31 January 2023

Elaine Coghill appointed as new Deputy Chief Nurse at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals


Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Elaine Coghill as its new Deputy Chief Nurse.

  • Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has appointed Elaine Coghill as its new Deputy Chief Nurse
  • Elaine is a highly experienced senior nurse with a nursing career spanning over 28 years
  • Most recently she has held numerous senior nursing leadership roles, including Deputy Director of Nursing at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust
  • She will join the Trust on 11 April and work alongside Chief Nurse Professor Chris Morley to provide high quality safe, patient-centred services across the Trust.

 

Elaine Coghill has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Nurse at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals

Elaine will join Sheffield Teaching Hospitals from South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, where she is currently Deputy Director of Nursing, on 11 April 2023.

Elaine is a highly experienced senior nurse with a nursing career spanning over 28 years. A passionate advocate for patients and the nursing profession, Elaine first qualified as a nurse in Dundee, Scotland, in 1994, but has spent the majority of her nursing career at Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust.

Most recently she has held numerous senior nursing leadership roles, including Deputy Chief Nurse at Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust and Deputy Director of Nursing at South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust.

The Deputy Chief Nurse role at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals is the second most senior nursing role within the Trust. Elaine will support and work alongside Chief Nurse Professor Chris Morley to provide outstanding nursing leadership and deliver high quality safe, patient-centred services across the Trust.

Elaine Coghill, incoming Deputy Chief Nurse, said: “I am really excited about joining Sheffield Teaching Hospitals and to be leading the way in delivering the best safe, high-quality care. I have over 28 years of experience that I bring with me and a real passion and drive to creating positive practice environments for staff to thrive, develop and improve patient care.”

Professor Chris Morley, Chief Nurse at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We are delighted to have appointed someone of Elaine’s calibre into this significant role. Elaine has a wealth of nursing experience, and we look forward to welcoming her to the team so we can further promote excellence in all areas of patient care.”



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