Kelechi E. Nnoaham
2800 E League City Parkway, Apt 704,League City, Texas
Summary
Public health leader with extensive experience in Health Services and Local Government, currently at Shell Health. Specializes in strategic health program development and evidence-based interventions aimed at reducing health inequalities. Proven expertise in data analysis and stakeholder engagement, driving initiatives that enhance clinical effectiveness and improve health outcomes. Demonstrated ability to foster collaboration and manage change in complex environments.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Global Lead for Health Programmes Development
Shell Health, Shell Global
12.2022 - Current
- I lead the Global Health Programmes Development team - a highly collaborative, data driven and outcome-focused group providing needed interventions and programmes to improve health.
- I leverage developments in the external world and work in close partnership with regional teams to provide strong strategic leadership that ensures availability of optimized evidence-based solutions/programmes.
- I support prioritization and drive discipline collaboration across intervention goals and drive standardization of interventions across the function.
- I maintain a robust scanning system for new threats and opportunities related to the health of employees and health implications of business activities.
Executive Director of Public Health, Caldicott Guardian & Exec Lead for Research & Development and Innovation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
11.2016 - 11.2022
- I lead the regional Public Health function, managing the Public Health Team.
- I lead a variety of clinical and corporate executive functions for the organisation – Frailty Fractures, Wellbeing of Future Generations compliance, Quality Improvement & Clinical Effectiveness, Data and Intelligence in Maternity Improvement Board.
- I chair a number of Cwm Taf Morgannwg-wide partnership and national programme boards – Area Planning Board, Strategic Partnership Board and Inverse Care Law Programme Board.
Executive Director of Public Health
Plymouth City Council
Plymouth
04.2014 - 10.2016
- I led a council directorate (Office of the Director of Public Health) which included public health, environmental health, trading standards, licensing, food safety and hygiene and civil protection.
- I was Senior Responsible Officer for Plymouth’s Integrated Health and Wellbeing System – which brought together public health, social care and health in a section 75 agreement.
- I also had corporate lead role as Senior Responsible Officer for a major council transformation programme (Customer Service Transformation programme) that delivered strategic change and operational efficiencies of over £5 million over a 3 year period.
Director for Public Health (Interim); Senior Lecturer in Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol (Honorary)
Bristol City Council
Bristol, UK
12.2013 - 03.2014
- As Service Director, I provided support to the Director of Public Health in their strategic role and professional and technical public health support to other public health staff in their areas of work.
- More specifically, I nurtured Public Health's relationship with Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), leading the provision of the public health 'core offer' from the City Council to the CCGs and ensuring that the statutory and other duties of the City Council in respect of health protection, for example, were effectively provided on the basis of a dynamic public health intelligence function.
- I led the substantive public health contribution to the delivery of the City Councils' corporate objectives, producing real value for Bristol citizens.
Assistant Director of Public Health (Health Protection)
NHS Berkshire
Reading, UK
05.2009 - 03.2013
- I led the Health Protection and Public Health Intelligence functions in the Primary Care Trust.
- This included Control of Infectious Diseases, Sexual Health, Immunisation and Screening Programmes, Emergency Planning and Business Continuity.
- My strategic lead role for public health information/intelligence included the Joint Strategic Needs Assessments and wider PH business intelligence.
Specialist Registrar in Public Health
NHS Oxfordshire
Oxford, UK
01.2005 - 05.2009
- I was Acting regional screening lead, South Central Strategic Health Authority, Newbury – April 2008 – April 2009.
- I was a Research Associate with British Heart Foundation Health Promotion Research Group, University of Oxford – I researched the potential use of fiscal instruments to modify dietary behaviour in the UK – September 2007 to March 2008.
- Solutions for Public Health Resource Unit, Oxford – I developed predictive modelling of volume and cost implications of bowel cancer screening and undertook HIV Specialised Commissioning review – May 2007 to August 2007.
- Oxfordshire County Council, Oxford – I worked on transitional issues for children with learning difficulty and challenging behaviour; services for older people and people with physical disability and worked with GPs to address services for people with learning disability – February 2007 to April 2007.
- Oxfordshire Primary Care Trust Oxfordshire – I supported the public health functions of the Primary Care Trust - January 2005 – September 2005; October 2006 – April 2007.
Public Health Associate
Lewisham PCT
London, UK
11.2004 - 12.2004
- Designing and implementing sundry health improvement and health promotion projects.
Senior Medical Officer
Hygeia Health Maintenance Organisation
, Nigeria
09.2001 - 09.2003
- General Medical and Infectious Diseases Physician, Senior Accountable Officer and Care Co-ordinator across a network of acute care facilities and generalist clinics in West Africa’s largest Accountable Care Organisation.
Education
Fellowship of The ACHE (FACHE) -
American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
11-2023
PhD - Public Health & Epidemiology
University of Oxford
Oxford, UK07.2011
Master of Public Health - Global Health Science (with Distinction)
University of Oxford
Oxford, UK09.2006
MSc - Tropical Medicine and International Health (with Distinction)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
London, UK09.2004
Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
Royal College of Physicians
UK04.2004
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery -
University of Lagos
Lagos, Nigeria03.2000
Skills
- Data analysis
- Program development
- Health policies
- Strategic planning
- Public health leadership
- Quality improvement
- Research methodologies
- Risk management
- Effective communication
- Problem solving
- Change management
- Strategic leadership
- Public health program design
- Clinical effectiveness
- Stakeholder engagement
- Public health intelligence
- Critical thinking
- Team collaboration
- Analytical thinking
- Public health policy
- Health intervention strategy
- Epidemiological assessment
- Clinical governance
- Budget management
- Team leadership
- Process improvement
- Leadership
- Training & Development
- Interpersonal communication
- Flexible and adaptable
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Organization
- Calm under pressure
- Relationship building
Unpaid Voluntary Work
Examiner for the UK Faculty of Public Health Part A exams, Editorial board member of the Journal of Public Health, Bevan Commissioner, UK Lead for the UK Faculty of Public Health and Lagos Univ Teaching Hospital Partnership on Antimicrobial Stewardship, Member of the UK National Institute of Health Research’s COVID College of Experts, Co-chair of Plymouth University’s South West Global Health Collaborative, Independent member of the Board of Governors at Cardiff Metropolitan University, Wales, UK, Trustee, co-founder and now President of a Public Health Charity
Relevant Professional Achievements
- 2019, Academic paper selected as one of the 25 most influential papers by the American Society of Reproductive Medicine
- 2017, Led a Population Health Management approach in Cwm Taf Morgannwg
- 2015, Conceived and led the 'Thrive Plymouth' initiative
Selected Public Health Research Publications
- Cost-effectiveness of a whole-area testing pilot of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections, BMC Health Services Research, 2022
- Dietary diversity and nutritional status of adolescents in Lagos, Nigeria, Journal of family medicine and primary care, 2023
Awards
- NHS Employer-Based Clinical Excellence Awards Levels 1 & 3, 09/01/13
- European Public Health Association Best Abstract Prize, 11/01/08
- The Frederick Murgatroyd prize for best MSc student, 11/01/04
- Top 2% graduating medical students, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Nigeria, 12/01/98
Training
- European Computer Driving Licence, 10/01/06
- Managing Successful Programmes Registered Practitioner, 03/06/09
- King’s Fund Senior Leadership Development Programme, 12/01/10, 12/31/11
- NHS Leadership Academy Aspirant Director of Public Health Leadership Programme, 11/01/12
- Common Purpose South West Meridian Programme, 06/01/13, 11/30/13
- IOSH Health and Safety qualification for Senior Executives, 01/01/15
- Future Vision Programme, 01/01/15
- Winter School, Academi Wales, Winter 2016/17
- Caldicott Guardian Training, 01/01/21
Substantive Appointments
- Shell Health, Shell Global, Global Lead for Health Programmes Development, 12/01/22
- Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board, Executive Director of Public Health, Caldicott Guardian & Exec Lead for Research & Development and Innovation, 11/01/16, 11/30/22
- Plymouth City Council, Executive Director of Public Health, 04/01/14, 10/31/16
- Bristol City Council, Director for Public Health (Interim); Senior Lecturer in Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol (Honorary), 12/01/13, 03/31/14
- NHS Berkshire, Assistant Director of Public Health (Health Protection), 05/01/09, 03/15/13
- NHS Oxfordshire, Specialist Registrar in Public Health, 01/01/05, 05/31/09
- Lewisham PCT, London UK, Public Health Associate, 11/01/04, 12/31/04
- Homerton University Hospital, London UK, Registrar in Respiratory Medicine, 08/01/04, 11/30/04
- Hygeia Health Maintenance Organisation, Nigeria, Senior Medical Officer, 09/01/01, 09/30/03
Current Academic Appointments
- Cardiff University, Honorary Professorship in Public Health, 03/01/21
- Plymouth University, Honorary Professorship in Public Health and Epidemiology, 03/01/15
Affiliations
- mentoring emerging publ;ic health leaders, PhD and Masters degree students
- lay pastor and sunday school teacher
- community volunteer across variety of community-building causes
- member of a variety of independent boards
- I am an examiner for the UK Faculty of Public Health Part A exams where I mark Part 1A questions every year in June
- I am on the editorial board of the Journal of Public Health
- I am a Bevan Commissioner - https://bevancommission.org/professor-kelechi-nnoaham/ and I mentor Bevan Fellows
- I am the UK Lead for the UK Faculty of Public Health and Lagos Univ Teaching Hospital Partnership on Antimicrobial Stewardship
Accomplishments
· NHS Employer-Based Clinical Excellence Awards Levels 1 & 3 – September 2013, September 2015
· European Public Health Association (EUPHA) Best Abstract Prize for my oral abstract on “Modelling income group differences in the health and economic impacts of health-related targeted food taxes and subsidies” - 16th European Conference in Public Health, Lisbon Portugal – November 2008
· The Frederick Murgatroyd prize for best MSc student in Tropical Medicine/International Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London – November 2004
Certification
- citations in Marquis’ Who Is Who in Science and Engineering (2008-2009)
- citations in the Biographical Lexicon of Public Health.
Timeline
Global Lead for Health Programmes Development
Shell Health, Shell Global
12.2022 - Current
Executive Director of Public Health, Caldicott Guardian & Exec Lead for Research & Development and Innovation
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
11.2016 - 11.2022
Executive Director of Public Health
Plymouth City Council
04.2014 - 10.2016
Director for Public Health (Interim); Senior Lecturer in Social and Community Medicine, University of Bristol (Honorary)
Bristol City Council
12.2013 - 03.2014
Assistant Director of Public Health (Health Protection)
NHS Berkshire
05.2009 - 03.2013
Specialist Registrar in Public Health
NHS Oxfordshire
01.2005 - 05.2009
Public Health Associate
Lewisham PCT
11.2004 - 12.2004
Senior Medical Officer
Hygeia Health Maintenance Organisation
09.2001 - 09.2003
Fellowship of The ACHE (FACHE) -
American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE)
PhD - Public Health & Epidemiology
University of Oxford
Master of Public Health - Global Health Science (with Distinction)
University of Oxford
MSc - Tropical Medicine and International Health (with Distinction)
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - Diploma in Tropical Medicine & Hygiene
Royal College of Physicians
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery -
University of Lagos
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