Jayne Collingwood, Head of Leadership and Organisational Development:
Tell us about your journey into the NHS and what you would do differently, if anything?
I joined the NHS a long time ago now and I will never forget the first day I was left alone in a clinic in Normanton near Wakefield. A patient presented with a complex foot problem I had never seen or encountered before. That was when the penny really dropped, it’s down to me and this is where the real learning begins!
If you were stuck in a lift with anybody who would it be and why?
I like to be stuck in a lift with Nancy Kline author of ‘Time to Think’. As I have progressed in my career I have realised that allowing ourselves time to think is so important .
Your most inspirational female icon, past or present?
The most inspirational woman is my mum. She has taught me so much about life, bouncing back, self-belief and kindness.
What is your favourite food and most disliked, and why?
Salad, any kind, anything goes, such a versatile option. Most disliked is bananas. As a little girl I was given banana sandwiches and I didn’t dare tell my friend’s mum I didn’t like them.
Do you have any phobias
Not that I know of
What did you want to be when you were younger?
A chiropodist and I became one. I trained at Durham New College.
Tell us something funny about yourself
Strange things often happen to me. I once was driving along and a full pan of pasta came from nowhere and bounced across my car bonnet and covered my car in cream sauce. There was no-one around and to this day I don’t know where it came from