The Directors
David Roulston
Chief Executive
David joined SheffCare in July, bringing more than 20 years experience in social care and housing to the company. He has previously worked as a Senior Inspector managing a team responsible for inspecting care homes. He has also been a director of services with a charity for people with learning disabilities and the managing director of Enterprise 5 Housing Association in Newcastle. His most recent job was with Midlothian Council near Edinburgh where he was responsible for commissioning new services for adults and negotiating contracts with organisations like SheffCare. A qualified social worker, David has an active interest in research. He graduated from Northumbria University with an MBA with commendation in 2003 and was subsequently invited to be a visiting fellow to the University. He is particularly interested in the needs of people with dementia and recently chaired an advisory group overseeing research by Edinburgh University which is looking at the best ways to deliver services for people with learning disabilities and dementia.
Jane Purdy
Finance Director
Jane graduated with a First Class Honours Degree in Accounting and Financial Management from the University of Sheffield and entered the field of chartered accountancy with KPMG Peat Marwick McLintock (now KPMG). Having trained predominantly in the audit department, working for a range of clients, Jane qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1995 when she joined Sheffcare as Company Accountant. She became Finance Director in 2001. Jane is responsible for all aspects of the Company’s finances and has been responsible for the strengthening of the financial management and business systems. In recent years she has played a key role in the development of the Company’s business plans and for obtaining the funding which has enabled the company to move forward with its redevelopment plans.
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Tracey Payne
Care Director
Tracey joined Sheffield City Council as a Care Assistant in December 1981after completing her pre-nursing training at Rother Valley College and several placements at Rotherham Hospital. After gaining extensive knowledge and experience Tracey was promoted to Assistant Principal at Park Grange Residential Home. In 1990 she was awarded the Certificate in Social (CSS) and became Deputy Principal at Hillcrest Residential home.
Tracey played a key role in managing the transfer in 1994 of 15 homes from SCC to SheffCare Ltd. In 1998 Tracey became the Registered Manager of Midhurst Road Residential home where she ensured high standards were maintained ensuring that the home was awarded and kept it’s excellent status with the CSCI (now the Quality Care Commission) During this time Tracey attained an NVQ Level 4 in Care; an NVQ 4 in Management; a Registered Manager Award (RMA) and an NVQ Assessor and Internal Verifier Award. During this time Tracey was also actively involved in supporting a number of our external partners, including: SCC; Sheffield PCT; and Home Care advising them on leadership changes and project managment in the Care area and working with the South Yorkshire Housing Association.
In 2006 Tracey became one of four Lead Registered Managers within SheffCare supporting and supervising two residential home’s Registered Managers, whilst continuing to manage Midhurst Road.
In 2009 SheffCare underwent a reorganisation and Tracey became Assistant Care Director of Care and Personalisation for SheffCare. Tracey is currently interim Care Director and continues to play a crucial role as part of the executive team and in the development of SheffCare’s future strategy.
Andrea Ward
Head of H.R. and Training
Andrea is a new edition to the SheffCare team joining in November 2009. She was born and educated in Northern Ireland and moved to Huddersfield to attend university. She stayed in Huddersfield for 12 years obtaining her first position at John Smith’s Brewery. Andrea also lived in Scotland for six years before moving to Sheffield in 2008.
Andrea has a wealth of experience in the private sector covering sales, H.R. and training roles and has worked for a bank and SkyTV in addition to working for 18 months as a consultant before moving to Sheffield. Andrea is married to Jonathan and has a 10 year old daughter, Harriet. After having recently completed her Master’s degree Andrea now has more time for other interests which include cooking and socialising.