Andy Cruickshank appointed as Chief Nurse at Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

We are pleased to announce that Andy Cruickshank has been appointed to the role of Chief Nurse at KMPT.

Andy will join the Trust early next year, from his current role as Director of Nursing at East London Foundation Trust.

Andy is delighted to be joining the organisation and said: “I am really looking forward to joining KMPT at such an exciting time in the Trust’s development.

“As someone who lives in the county, I have been aware of the substantial improvements made each year to the services KMPT provides. I am very much looking forward to be part of such a forward-thinking organisation that so clearly puts people and the communities it supports at the heart of everything it does.”

Andy brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge of complex mental health care, and during his time at East London Foundation Trust, has been responsible for implementing a wide-range of initiatives focused on quality improvement to help continuously improve the standard of nursing care.

Chief Executive, Helen Greatorex, said: “I am delighted that we will be welcoming Andy at the beginning of March 2022.

“We were specifically looking for a very experienced and committed Registered Mental Health Nurse to join the team as our Chief Nurse, and Andy brings significant experience as well as a clear passion for the positive difference that nurses can make to the experience of those who use our services.

“He also joins us from a trust whose Care Quality Commission’s rating is Outstanding and we look forward to learning about how we can go even further and faster in our improvement of KMPT services.”