Operational Management.
Paul Jennings
Senior Contracts Manager for Custody
Paul completed a career with Wiltshire Constabulary, serving in a broad range of Detective posts. During his career, he led several different departments, including; Sex and Dangerous Offenders, Child Protection, Vulnerable Adults, Domestic Violence, Force Surveillance, and Serious Crime. He was also Force Lead for the planning, development, and opening of the Wiltshire SARC. It was Paul’s management of the SARC that introduced him to Mountain Healthcare Ltd. On retirement from the Police in 2008, he joined staff at Mountain Healthcare, with the common desire to build the best forensic medical service in the UK.
James Westwood
Operations Manager, Sexual Offence Services
James spent five years with Sussex Constabulary, based in Brighton and Hove, in predominately a Uniformed Response Officer Role. During his career, he was also a Sexual Offences Liaison Officer (SOLO) in which he was the first point of contact for sexual violence victims reporting incidence to the Police. On leaving Sussex in 2007, he joined West Sussex County Council, working for Worth Services, a nationally accredited Domestic and Sexual Violence Service. In his time working with Worth he took on a number of roles including the setting up and running of an innovative complex case team, which was responsible for supporting the most at risk and vulnerable victims. James also spent 18 months as the Manager of the Sussex SARC prior to being taken over by Mountain Healthcare. James spent the last year of his time with Worth Services managing their Sexual and Domestic Violence team within the Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) in West Sussex, prior to joining Mountain Healthcare in May 2017.
Rory Hitchcock
Assistant Operations Manager
Rory’s journey with Mountain Healthcare started when he completed a placement with us during the summer of 2016. He has since graduated from Nottingham Trent University, successfully achieving a degree in Business Management with Accounting and Finance. On completion of his studies, and after making such a good impression on his placement with us, Rory was offered a full-time position working alongside our Operational Management Team. Rory played a key role in the successful mobilisation of our custody contract with the West Midlands Police, and continues to provide valuable operational support across the custody contracts.
