Jane Pightling

Jane works collaboratively with individuals and organisations to make things happen. She achieves sustainable, meaningful outcomes that add significant value for her clients and maximize the collective benefit to the wider system.

Jane is an experienced leader, manager and practitioner. Her experience includes significant work in the health and social care sector , criminal justice, schools and work with regional and national bodies such as the NHS leadership Academy, AHSNs and NHSIQ. She is a qualified project manager, executive coach and registered social worker with significant experience of managing complex improvement and change programmes and developing leadership and leaders to drive system change.


Everyone deserves a life worth living and the opportunity to live it well. Making sense out of our lives and experiences is a key human need so making sure we are doing a job worth doing and being able to do it to the best of our ability is essential for our success, happiness and wellbeing. In these volatile times it's easy to fall overboard. A clear sense of direction and purpose is essential for every leader.
I'm still exploring sitting gracefully and working successfully on the edge of uncertainty, join me.

Qualifications                                                 Experience 

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  • MSc in Leadership & Management 
  • MA in Applied Social Studies
  • BA (Hons) Politics
  • Jane is a qualified and registered social worker and holds practice teaching and mental heath practitioner awards.
  • Jane is accredited as an NLP & TLT practitioner and coach, approved to use various MBTI tools & NHS HLM 360
  • Graphic facilitation and visual techniques
  • PRINCE2
  • ILM7 Executive coaching and mentoring (pending) 


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  • Over 20 years experience in the public sector, frontline, management and programme leadership roles.
  • Design and delivery of programmes and events using collaborative techniques to co-create new services.
  • Lead at a regional level  for NHS Leadership Academy developing clinical leadership, leading for quality improvement and building OD capabilities.
  • Working with schools to develop parent engagement & leadership.
  • Executive coaching including Directors and Clinical Chairs of CCGs & provider organisations.​
  • Designing and building regional  learning networks and communities of practice for Library & Knowledge Services 
  • Working with health and social care providers moving towards self managing systems and next stage organisations.  
Special skills and interests
  • Getting the best out of people- Aligning  individuals and groups to connect with what matters most and designing their energy and passion into a programme that will achieve goals.
  • Developing leadership and leaders - vertical development programmes that ensure leaders can set a successful course to the future
  • Coaching individuals and teams working with complexity and challenge.
  • Developing a workforce and business that can continue to grow. Building networks & communities of practice and using social learning methodologies to build agility and resilience in communities & organisations.
  • Inclusive approaches, engaging communities and stakeholders in co-creating better futures. Especially those sometimes referred to as “hard to reach groups” and “difficult people”.
  • Building on the strengths and capabilities inherent in individuals,  organisations and communities to realise their potential.
  • New ways of working and organising. Supporting organisations to develop cultures, structures and processes that align with their purpose and values. Giving individuals autonomy over their work and accountability for their work. Developing a workplace that fosters creativity and wellbeing. Providing services that do for or support to do where individuals and communities have decided that they need this in order to achieve what is important them. 

​As your needs demand, Jane has network of carefully selected colleagues who bring a variety of experiences across a diversity of sectors. We will work with you to select a team that will deliver the consistent, high quality results you deserve and require.