Kelly Barker – Chief Operating Officer

Kelly’s career spans over 20 years with the NHS, starting as a Health Care Support Worker,  before qualifying as a Mental Health Nurse, working clinically across the breadth of inpatient and community settings.  She then moved into a number of senior operational roles, including Deputy Director of Operations at the Care Trust.

Kelly has worked in Bradford since 2004 and is passionate and committed to leading and delivering high quality services to our communities. Kelly has operationally led services spanning both community and mental health, with a strong focus on system and partnership working,  and has delivered a number of key service improvements and innovations.

Kelly is a values driven leader, committed to creating ‘better lives together’ by using the Care Trust Way, our quality improvement methodology, and having co-production at the heart of everything we do.