Dr Fiona Jenkins is interim Executive Director for Therapies Health Science for Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB and also Executive Director for Therapies Health Science in Cardiff and Vale University Health Board.  

She holds a portfolio which includes professional leadership for approximately 4000 HCPC registered therapists and healthcare scientists and a range of Executive-lead functions. Fiona is the Armed Forces and Veterans’ Champion for Cardiff and Vale and the NHS Veterans/Armed forces lead for Wales. 

She also chairs the Cardiff and Vale Armed Forces Covenant Group, and is the NHS representative on the Minister-led Armed Forces Expert Group. In addition, she holds Senior Responsible Officer status for the National Eye Care Digitisation Programme, SRO for the decommissioning of the Rookwood Spinal Injuries Hospital and on behalf of the Cardiff and Vale Health Charity Trustees, and SRO for the development of a Horatio’s Garden at University Hospital Llandough.  

A physiotherapist by profession and a fellow of her professional body the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Fiona has worked in clinical and managerial roles and developed as a clinical strategist with substantial multi-professional management and professional leadership experience.  

She has expertise as a clinician, manager, researcher and editor/author in service reviewing, lecturing, coaching and mentoring at national and international levels. She also undertook a review of Allied Health Profession (AHP) services in University Hospital North Midlands (North and Mid Staffordshire) in 2016, and was a Keynote speaker at Allied Health leadership conferences in New Zealand and Australia. She has run over 50 masterclasses across the UK and New Zealand in management and leadership topics for AHPs.  

Fiona has also held the role of Vice-President and Council Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP), as well as National CSP Steward for Wales, and has been awarded a Companion of the Institute of Healthcare Management. Fiona was awarded an MBE in the New Year’s honours in 2021 for her services to healthcare.