering a culture of compassion and inclusion across our Trust and her goal is further develop a workforce pipeline to meet workforce demands and create more succession planning and talent management pathways.
Among the wider Tees Valley, her ambitions include evolving our partnership working and providing opportunities for people across the Tees Valley to work and thrive in healthcare.
She Joined North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust in May 2022 and is now Chief People Officer and Director of Corporate Affairs for the organisation. Susy has also worked to support Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust, North Cumbria Integrated Care Trust and University Hospitals Morecambe Bay and Liverpool University Foundation Trust throughout her career. Follow
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“We want to help you all work in a culture where we are encouraged to learn and to act with compassion.”
