Robert Sainsbury will replace the outgoing Helen O’Shea when she retires for family reasons in February after five years in the role.
Since November 2014 Mr Sainsbury has been chief operating officer at Northern, Eastern and Western (NEW) Devon Clinical Commissioning Group, which covers a population of 1.1 million people across Devon and has an annual budget of £950 million.
Speaking about Mr Sainsbury’s appointment, Julie Garbutt, chief executive for Health, said: ‘We are delighted to have attracted and secured a candidate of Rob’s calibre to this essential post. Helen O’Shea has done a fantastic job of leading our staff at the Hospital through a time of immense pressure and change as we waited for a decision about the Island’s Future Hospital. I pay tribute to Helen and all she has achieved with her senior team.’
A Health spokesman said developing out-of-hospital services, which the Island’s Health Department are trying to move towards, has been a key part of Mr Sainsbury’s work in the past.
Mrs Garbutt added: ‘We have never had a time when health and social care and what is provided in the Hospital and out in the community have been more closely linked. Rob’s experience will stand him in good stead as we continue to deliver what we know Islanders need and want from their health and social care services and continue with our transition plans for the new hospital.’
Mr Sainsbury said: ‘I am passionate about working in partnership to deliver high-quality patient care and, in particular, integrated health and social care. I am looking forward to moving to Jersey, meeting new colleagues and working together to build on Helen’s excellent work and what has already been achieved.’
