Catherine Pelley MBE, RN, RHV, QN

Catherine Pelley joined the Trust in June 2018 on an interim basis and was appointed substantively in January 2019. Catherine serves as Chief Nurse and Director of Governance until December 2021. Catherine is now leading work on the City & Hackney system development on behalf of the Trust and the wider system to realise the benefits of collaborative working. Catherine has over 36 years of NHS experience including care for older people, health visiting, working as part of a neighbourhood nursing team and working with families affected by drug and alcohol issues. Catherine has also served as a service commissioner in Brent and Harrow, and later as a director of commissioning in Hertfordshire.

Catherine has worked at NHS England focusing on patient experience and safeguarding children, and with NHS Improvement as a nurse fellow developing resources to support ward managers and team leaders. Catherine has been awarded the honour of becoming a Queen’s Nurse and is a recipient of the Cavell Star Award. Catherine was awarded an MBE in the 2021 Queen’s birthday honours for services to nursing leadership.