Corporate Services Champion
Corporate Services Champion
Our Corporate Services Champions are recognised for achieving something exceptional that benefits our patients. It could be through their commitment and dedication to our Trust and their colleagues, for delivering efficient and high-performing services or successfully implementing change that improved a service. Here’s what their colleagues wrote about them in the nominations.
Deepa Mavani, Finance Manager
Deepa is an excellent team player who has transformed the financial position within the Access and Medicine Division. She is very approachable and keeps patients at the heart of her work.
She goes out of her way to engage all teams, and is very talented at translating finance into a language understood by all, regardless of professional background. She’s educated our leaders on true budget holder responsibility and given teams the skills to deliver strong financial governance and identify opportunities for productivity and efficiency.
Deepa is very much integrated into the Access and Medicine leadership team and has built a team of very approachable, responsive and talented individuals who have also contributed to the improved divisional position.
Sarah King, Deputy Chief People Officer
Sarah is a role model for compassionate leadership, a champion of innovation and a steadfast advocate for staff wellbeing.
She has been a driving force behind the transformation of our HR services delivering exceptional results that have had a lasting impact across the organisation. From record breaking staff survey results, significant cost efficiencies and streamlining our recruitment processes, which earned us a national award, Sarah’s leadership continually contributes to outstanding accomplishments.
She is deeply respected by her colleagues working tirelessly to support staff with trusted, balanced guidance approaching every challenge with care, fairness, and emotional intelligence. Her ability to support staff through complex and often sensitive employee relations matters is unmatched.
Sarah exemplifies everything that is good about Royal Surrey.
Victoria Wilding, Senior Practice Development Nurse
Victoria has had an excellent year and has gone above and beyond with the work that she has done to establish a sustainable pipeline for recruitment to Healthcare Support Worker (HCSW) roles within the organisation.
She’s developed a bespoke fast-track pathway for T-level students to join the trust and successfully developed the placement offers for T-level students, collaborating with local colleges and holding an open evening for pupils and parents.
Victoria and her team also provide the pastoral support to T-level students when they’re on placement with us, and liaise with clinical areas to ensure that everyone is clear on the role and expectations. Her work has been well received by colleagues at an NHS England forum.