Brigitte current role is Programme Director for People Experience at the South Yorkshire integrated Care Board and has over 38 years’ experience working in the NHS. She graduated as a Diagnostic Radiographer and has undertaken various roles in Clinical, Educational and leadership in developing workforce across South Yorkshire. Between 2016 and 2021 she held the role of Assistant Operations Director at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, at that level she led on workforce Human Resources and educational support to include staff engagement and Health & Wellbeing.

In May 2021, Brigitte took on the position of Head of Health and Wellbeing for the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw ICS. With her creative vision, Brigitte has been very keen to make a difference to the Health and Wellbeing of our workforce across South Yorkshire and ensures they are empowered to look after themselves and others around them.

In 2024, Brigitte was promoted to the position of Programme Director of People at the SY ICB and leads on a team with workstreams focusing on mental health, Health & Wellbeing, Retention, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging and Talent. We focus on prevention, leadership and crisis support to drive inclusion, wellbeing and learning culture. One of our most impactful initiatives is the ICS-wide ‘Mission: Menopause’ initiative across South Yorkshire to raise the awareness of menopause for all workforce in NHS and Care across South Yorkshire. Brigitte was awarded the Employee Benefits Professional of the year in 2024 and the team have been nominated and awarded several awards in 2023-2024 to include HSJ, Henpicked, Employee Benefits and HPMA.

Brigitte was born in Bethlehem, Palestine and speaks several languages all of which has helped her with leading on many overseas projects in health organisations in developing countries across three continents.