St Peter's Hospice is managed day-to-day by our Executive Team, headed by our Chief Executive Officer.
St Peter's Hospice is managed day-to-day by our Executive Team, headed by our Chief Executive Officer.
Susan joined St Peter's Hospice as Chief Executive Officer in 2024. Her previous role was at North Northamptonshire Council where she was Director of Public Health. She has spent over 20 years in senior positions in the NHS, local government, and charity sector. Susan is also a Non-Executive Director and is currently on the boards of University Hospitals Bristol and Weston, and Taff Housing. She believes passionately in reducing health inequalities so that everyone gets the care they need.
In her spare time, Susan enjoys travelling with her family, walking and swimming, playing the violin in orchestras and occasionally attempting triathlons.
Sarah became Director of Fundraising and Communications in 2021. She had initially joined the Hospice in 2017 as Head of Fundraising, having spent the previous 10 years in various comms and fundraising roles in the sector. Her experience prior to that was in the corporate sector, in PR and marketing roles for brands including Mattel and BUPA.
Sarah's priority is developing great teams, and supporting them to focus on excellent supporter experience and continual improvement, as well as the delivery of consistent, high-quality communications.
Sarah spends much of her free time enjoying the outdoors with her young family.
Chris trained at the Bristol and Weston School of Nursing, qualifying as a Registered Nurse in 1988. She has dedicated most of her career to palliative care, primarily with St Peter's Hospice. Over the years, Chris has held various roles, including Sister in the Inpatient Unit, Clinical Nurse Specialist in the community, Macmillan Nurse in a general hospital, and Day Services Manager.
In addition to her nursing qualifications, Chris is a qualified teacher and has taught palliative care for several years. In 2015, she became the Director of Patient Care, overseeing all patient care departments to ensure the delivery of safe, high-quality, and compassionate services.
In her spare time, Chris enjoys walking, gardening, and cooking for family and friends.
John joined the Hospice in 2019, bringing with him a wealth of retail experience in the commercial sector. His most recent role was Head of UK Retail at Phase Eight, leading a team of 11 regional managers. John has also led teams across a number of successful retail businesses including Timberland, Oasis, Ann Summers, GAP and Harrods. John's approach is to create a confident team with a positive culture, working with them collaboratively to empower them to achieve great results.
John is focused on creating a difference in the charity retail sector, bringing his experience into the charity world, while also taking the opportunity to learn from experts within the sector. His focus is on driving income for the Hospice and looking for new business opportunities within the organisation.
Living in Devon, John loves walking in the countryside and by the sea, is a keen golfer and keeps fit mountain and road bike riding. He also enjoys a social beer and dinner with friends.
Anjali graduated from University of Wales College of Medicine in 2000. She pursued specialist training in Palliative Medicine in south London and became a Consultant and subsequently Clinical Lead of St Joseph's Hospice in east London. Anjali joined St Peter’s Hospice as Medical Director in 2015 and is responsible for managing our medical team, pharmacy services and the clinical systems team, who run our Electronic Patient Record system. She is also the Caldicott Guardian for the Hospice, responsible for overseeing appropriate handling of patient information.
She has a special interest in the delivery of advanced communication skills training for other health professionals. She currently chairs the End of Life Care Collaborative, bringing local organisations together who are keen to improve palliative and end of life care in our area.
Hayley joined the Hospice in 2019 initially as HR Manager. She is a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development with 20 years' experience in HR and Organisational Development, in private, public and third sectors, operating most recently at a senior level. Her passion is to improve employee experience and continuously improve processes, especially through digitalisation.
Outside of work, Hayley is a keen runner and netball player. She has captained her local team in the Weston & District Netball league for the last few years and in 2023 ran her first marathon.
Darren joined St Peter's Hospice as Director of Finance and IT in August 2022. Darren has lived and worked in the Bristol area for over 20 years. He trained and qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG before working for AXA in a variety of senior financial and commercial roles for over 17 years. More recently he was Director of Finance, HR and IT for an international events and market research business based in the city. Darren has a personal connection and affinity with the hospice who cared for his late wife.
Outside of work Darren loves to travel with his family and enjoys walking, cycling and playing tennis.