South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
Alistair Fitzsimons is an experienced Senior Manager in Community Social Care, currently working at South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust since April 2021, overseeing Day Care, Self Directed Support, Domiciliary Care, and Supported Living services. Prior roles at the same organization include Project Lead for the Reform of Care and Support at Home, Domiciliary Care Services Manager, and Care Manager from 2017 to 2021. Alistair also held positions as Operations Manager at City & County Healthcare Group and Mears Group PLC from 2011 to 2017, as Regional Business Development Manager at Careforce, and as Area Manager, Registered Nurse, and Home Care Manager at CCA Quality Home Care Ltd from 1995 to 2011. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Health and Social Services Management from The University of Manchester, a Postgraduate Certificate in Dementia Studies from the University of Stirling, and various diplomas in Nursing and Health and Social Care Leadership from Ulster University and Western Health & Social Care Trust.
South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust
The South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust was established on 1st April 2007 and is one of 5 Trusts in total within Northern Ireland. The Trust is an integrated organisation, incorporating acute hospital services, community health and social services and serves a population of approx 345,000 people with a budget of almost £500 million. The Trust covers the local government districts of Ards, North Down, Down and Lisburn. The main hospital bases are: Ards Community Hospital, Bangor Community Hospital, Downe Hospital, Downshire Hospital, Lagan Valley Hospital and the Ulster Hospital. Community bases are located in many local towns and villages from Moira in the West to Portaferry in the East and from Bangor in the North to Newcastle in the South. Alongside our commitment to delivering safe, timely, high quality and cost-effective care, our Trust has a higher purpose – to improve health and wellbeing and reduce inequalities by using our size as a force for good and working in partnerships with other organisations such as those responsible for housing and education.