Our Executive Team

Our Executive Team are experienced NHS professionals with specific management and operational skills. They are responsible for the day-to-day operational management of the trust. The Executive Team is led by Chief Executive Ify Okocha and the members are:

  • Ify Okocha - Chief Executive

  • Iain Dimond - Chief Operating Officer

  • Abi Fadipe - Chief Medical Officer

  • Jane Wells - Chief Nursing Officer

  • Neil Springham - Chief Therapies Officer

  • Rachel C Evans - Chief People and Strategy Officer

  • Azara Mukhtar - Chief Financial Officer

  • Alison Furzer - Chief Digital Information Officer

  • Steve Wedgwood - Chief Estates Officer

  • Sally Bryden - Director of Corporate Affairs and Strategic Development (Trust Secretary)

  • Jenny Ioseliani - Service Director - Children and Young People

  • Sarah Burchell - Service Director - Adult Community Physical Health 

  • Aisling Thompson - Service Director - Forensic and Offender Healthcare

  • Aisling Clifford - Service Director - Adult Acute and Crisis Mental Health

  • Lorraine Regan - Service Director - Adult Community Mental Health/Adult Learning Disability 

   

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Aisling Thompson | Service Director, Forensic and Offender Healthcare Services

Service Director Forensic and Offender Healthcare
Aisling started her career in healthcare working as a Physiotherapist in Ireland and Boston, USA, before moving to London to work in a commissioning role in West London. 
Aisling has extensive experience in NHS operational management across acute, community and mental health settings. Prior to joining Oxleas in September 2024, Aisling was Director of the South East London Community Provider Networks. 
Aisling is Service Director for the Forensic & Offender Healthcare Directorate with services across South East London, Kent and the South West of England. She has a particular interest in leadership development and is a graduate of the NHS Leadership Academy's Nye Bevan programme.
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