
Kelly McGovern
Chief Nurse
West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Kelly McGovern joined West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as chief nurse in July
2023. Previously, Kelly was deputy chief nurse and director of nursing of Broomfield site for
Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust – one of the largest acute trusts in the country
with 15,000 staff.
In addition to her trust-wide role, Kelly was the director of nursing for Broomfield Hospital
and also urgent and emergency care clinical director.
Kelly qualified as a nurse in 2005 and has gained a breadth of clinical leadership experience
and held professional nurse leadership positions as well as more operational roles. She has
worked at The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, East and North Herts NHS Trust and
latterly for Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust