Biographies

Kim Hill
Regional Executive Director - London & South East

Kim joined Partnerships in Care as Regional Executive Director in July 2009. Kim qualified as an RMN in 1989 and worked for the early part of her career in mental health services in Plymouth.

Kim has extensive senior management experience, both within the NHS and independent sector organisations, as well as within the Healthcare Commission. Her most recent post within the NHS was as Associate Director of Nursing for West London Mental Health Trust, where she had professional responsibility across high, medium and low secure services, as well as prison in-reach services. Kim has been involved in the management and commissioning of several new services and in recent years has been involved in providing short term support into sites experiencing a range of difficulties. Kim has particular interest in forensic mental health services and is keen to ensure that both patients and staff have full and meaningful involvement in the development of services.

Brian M Mandisodza
Registered Manager

Prior to assuming the role of Registered Manager at Suttons Manor Hospital, Brian worked in Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust for 13 years. He worked in Greenwich Acute Inpatient Mental Health Services; Greenwich Complex Needs Recovery Services; Greenwich Business Office; Bracton Centre Prison & Forensic Mental Health Services; & Greenwich Early intervention in Psychosis Service.

Brian is a registered nurse in mental health, and has a Master of Science in Leadership & Management from Salomons Centre. His interests are in management research & developing the profile mental health nursing. He has a Postgraduate Diploma in Health Research and a Bachelor of Science (Hons) Degree in Health studies.

Pippa Philipson
Director of Clinical Services

Pippa joined the London Region initially as a locum Head of Occupational Therapy and took up a permanent position soon after. She was then successful in securing an additional role as Clinical Service Manager. Following this position she took up post as Director of Clinical Services.  

Pippa has 10 years experience within the field of Mental Health in high secure hospitals, acute admissions and the community.

Jacqui Ritchie
Director of Nursing

Jacqui has been in the mental health profession for almost 30 years with a wealth of experience & knowledge in the NHS before joining PiC in February 2010. She is a strong clinician with a background working in various mental health settings such as adult acute psychiatry, rehabilitation/respite care, transcultural unit, low secure facilities, PICU, adolescent services and older people services.  

Whilst with Buckinghamshire Mental Health Service NHS Trust, Jacqui was voted Psychiatric Nurse of the Year in 2002 and further testimony was her voluntary work as a counsellor for Rape Crisis which enabled her to recognise the benefits of working therapeutically with patients.

One of the significant points in Jacqui’s career was becoming a Modern Matron in Tower Hamlets, without doubt one of the most challenging areas demographically within the UK. Jacqui was involved in the commissioning of a gender specific service for males and females who required PICU/Low Secure Services serving the three boroughs within East London Foundation NHS Trust. This platform provided Jacqui the opportunity to develop solid management & leadership skills but also to work collaboratively with services users. This led to becoming a member of a charitable organisation known as Friend of St. Clements, a group of ex-mental health service users working in the East End of London.

Jacqui joined PiC last year taking up the position of Director of Nursing. Her role is instrumental to empowering the nursing group and maximising the patients experience.