Raj Jain - Chair

Raj Jain

Raj has extensive experience in leadership roles across an NHS career which started in 1994. Raj’s career has been marked by a commitment to innovation and improvement at every NHS organisation he has worked in.

Raj was instrumental in the successes at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust and led improvement work across Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust when the trust joined with Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust. Raj played a pivotal role bringing both organisations together, firstly as the Northern Care Alliance group and, following a formal merger, leading the newly-formed Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust as its chief executive.

Raj has also chaired several partnership boards including Greater Manchester’s Diagnostic Board, Salford’s Digital Board and the Working Group of the North West Black Asian Minority Ethnic Assembly.