Paul Moore has recently joined CHFT after  25 years’ experience within the NHS in Manchester, Leeds and London.

What is your position?  

Associate Director of Nursing for Surgery.

Tell us about your career background?

I have worked in senior roles in risk and quality governance, been a clinical tutor and Emergency Nurse. I have won awards for innovation, governance and safety management. I have specialised in helping boards and senior leadership teams increase their capacity to handle risk, and supported a number of NHS trusts to resolve regulatory concerns.

What are the best bits about your job?

Working as a team and learning. Two of the most important aspects of my role involve enabling talented clinical teams to make a difference for our patients, and continuous quality improvement. I value openness, honesty, integrity, and above all a focus on high quality and safe patient care.

What is the highlight of your career so far?

I could talk about speaking at the UK Presidency of the European Union Patient Safety Summit, or studying risk at Harvard - but I’ve learned from good and bad experiences – all of them have shaped who I am today and have been highlights in their own way. Highlights encourage us to look back – but I’m more interested in looking forward – to being a dependable member of our team, making a difference for our patients, becoming a better person and helping people solve problems.

Sum up your role in three words?

That is difficult – the role covers almost everything! ‘Help-people-improve’.

What did you want to be when you were growing up?

I’ve not finished growing up. I aspire to be effective and successful in everything.

Who is your hero/heroine and why?

Sir Thomas More, because he was courageous, stood up for what he believed in and was a ‘man for all seasons’. More opposed King Henry VIII’s separation from the Catholic Church and refused to acknowledge the King’s annulment from Queen Catherine of Aragon. He paid the ultimate price for his beliefs.

When you are not at work how do you relax?

I love to relax but don’t have much time for that these days! My hobbies include hill walking, amateur golf, motorcycling and my latest project involves learning to fly an aeroplane – a great way to learn about risk and safety management!

What is your favourite place?

There’s no place like home.

What would people be surprised to know about you?

When I left school I worked as a butcher for a while. My greatest achievement, to this day, is selling a rack of lamb to a vegetarian customer! Give that a try!