Dr Richard Jenkins

Richard began his career in medicine in the early 90s in Sheffield and South Yorkshire before becoming a Consultant in Endocrinology at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust in 2002. He developed a leadership role in acute medicine and was a Health Foundation Leadership Fellow before becoming Medical Director in 2012. He joined Barnsley Hospital in 2015, completed the first Aspiring Chief Executives Programme and was subsequently appointed Chief Executive in 2017. He became Joint Chief Executive across Rotherham and Barnsley Trusts in early 2020 and led the organisations through the pandemic. The two Trusts have developed a successful partnership based on shared leadership, common corporate directors and strong Trust-based clinical and operational leadership. In 2026 Richard joined Doncaster and Bassetlaw as Interim Chief Executive.