Nik was appointed as joint Chief Executive of Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in April 2025, having joined in November 2024 on an interim basis.
This followed his previous role at NHS England’s North West regional team, where he served as Director of Finance from April 2022 and, more recently, as NHS England’s national Deputy Chief Finance Officer.
Nik joined the NHS in 1997, having started his career as a financial management graduate trainee.
Throughout his career he has held senior leadership roles in prominent North West provider organisations, including Salford Royal, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital, and St Helens and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals.
He lived in Warrington for 20 years, with his twins born at WHH in 2010.
Nik is deeply committed to driving positive change in equality, diversity, and inclusion, while actively working to reduce health inequalities across the communities he serves.
He is dedicated to leading Bridgewater and Warrington and Halton Hospitals through a successful integration, to ensure the highest quality healthcare is delivered for the people of Warrington, Halton, and surrounding areas.