Jim has a history of more than 40 years public sector employment in both local authority and the NHS. Most recently he was a non-executive director at Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust between 2017 and 2021, where he chaired the trust’s audit committee. He has been chief executive at a number of organisations, including 10 years at Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. Jim is a qualified accountant and has also previously undertaken several director of finance roles in the NHS, including the North West Regional Health Authority.