New chair for North Staffs mental health trust

He will take up the post on Thursday, 1 December.

Mr Jarrod has worked with the NHS for 42 years – 36 years in full time posts and six years in a consultancy role.

His previous roles have included chief executive of health authorities for 20 years. He also spent three years at national level as the director of human resources and deputy to the NHS chief executive.

Other posts include membership of the National Mental Health Task Force and chair of the National Reference Group for Health Inequalities.

Trust chief executive Fiona Myers said: “I and my colleagues are delighted to have someone of Ken’s calibre joining us here in Staffordshire.

“He has a long standing commitment to services for people with mental illness and learning disability both as a manager and as a carer, which will prove invaluable as we move forward with our foundation trust application.”

Mr Jarrod will be paid £20,896 a year for this appointment. His term of office will start on December 1, 2011 and his term of office runs for four years, through to November 30, 2015.