Jo Cadman

Jo has worked for the Trust since 1996, and was appointed Deputy Director of Finance in 2005, a post she held until her appointment as Associate Director of Strategy at the beginning of 2016.

Jo has held senior leadership roles and has extensive leadership experience relating to service integration, service redesign and partnership working.

Her most notable achievements include:

• Developing the framework leading the Trust into its longer term sustainability partnership with Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Dudley and Walsall Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust;

• Led the financial analysis, due diligence and transaction framework in the successful acquisition of services from the former Primary Care Trusts in 2011;

• Led the development of the financial planning framework essential to the successful Foundation Trust application in 2009, and before that in 2003 for the establishment of the former Care Trust, one of only five care trusts in the country.

In addition to her leadership experience Jo also graduated from the Nye Bevan NHS Leadership programme in March 2016 and prior to that qualified as a Chartered Management Accountant in 2000.

Qualifications: ACMA; MAAT