Appointed
2002
Responsibilities:
- Clinical effectiveness
- Integrated governance
- Standards
- Medical staffing
- Complaints and litigation
- Library services
- Risk management
- Corporate assurance
Kam has held positions in medical staffing, HR and management.
Qualifications
MBA (Public Service), Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development.
Her portfolio at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust includes all aspects of corporate and clinical governance and medical workforce development and staffing.
Experience
Kam has almost 30 years’ experience in the NHS, all of it locally.
In this strategic leadership position, Kam is entrusted with the responsibility of overseeing and enhancing the governance framework within the Trust. She is responsible for establishing and maintaining the highest levels of corporate governance across the organisation including compliance, regulation, board assurance and risk management.
Her portfolio includes responsibility for ensuring that the Trust is adequately prepared to comply and can secure ongoing compliance with the legislative requirements enforced by NHS regulators, including NHS England. She is responsible for establishing procedures for the sound governance of the Trust and advises the Board, its Committees, the Executive Group and senior management.
She undertakes the role of Senior Information Risk Officer (SIRO), with responsibility for ensuring compliance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) requirements.