Profile

Paul Taylor

Role: Development Lead
Department: Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Paul works for the Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. Paul is involved in a range of change management projects within the Older Adults Service, including but not exclusively connected with the implementation in Lincolnshire of the National Dementia Strategy, ‘Living well with Dementia’.

Having written his MBA dissertation on the effects of the Government’s modernisation agenda on the third sector, Paul became aware of the implications of that agenda to the NHS. He saw the Gateway to Leadership as an opportunity to be involved in implementing the step change required to transform services for the twenty first century. Plus he saw a chance to use and build on his current leadership and management skills in a dynamic environment.

Paul lives in the City of Lincoln, and is married with two grown up children. Paul has a Masters in Business Administration from the University of Lincoln. He has previously worked with offenders and care leavers within the social welfare field. Paul has served seven years as an elected Councillor on both Lincolnshire County Council and Lincoln City Council. During that period he was responsible for Lincolnshire’s highways department. Outside of work Paul and his wife Sharon enjoy travelling Britain for city breaks and discovering fine dining restaurants. Paul also attempts to visit the gym three times a week. Paul’s other area of activity.

Transcript

Hello, I’m Paul Taylor and I joined the NHS Gateway to Leadership programme in May this year. Prior to that I had been executive manager for a young peoples charity for almost 10 years. I am currently employed as Development Lead for Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust. I must admit that before I started working for LPFT I was a little apprehensive, but from day one everyone has been so welcoming and supportive, particularly the Chief Executive and my Line Manager. I am currently engaged in a number of projects, but the biggest one is working to reconfigurate the dementia pathway in order to deliver improved quality and range of services in the community and at the same time reduce costs.

For many people that would sound a real challenging task, but it doesn’t really feel that challenging because I am not only allowed to think outside the box and ask the challenging questions, I’m really encouraged and supported to do so.

I would say that the one thing that has really made my transition into the NHS from the third sector so pleasurable is the amount of support I have received, both from the staff at the Institute, from colleagues at the regional health authority, but most important of all from everyone within LPFT. It is really nice to work with people that are encouraging innovation and welcome a different perspective.