Terron Gilchrist

Healthcare executive with 35+ years spanning hospital administration, clinical governance, and national health policy. MSc Healthcare Management (University of Wales) underpins deep expertise in multi-site operations, workforce planning, and regulatory compliance. Full UK working rights via Partner Visa.

Hospital Administrator - North West Regional Health Authority - Trinidad & Tobago

(2022-01 - 2024-12)

• Directed operational governance across a psychiatric hospital and mental health wellness centre network, ensuring full regulatory compliance
• Implemented multi-site compliance strategies aligned with statutory quality standards and clinical assurance frameworks
• Produced board-level KPI and patient outcome reports, driving data-informed decision-making across the organisation

Chief Operations Officer (COO) - North West Regional Health Authority - Trinidad & Tobago

(2018-01 - 2022-12)

• Led cross-functional teams spanning medical, nursing, diagnostic, and clerical functions to deliver integrated patient-centred care models
• Co-developed regional health service business plans, optimising clinical pathways for improved patient flow and capacity management
• Designed SOPs and operational policies that standardised workflows and measurably improved service consistency across the region

Chief Executive Officer (Ag.) - North West Regional Health Authority - Trinidad & Tobago

(2019-01 - 2020-12)

• Held full corporate, legal, and operational accountability for regional healthcare provision, managing clinical risk and organisational strategy
• Oversaw regional budgets, executing cost-releasing efficiencies whilst safeguarding frontline clinical safety and service quality
• Engaged ministerial boards and government departments to negotiate and advance collaborative public health initiatives

Director of Hospital Services - Ministry of Health & Social Services - Montserrat

(2013-01 - 2016-12)

• Directed hospital and residential nursing home networks nationally, deploying service improvement strategies and emergency preparedness programmes

Director of Health Policy & Planning - Ministry of Health - Turks & Caicos Islands

(2017-01 - 2017-12)

• Governed national healthcare policy and strategic planning, authoring regulatory frameworks to advance public health system capabilities

Adjunct Lecturer – Health Administration / MSc Advanced Nursing - University of Trinidad & Tobago, The University of the West Indies

(2013-01 - 2024-12)

• Delivered postgraduate modules in Health Planning, Financial Management, and Healthcare Systems; supervised MSc dissertations across two universities

Senior Medical Technologist / Health Services Administrator / Policy Advisor

Prior experience includes highly relevant technical roles that bridge clinical diagnostic environments with corporate healthcare operations. Leveraged a core laboratory background to interface effectively with scientific leads, steering the operational procurement, clinical accreditation, and workflow management of pathology and diagnostic services.

• Bridged clinical diagnostics and corporate operations, overseeing pathology procurement, laboratory accreditation, and workflow management

MSc - Healthcare Management - University of Wales (2004-12)

BSc - Health Sciences (Medical Technology) - University of Technology, Jamaica (1998-12)

Diploma - Bacteriology - Caribbean Association of Medical Technologists (1989-12)

Certificate - Medical Laboratory Technology - Barbados Community College (1986-12)