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Manny Gnanaraj

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Chief Nursing and AHP Officer at North London NHS Foundation Trust
📍 Broadstone, England, United Kingdom

Manny Gnanaraj is the Chief Nursing and Allied Health Professionals Officer for the North London NHS Foundation Trust. Originally trained in India, he has over two decades of mental health nursing experience in the NHS. He is a recipient of the NHS Executive Healthcare Leadership Award and the BAPIO Nurse of the Year Award.

Passionate about supporting disadvantaged groups, Manny has a special interest in Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion. He actively contributes to the British Indian Nurses Association and the Jabali Network, which support nurses from ethnic minority backgrounds to grow into senior leadership roles. He also holds a Diploma in Ministerial Course from Germany.

He is the NHSs first internationally-educated nurse from India to be appointed to a Board-level Chief Nursing Officer role.

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Experience
22 Years
Current Role
Chief Nursing and AHP Officer
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Broadstone, England, United Kingdom
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Diversity in Healthcare
Champions equality and inclusion, supports internationally educated nurses, and is an active member of the British Indian Nurses Association and Jabali Network.
Mental Health Nursing
Has over two decades of specialized experience in mental health, having worked in clinical, operational, and strategic roles across the NHS.
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Career

Work history

4-2025
Chief Nursing and AHP Officer
North London NHS Foundation Trust
4-2023 - 3-2025
Deputy Chief Nursing Officer
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
7-2022 - 3-2023
Divisional Director of Nursing
Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
1-2018 - 7-2022
Service Manager- Older Person's Mental Health, Chief Nursing Officer's BME Strategic Group - Fellow
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
4-2016 - 1-2018
Service Lead- Crisis Home Treatment and Liaison Psychiatry Services
Dorset HealthCare University NHS Foundation Trust
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Education
1-2020 - 9-2021
Nye Bevan Programme
NHS Leadership Academy
1-2015 - 1-2016
Diploma in Ministerial Course
ODBI International, Germany
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