Siobhan Melia

Siobhan Melia is chair of the Community Network, which we host with NHS Providers.

Siobhan is currently Chief Executive of Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust, the largest provider of NHS community services in Sussex. She took over the role in September 2016 having previously held the position of Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Partnerships and Commercial Development at the organisation.

Siobhan has a huge amount of public healthcare experience, having worked in the NHS for over 21 years in a range of roles.

She began her career on the NHS frontline, obtaining her postgraduate degree in podiatry from the University of Brighton, and went on to hold a number of different clinical leadership roles. She subsequently undertook senior management and Board level roles at a large NHS community health provider in Berkshire, and in 2012 she received her MBA (Health Executive) from Keele University.

She joined Sussex Community in October 2013 from Telefonica UK, where she headed up their Telehealth division.