Hattie Llewelyn-Davies, who joined the PAHT Trust Board in September 2021, will leave her position on March 28.
She has been appointed as the new chair of the Essex Partnership University NHS Trust (EPUT), a role she will assume on April 1.
Ms Llewelyn-Davies has a wealth of experience in the NHS, having previously chaired the Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) and the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust.
She also holds a position on the board of NHS Providers and is part of the steering group of the Disabled NHS Directors’ Network (DNDN).
Ms Llewelyn-Davies said: “I have immensely enjoyed my time as chair of the Trust Board and it has been wonderful to meet many of our people since I joined in September 2021.
“I have felt very lucky to be part of our amazing journey of improvement and to get to know so many colleagues and patients.
“It has been like being part of a very special community of people who put patients at the heart every day.”
Darshana Bawa, currently a non-executive director and senior independent director on the PAHT Trust Board, will take over as interim chair for the next year.
She said: “I am both honoured and delighted to be taking on this role, and grateful for the opportunity.
“I very much look forward to working with everyone to build on Hattie’s great achievements to date.
“I am focused on our role as an anchor institution for our community and enhancing the care and services we provide.”
Thom Lafferty, chief executive at PAHT, praised Ms Llewelyn-Davies’s contributions to the trust.
He added: “I would like to acknowledge the tremendous contribution that Hattie Llewelyn-Davies, chair, has made to our Trust Board and wider organisation since joining us in September 2021.
“Hattie has made such a difference in her extraordinary contributions to our vision of modern, integrated and outstanding services for our patients and a great place to work for our people.”
