Beverley Murphy

Chief Nurse and Interim Deputy CEO

Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust

Beverley has worked as a chief operating officer, chief nurse and deputy chief executive in a number of mental health organisations and is delighted to be back ‘home’ where she first trained as a nurse in 1985. Having worked as a mental health nurse for 40 years, Beverley has a held a range of clinical leadership roles including in nurse led eating disorder care, in acute inpatient care and in forensic mental health. Beverley has actively sought roles in mental health Trusts where improvement was required by regulators. 

Beverley is committed to delivering consistently high-quality care to every person, every day and to do so supports the development of nursing practice and nurse leadership. Beverley is a council member of the national Forum for Mental Health and Learning Disability Nursing Directors and in 2024 co-authored practice principles to guide enhanced care. Beverley is an active coach and mentor and is currently undertaking formal executive coach training at Tavistock Consulting. 

Qualifications: RMN, MA 

Principle skills and expertise: leadership, quality governance, quality improvement, professional development, and executive coaching.  

Appointed: May 2023