Helen Jameson joins Great Ormond Street Hospital as Chief Finance Officer

Helen Jameson has been appointed as the Chief Finance Officer (CFO) at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

Following a thorough and competitive recruitment process, Helen joins the Executive Team on a permanent basis having been appointed as the interim CFO in January 2018.

Helen has a wealth of NHS experience prior to joining GOSH, most recently as the CFO and Director of Corporate Programmes at UCL Partners, where her role included finance, procurement and responsibility for leading the education and training portfolio.

Before taking up the executive position, Helen had worked on behalf of GOSH from September 2017 leading the North London response to the NHS England genomics laboratory services tender, involving working closely with our finance, labs and clinical teams.

Great Ormond Street Hospital Chief Executive, Dr Peter Steer, said: “Helen is a finance expert and talented leader. She brings experience from a wide range of NHS organisations and has already had a significant impact at GOSH. I’m very pleased that Helen is joining the GOSH executive management team on a permanent basis now and look forward to continuing to work with her in this role.”

Helen Jameson said: “I am delighted to be joining GOSH on a permanent basis, an organisation that I have been working with in various roles for many years. I am inspired by the drive and ambition at GOSH, and look forward to working with everyone to help deliver the best care and experience for our patients and their families.”

Helen previously established the North Central and East London office of Health Education England (HEE) and has worked for NHS London and various NHS Trusts. In her role at HEE, she worked in partnership with NHS providers, voluntary sector and social care to improve the quality of education and training for the workforce and improve the patient experience, health and wellbeing of the local population.