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Our team
Widely respected in mental health, we’re a well-established provider of support services. Let’s improve mental-health support together.
Our team
Meet our Senior Management Team, and find out more about their experience and passion for the work we do.
Duncan Pearse
Chief Executive OfficerMy vision is for us to provide the very best, most appropriate, mental health support to the people who come to us for help. We have great foundations and will build on them to make sure this happens. I work closely with our board of trustees and senior management team to bring this vision to life.
Experience of mental illness in my own family means the expertise and dedication we have at Northpoint also has personal significance.
Hazel Burleigh
Director of Adult ServicesMy background is in mental health, and I'm trained in TA psychotherapy.
Working at Northpoint means I can bring my management skills and therapy roots together, supporting our managers and practitioners to deliver services that are high quality and based on what we know works.
I'm also passionate about raising awareness around dyslexia and the menopause.
Helen McGlinchey
Director of Children and Young People ServicesI've been with Northpoint since 2006 and have seen the organisation grow considerably. I think this is due to us focusing exclusively on mental health and developing innovative new services. I hold senior operational and strategic responsibility for all our Schools services, as well as being their clinical lead.
I really value how client-centred, responsive and supportive our staff are in their work with children, families and schools.
Mandy Bowers
Director of People and CultureI'm responsible for all things people, making us a different place to work - different in a good way! I bring many years of experience in HR to Northpoint. Since joining, I have been blown away by the level of commitment and energy from everyone I meet.
I'm also a school governor and have seen first-hand how important children’s mental health is, especially since Covid-19.
Rose Kearns
Director of Business DevelopmentMy aim is to find opportunities that enable us to apply our values, agility, and ability to innovate, to make improvements in the wider mental health system. I enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues, partners and commissioners to solve problems that meet people’s needs.
Joining from a national charity, with previous roles at global consulting engineering and law firms, I bring my own lived and varied professional experience to the role.
Martin Horbury
Director of FinanceI am responsible for the core finance function as well Northpoint’s IT systems and wider governance areas, such as health and safety. I have many years’ experience working in the commercial sector and for charitable not-for-profit organisations. My aim is to support our operational teams to deliver the best experience of mental health support.
It’s incredibly rewarding to work for an organisation that has a strong values-based culture aligned to ambitious plans to develop and grow.
Theresa Passey
Assistant Director of Children and Young People ServicesI have a background in person-centred counselling and clinical supervision. Throughout my career, I have worked in children's mental health within both national and local charities. My role involves using my knowledge and experience, along with my clinical insight, to support the strategic development of our children and young people services, ensuring effective care for all those that access our services.
I am passionate about child voice, being needs-led, and having accessible services.
Alison Cater
Assistant Director for Governance and PolicyI lead on governance and policy across the organisation, ensuring our frameworks are robust, transparent, and aligned with strategic goals. I work closely with senior leaders and teams to embed good governance into everyday practice, supporting informed decisions and continuous improvement.
I’m particularly focused on strengthening accountability, ensuring that best practices are supported by a learning culture. Outside of work, I enjoy my garden, and getting lost in a good book.
Nigel Whelan
Assistant Director for Adult ServicesI’ve worked in mental health for over 30 years, supporting individuals through a wide range of challenges and helping teams grow and thrive along the way. My experience spans the third sector and more than a decade in NHS management, giving me a solid grounding in both frontline work and leadership.
Outside of work, I’m a keen long-distance runner, which is a big part of how I look after my own wellbeing.
Amanda Coates
Assistant Director for Innovation and ImpactI’m a collaborative leader with a focus on harnessing ideas and innovation for continuous improvement. With over 20 years of progressive leadership and communications experience in the public, private and charitable sectors in Canada and the United Kingdom, I bring diverse strengths ranging across digital innovation, strategic planning, change management and communications to business and operations analysis.
I'm passionate about continuous improvement for service users, partners, and our staff.