WELLINGTON MAKALA

Wellington is the ExecutiveChief Nursing Officer / Executive Director AHP & Psychological Professions at North East London Foundation Trust (NELFT) he took up his role from April2021. At the time of the appointment, he became the only male BME Chief Nurse working in an NHS Trust and the first African male Chief Nurse ever inNHS.   He is responsible for the Nursing,Psychological Professions and AHP workforce and leads on the quality, safety, and patient experience agenda for the Trust.

He studied MentalHealth Nursing at South Bank University (2001-2004), and holds an ExecutiveMasters in Public Administration, also from South Bank University (2013-2016).In 2018, Wellington was proud to be invited to No.10 by Prime Minister Theresa May, to talk about the work he had led in NELFT on inclusion in the workforce and his support for the BME agenda. In 2020, Wellington made the HSJ near miss for the top 50 most influential BME leaders. He has worked for NELFT all his career since 2001 when he was a student nurse apart from 18months when he was a Managing Director. NELFT is his family.  

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