Steve has worked in a wide variety of roles in local government over nearly 40 years, including Executive Director roles covering Adult Social Care, Children’s Services, Public Health and Housing. He currently has a national leadership role, promoting digital technology in Adult Social Care, as a Care and Health Improvement Adviser at the Local Government Association and is a partner Senior Adviser to the NHS Transformation Directorate, largely working on digitising social care.

Steve is also Director of Dorset Council’s Reform Programme, helping to transform the way we work in Adult Social Care to support people who might need to draw on care and support to have more ‘gloriously ordinary’ lives, rather than a service.

Steve remains a registered social worker and is committed to close cross-organisational collaboration and championing innovation.