Executive Directors

Dr Robert Dolan, Chief Executive

(Appointed September 2006)

Background and Experience

  • Medical Director from March 2003 and Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist in the Trust since September 2001
  • Extensive psychiatry experience in London and Ireland
  • Medical Director for West London Healthcare Trust and Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham Mental Health NHS Trust
  • Trainer of senior registrars in forensic and general psychiatry
  • Policy Advisor in Forensic Psychiatry at the Department of Health
  • Board Director Community and Mental Health Trust.

Qualifications: M.B, B.Ch, BAO, MRC Psych

Dr Kevin Cleary, Medical Director

(Appointed in June 2011)

Background and Experience

  • Associate Medical Director (Safety) for the Trust in November 2010. Lead on the Trust’s Safety and Clinical Risk Management programmes.
  • Medical Director for the National Patient Safety Agency.
  • Clinical background in Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatry
  • Consultant Child and Adolescent Forensic Psychiatrist

Qualifications: M.B. Ch.B. FRCPsych

Jitesh Chotai, Director of Finance

(Appointed April 2009)

Background and Experience

  • Acting Director of Finance for 18 months while the previous Finance Director was working on the FT Application
  • Jitesh has worked for a broad variety of NHS organisations over the past 27 years.
  • He has extensive experience of working in acute mental health and primary care.
  • He has completed his CIMA qualification in 1991
  • Jitesh has extensive knowledge and experience of NHS finance, planning and Foundation Trust monitoring and compliance.

Qualifications: CIMA Fellow

Dr Navina Evans, Director of Operations

(Appointed in January 2012)

Background and experience

  • Director for Mental Health, East London Foundation Trust
  • Lead Clinician Newham CAMHS and then Clinical Director Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services East London Foundation Trust
  • Involvement in Medical Education at  Barts and The London Medical School as Honorary Senior Lecturer, Associate Dean,  and Academic Year Tutor.

Clinical Experience in Psychiatry and Paediatrics

Qualifications: MBBS, DCH, MRCPsych

John Wilkins, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Performance and Business Development

(Appointed in July 2007)

Background and Experience

  • Over 25 years NHS experience in a variety of management, commissioning, public health and registered acute and mental health nursing posts
  • Director of London-wide Programmes (Mental Health, Substance Misuse and Sexual Health) for five former London Strategic Health Authorities
  • Has held three other Director posts with the Trust, i.e. Director of Modernisation, Director of Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services & Specialist Services and Foundation Trust Project Director.

Qualifications: MA. Dip Health Education.

Jonathan Warren, Director of Nursing and Quality

(Appointed July 2010)

Background and Experience

  • Graduate from Sussex University and trained as a nurse at The Lorna Delve and Banstead School of Nursing at Banstead Hospital qualifying in 1986.
  • Has worked in a range of specialities including adult and forensic mental health care.
  • In 2003 he was appointed Interim Borough Director for City and Hackney.
  • In 2005 he became the Head of Healthcare at Pentonville Prison.
  • He was appointed Head of Nursing at East London NHS Foundation Trust in 2008 where he was instrumental in setting up the Institute of Mental Health Nursing in collaboration with City University.