Helen Kelly

Energizer
DISC Type : I

Director of Nursing - Quality Improvement at NHS Birmingham and Solihull

West Midlands, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Helen Kelly is the Chief Nurse at NHS Birmingham and Solihull, driving system-wide transformation and quality improvement. Her career is marked by senior leadership roles, including leading the Solihull Together program to integrate health and social care. She earned her Master of Science degree from the University of Birmingham.

Helen is deeply committed to community-based care, having started her career as a health visitor. This passion for public health and quality nursing standards is a consistent theme throughout her professional journey, focusing on delivering care closer to home and improving patient outcomes through collaborative leadership.

She has been recognized as a Queens Nurse, a prestigious title awarded for a high level of commitment to patient care and nursing practice.

Personality Overview

Imaginative

Full Of Energy

Informal

Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.  They are not always early adopters but can be pursuaded by leveraging strong relationships. They are naturally enthusiastic, so take their promise with a pinch of salt.

Topics They Care About

Integrated Care Systems
She has extensive experience leading major place-based health and social care integration programs, such as Solihull Together, to improve community health.
Nursing Quality Improvement
A core part of her role involves leading the Quality and Equity Improvement Team to ensure services are delivered safely and effectively across Birmingham and Solihull.
Public Health Commissioning
Previously served as Head of Public Health for NHS England in the region, managing significant budgets and developing commissioning arrangements for public health services.

Media Appearances

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Work History

11-2022
Director of Nursing - Quality Improvement at NHS Birmingham and Solihull
12-2020
Director of Acute and Community Integration at NHS Birmingham and Solihull
4-2018 - 12-2020
Associate Director of Integration (Community and Urgent Care at NHS Birmingham and Solihull
2-2014 - 12-2020
Director of Solihull Together at Solihull CCG
1-2013 - 2-2014
Head of Public Health Commissioning at NHS England Birmingham, Solihull & Black Country Area Team

Education

2003 - 2005
Master of Science (MSc) from University of Birmingham
1999 - 2000
Bachelor of Science (BSc) from Birmingham City University

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Insights For Selling To Helen

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Be friendly and entertaining in your conversation
  • Use phrases like ‘people will love’, ‘massive impact’ etc.
  • Invite them for a lunch or a drink/coffee

DONT's

  • Don’t push them to make a decision too fast, let them get comfortable first
  • Don’t be too formal, focus on building comfort and trust
  • Avoid ifs and buts, don’t talk too much about the risks etc.

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Helen is

  • Relationship and trust can be vital with them, sometimes more than anything else.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Helen

  • They are unlikely to say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Helen move?

  • They are not the fastest decision makers, their friendly approach can give false positive signals.
  • Can Helen take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And Helen

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