About Pathways...
Pathways CIC incorporated in April 2006 was established by Yvonne Clarke and Lesley Thomas who as senior managers within Central and Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trust took the opportunity to form a social enterprise to deliver their agenda through a different methodology. Both business partners had a wealth of experience in the private and public sector and business and managerial skills and knowledge developed through other roles. Central and Eastern Cheshire PCT supported business start up by allowing Pathways to continue to facilitate existing contracts, providing accommodation and IT support until established and advising and supporting financial governance.
Yet despite all this, both partners underestimated the steep learning curve ahead, from delivering a service to running a business, capable of surviving and succeeding in an increasingly competitive market.
OUR VISION
We will be the leading third sector provider in the North West in delivering holistic health, well-being and employment support.
We will take the lead in the North West for developing customer insight and market segmentation to enable commissioners to factor in attitudinal, psychographic and demographic information to the services they commission.
We will work collaboratively with our partners in order to be the service of choice, offering best value through an exemplorary service to our customers and achievement of outcomes at a competitive cost.
Our employees will be proud to work with us
WHO'S WHO
Yvonne Clarke
Yvonne is the Co-Managing Director of Pathways CIC and a founder member of the organization.
Yvonne has worked for the NHS for 20 years, She was the Associate Director for Learning and Development at St Georges Hospital in Stafford; Co Director of Human Resources at Wolverhampton Health Care NHS Trust, lead the award winning employment and health workstream for Wolverhampton Health Action Zone.
Yvonne believes this is where she developed her passion for reducing health inequalities through employment as a consequence of first-hand experience of seeing the impact that employment had on improving the life chances and health of people from Wolverhampton.
She is a visiting lecturer for Higher Education Institutions focusing on social inclusion and has lectured within Further Education Institutions within the West Midlands.
She is particularly interested in
(a) encompassing employment as part of the recovery pathway for people with health conditions.
(b) Supporting young people who are vulnerable to long term unemployment as a consequence of the recession to find purpose and hope through employment.
Lesley Thomas
Lesley is a Co-Managing Director of Pathways CIC.
Lesley has worked in the health care sector for 33 years starting her career within paediatric nursing at the Royal Liverpool Children’s Hospital. After a diverse clinical career encompassing midwifery and general nursing she moved into the learning and development sector, promoting vocational training for health care support staff, recognising the need to develop a competent workforce and their contribution to excellence of care. She was Vocational Manager for Learning and Development at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for five years before taking the opportunity to lead an exciting project on workforce development across the health and social care economy of Central and East Cheshire.
Lesley has always been passionate about the relationship of organisational culture, managerial style and employee performance and through experience gained as an Investor in People Assessor saw first-hand the positive and negative impact organisations and work could have on an individual.
Having studied for a Masters in Personnel and Development and CIPD Lesley is able to bring her knowledge and experience to Pathways CIC to support both staff and customers.
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