Appointed Governors sit on the Council of Governors and currently represent Warrington Local Authority; Sefton Local Authority; Local Voluntary Organisation (Sefton); Local Voluntary Organisation representing Younger People (Merseyside Youth Association); and Unions and Other Staff Representative Bodies (Mersey Care Staff Side Chair).
Five Appointed Governors
Ian Raven: Appointed Governor – Unions and Other Staff Representative Bodies
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ed with Mersey Care in 2005 working within the security department at Ashworth Hospital and for the past 5 years I have been the fulltime Lead Convenor for our branch of Unite the Union here at Mersey Care, and I’m currently the Interim Staff Side Chair. I have had the pleasure of witnessing and contributing to the growth of our Restorative Just and Learning Culture (RJLC) and the development of our Civility & Respect campaigns, and not only within our own Trust.
As an Armed Forces Veteran myself, it’s been fantastic working for a Trust that recognises the experiences our veterans can bring to the workforce, and by signing up to the Armed Forces Covenant only shows the commitment Mersey Care has moving forward.
I support a variety of working groups within the Trust such as Respect & Civility, Policy groups, RJLC workshops to name but a few, as well as supporting our trade unions and professional councils and memberships throughout the divisions.
Ian Raven
Interim Staff Side Chair/ Branch Secretary
NW13408 Unite the Union
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust
Second term from 1 May 2024 to 30 April 2027
Gill Bainbridge: Appointed Governor - Voluntary Organisation representing Younger People (Merseyside Youth Association)
Gill has been the Chief Executive of Merseyside Youth Association since 2004, working with a team of dynamic, committed and passionate staff, who put young people at the centre of everything they do.
She is the custodian of this charity, which has been co-creating positive and lasting change in the lives of young people for 134 years.
A graduate of the University of Liverpool, Gill has a BA(Hons) in Psychology and Sociology and an MA in Women's Studies.
She has worked in the Voluntary Sector for 34 years with experience in youth and playwork, disability issues, volunteering, young women's work, advice, support and counselling.
She is a safeguarding lead and has a wealth of experience and skills in strategic and operational leadership, financial monitoring and accountability, programme management, fundraising, and income generation.
Gill strategically advocates for children and young people across the city region. She is a VCFS representative on the Cheshire and Merseyside NHS Children and Young People’s Committee taking a systemic, multi-disciplinary approach to meeting the health needs of children and young people. She is also a member of the Cheshire and Merseyside VCSE CYP Network group which seeks to connect the wider sector with the ICB and to identify and address priority issues across the ICB footprint.
She is a member of the Liverpool Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Board, Health Watch Community Engagement Group and the Cheshire and Merseyside Health and Social Care Leadership Group, supporting the engagement of the VCS in the Health agenda across the region, representing the needs and issues of young people.
She is also part of the Combined Authority's UK SPF providers group, Economies for Healthier Lives, Liverpool City Councils Fairer, Healthier Liverpool Group and the Knowsley's Children and Families Board.
She has been the Treasurer of VNSW for 2 years and is also a parent governor at Formby High School.
First term from 10 March 2025 to 9 March 2028
TBC: Appointed Governor - Local Authority (Sefton)
TBC: Appointed Governor - Voluntary Organisation (Sefton)
TBC: Appointed Governor - Local Authority (Warrington)