Simon Needham

About Me

I’m Simon, a project manager specialising in the deployment of digital solutions in the NHS.

Background

I studied Microbiology at the University of Edinburgh before getting my PhD, also at the University of Edinburgh. My thesis focused on the food poisoning organism Campylobacter jejuni. It was whilst doing my PhD that my I first started to write some code. Creating a few small programs to assist me in my research.

Once leaving university I worked in a private laboratory before moving into a position within an NHS laboratory. After a few years in the laboratory I moved into IT services for the same Trust supporting the procurement of a new Patient Administration System and the setting up of a Programme Management Office.

Now

I am now working as a Project Manager within the NHS as part of a Trust's Digital Programme, working across different services and closely with the IT departments. In addition to my projects, I have a keen interest in coaching and mediation, having recently completed ‘The Professional Workplace Mediator’ course endorsed by the Institute of Leadership & Management.

My Interests

• technology
• reading
• programming
• DnD

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Microbiology - University of Edinburgh

PhD - University of Edinburgh

MSc Healthcare Leadership - University of Birmingham/University of Manchester

Level 2 Award - Senior Healthcare Management

ILM Level 7 - The Professional Workplace Mediator