Jess Elsey
- Role:
- Head of Programme for the Leading to Change team at NHS Education for Scotland (NES).
Jess Elsey is the Head of Programme for the Leading to Change team at NHS Education for Scotland (NES). Leading to Change offers a range of leadership development programmes, opportunities and support for health, social care, and social work leaders to help them make a difference. This includes helping people to learn more about, and reflect on the use of, different types and styles of leadership. She loves her job and has been in this role for almost a year. Prior to that she was Head of Workforce Policy and Planning at the Scottish Social Services Council. She’s led on, and supported, leadership development activity at a strategic and operational level across social care, social work, early learning and childcare, and health for over fifteen years and is passionate about supporting people at all levels to acknowledge, understand and develop their leadership capability. Prior to working at a national level, Jess was the training manager for a large third sector organisation that provided care, support and education for children, young people and adults. She is a member of the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development, the professional body for HR and people development. Her particular interests are leadership development, inclusive leadership, workforce wellbeing, and quality improvement. In her spare time she likes spending time with her family and friends, making quilts, and she collects gnomes!
