Nicola Plumb - Chief People Officer

Nicola was appointed Joint Chief People Officer of Dorset Healthcare and Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (DCH) on 1 February 2024.  She first joined the DHC’s board of directors in  2014 and has been Interim Chief People Officer at DCH since May 2023.

Nicola is passionate about the NHS and has spent her career in the public sector since graduating from Durham University with a Politics degree in 2000.

Nicola has held a variety of communications and development roles in the NHS and Department of Health including working at NHS Bournemouth and Poole, Communications Advisor to the NHS Chief Executive and working as Head of Brand for NHS England.