Nick Hulme is taking on the role of Interim Chief Executive at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
He will be in post from August 14 to February 2024 while the hospital looks for someone to take on the role permanently.
Nick will continue in his role as Chief Executive of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust too.
Tom Spink, NNUH Chair, says: “I am delighted to announce that we have appointed Nick Hulme as our interim CEO. Nick is a very experienced leader who has worked in large, complex organisations like ours and we look forward to welcoming him in a few weeks’ time.”
Nick Hulme says: “I am very much looking forward to meeting and working with colleagues at NNUH and getting to know more about the wider health and social care system in Norfolk and Waveney, to help improve how we care and treat people.”
He has worked in the NHS for more than 40 years and is Chief Executive of East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust which includes Ipswich and Colchester Hospitals, together with community services in east Suffolk and north east Essex. He is a Board member of NHS Providers which represents NHS Trusts throughout the country.