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Matt Powls

Matt Powls
Matt Powls, Chief Operating Officer

Position

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

History with the Trust

Matt joined the Trust as Chief Operating Officer in November 2022.

Responsibilities

  • Executive lead for Hospital and Site Operations 
  • Executive lead for constitutional standards and Hospital performance
  • Executive lead for Emergency Preparedness, Response and Resilience 
  • Executive Director for Restore and Recovery 
  • Senior Responsible Officer for Front Line teams, We Care Quality Improvement System

Professional background

Matt joined East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust as Interim Chief Operating Officer in November 2022, prior to this he has held a range of senior roles within the NHS, including: Managing Director, Royal Oldham Hospital; Chief Operating Officer, Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Chief Operating Officer, Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital; Chief Operating Officer, NHS Barnet Clinical Commissioning Group and Director of Commissioning and Performance, NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group. 

After reading English at University, Matt worked within the private sector for a number of years before joining the NHS via the National Programme for Information Technology.  

Matt has worked within a number of areas within the NHS including acute hospitals, community services, mental health, community services and local and regional commissioning.