Meet the team

I’m Sara James, Chief Operating Officer for SNG. With over two decades of experience in the healthcare industry, I am dedicated to ensuring the seamless functioning of our operations and the achievement of our strategic objectives. Alongside maintaining operational excellence, I am committed to fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration throughout the organisation.  

I am driven by a deep passion for delivering exceptional service quality and supporting healthcare professionals. My journey began in 1999 when I joined the Scottish Nursing Guild as Operations Manager in Edinburgh. The following year I became MD of both the Guild and Thornbury Nursing. With a background as a Registered Nurse in both the UK and the USA, my career was centred around cardiac and general ICU, as well as hospital management.

I’m Richard Barr, Managing Director for SNG across the UK and Ireland. I’ve been with the company since October 2012 and have held several roles in that time. I joined SNG in 2012 as Operations Team Manager in Edinburgh, after holding senior operational roles in both Edinburgh and Dublin. 

During my time with SNG, I have overseen growth into new territories and new business units for both the Guild and our sister company Thornbury Nursing Services. Fluctuating market conditions means we have to constantly evolve and innovate, but thankfully our incredible nurses remain a byword for quality.

I’m Kate Nicholson-Florence, Quality Assurance Director for SNG. I started my career as a qualified paediatric nurse in 1998 and have experience in both the acute and community sector. I have been with the company since 2009, specifically working in a quality and governance role since 2021.

I am the Registered Manager for SNG in Northern Ireland, and the Responsible Individual for our Domiciliary Care Licence in Northern Ireland. I have overall responsibility for our Quality Assurance across UK and Ireland, ensuring we provide the highest quality agency workers to support clients in both hospital and community settings.

I joined the Scottish Nursing Guild in 2013 as a Placement Coordinator when our Belfast office first opened. Over the years, my role has expanded in line with the growth of the business. I have led various teams across operations, client engagement, sales, and recruitment in Scotland and Ireland.

As Head of Candidate Services, I oversee our recruitment and compliance teams in both regions.

I take great pride in the high standards we maintain in recruitment and compliance at the Guild. We ensure rigorous processes that give full confidence in the abilities of our workers. Our team is dedicated to providing qualified professionals who are prepared to excel in their agency placements from day one.

I’m Alex Stewart, Head of Operations across Scotland and Ireland. I joined SNG in July 2021 and was tasked with heading up our temporary staffing and recruitment teams. I have over 10 years’ experience working in the recruitment industry. Since joining, I have since taken responsibility for our community, compliance, mental health and specialist nurse placement teams. 

I oversee all operations and my primary goal is to ensure we are providing the highest quality service to our clients and nurses.

I’m Karin Main, Compliance Manager for SNG across all territories. I joined SNG in November 2017 and started as a Training and Compliance Coordinator. I progressed to RTC Team leader before undertaking a secondment as Recruitment Manager for 12 months in 2022. In January 2023 I moved back into the compliance team as Compliance Manager for the whole of SNG.  

My team support our agency workers across Scotland, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland to ensure their compliance and clinical skills are up to date. This means our clients can continue to rely on us to provide them with the highest quality nurses, midwives and HCAs.

I’m Anna McMurray, Operations Team Manager for Scotland. I have been with the company since 2013 and joined after many years within banking and customer service roles. I was attracted to the company as nursing has always been close to my heart, with many family members working in the healthcare industry.   

I began my career as a coordinator on the bookings and placements team and now operationally manage this team. I thoroughly enjoy being part of an ever growing and evolving business, with people at its core.

I’m Nick Harvey and I am the Operations Manager for our community team in Scotland. I joined SNG in 2016 as a coordinator and progressed roles during my time here.  My role is to ensure the efficient running of the community department from an operational perspective.

I have overseen rapid growth within the community team and have assisted with implementing a number of procedures which have improved how we operate and most importantly, the quality of the service we deliver to our clients and how we support our community agency workers.

I’m Sara James, Chief Operating Officer for SNG. With over two decades of experience in the healthcare industry, I am dedicated to ensuring the seamless functioning of our operations and the achievement of our strategic objectives. Alongside maintaining operational excellence, I am committed to fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration throughout the organisation.  

I am driven by a deep passion for delivering exceptional service quality and supporting healthcare professionals. My journey began in 1999 when I joined the Scottish Nursing Guild as Operations Manager in Edinburgh. The following year I became MD of both the Guild and Thornbury Nursing. With a background as a Registered Nurse in both the UK and the USA, my career was centred around cardiac and general ICU, as well as hospital management.

I’m Richard Barr, Managing Director for SNG across the UK and Ireland. I’ve been with the company since October 2012 and have held several roles in that time. I joined SNG in 2012 as Operations Team Manager in Edinburgh, after holding senior operational roles in both Edinburgh and Dublin. 

During my time with SNG, I have overseen growth into new territories and new business units for both the Guild and our sister company Thornbury Nursing Services. Fluctuating market conditions means we have to constantly evolve and innovate, but thankfully our incredible nurses remain a byword for quality.

I’m Kate Nicholson-Florence, Quality Assurance Director for SNG. I started my career as a qualified paediatric nurse in 1998 and have experience in both the acute and community sector. I have been with the company since 2009, specifically working in a quality and governance role since 2021.

I am the Registered Manager for SNG in Northern Ireland, and the Responsible Individual for our Domiciliary Care Licence in Northern Ireland. I have overall responsibility for our Quality Assurance across UK and Ireland, ensuring we provide the highest quality agency workers to support clients in both hospital and community settings.

I joined the Scottish Nursing Guild in 2013 as a Placement Coordinator when our Belfast office first opened. Over the years, my role has expanded in line with the growth of the business. I have led various teams across operations, client engagement, sales, and recruitment in Scotland and Ireland.

As Head of Candidate Services, I oversee our recruitment and compliance teams in both regions.

I take great pride in the high standards we maintain in recruitment and compliance at the Guild. We ensure rigorous processes that give full confidence in the abilities of our workers. Our team is dedicated to providing qualified professionals who are prepared to excel in their agency placements from day one.

I’m Alex Stewart, Head of Operations across Scotland and Ireland. I joined SNG in July 2021 and was tasked with heading up our temporary staffing and recruitment teams. I have over 10 years’ experience working in the recruitment industry. Since joining, I have since taken responsibility for our community, compliance, mental health and specialist nurse placement teams. 

I oversee all operations and my primary goal is to ensure we are providing the highest quality service to our clients and nurses.

I’m Karin Main, Compliance Manager for SNG across all territories. I joined SNG in November 2017 and started as a Training and Compliance Coordinator. I progressed to RTC Team leader before undertaking a secondment as Recruitment Manager for 12 months in 2022. In January 2023 I moved back into the compliance team as Compliance Manager for the whole of SNG.  

My team support our agency workers across Scotland, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland to ensure their compliance and clinical skills are up to date. This means our clients can continue to rely on us to provide them with the highest quality nurses, midwives and HCAs.

I’m Sara James, Chief Operating Officer for SNG. With over two decades of experience in the healthcare industry, I am dedicated to ensuring the seamless functioning of our operations and the achievement of our strategic objectives. Alongside maintaining operational excellence, I am committed to fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration throughout the organisation.  

I am driven by a deep passion for delivering exceptional service quality and supporting healthcare professionals. My journey began in 1999 when I joined the Scottish Nursing Guild as Operations Manager in Edinburgh. The following year I became MD of both the Guild and Thornbury Nursing. With a background as a Registered Nurse in both the UK and the USA, my career was centred around cardiac and general ICU, as well as hospital management.

I’m Richard Barr, Managing Director for SNG across the UK and Ireland. I’ve been with the company since October 2012 and have held several roles in that time. I joined SNG in 2012 as Operations Team Manager in Edinburgh, after holding senior operational roles in both Edinburgh and Dublin. 

During my time with SNG, I have overseen growth into new territories and new business units for both the Guild and our sister company Thornbury Nursing Services. Fluctuating market conditions means we have to constantly evolve and innovate, but thankfully our incredible nurses remain a byword for quality.

I’m Kate Nicholson-Florence, Quality Assurance Director for SNG. I started my career as a qualified paediatric nurse in 1998 and have experience in both the acute and community sector. I have been with the company since 2009, specifically working in a quality and governance role since 2021.

I am the Registered Manager for SNG in Northern Ireland, and the Responsible Individual for our Domiciliary Care Licence in Northern Ireland. I have overall responsibility for our Quality Assurance across UK and Ireland, ensuring we provide the highest quality agency workers to support clients in both hospital and community settings.

I joined the Scottish Nursing Guild in 2013 as a Placement Coordinator when our Belfast office first opened. Over the years, my role has expanded in line with the growth of the business. I have led various teams across operations, client engagement, sales, and recruitment in Scotland and Ireland.

As Head of Candidate Services, I oversee our recruitment and compliance teams in both regions.

I take great pride in the high standards we maintain in recruitment and compliance at the Guild. We ensure rigorous processes that give full confidence in the abilities of our workers. Our team is dedicated to providing qualified professionals who are prepared to excel in their agency placements from day one.

I’m Alex Stewart, Head of Operations across Scotland and Ireland. I joined SNG in July 2021 and was tasked with heading up our temporary staffing and recruitment teams. I have over 10 years’ experience working in the recruitment industry. Since joining, I have since taken responsibility for our community, compliance, mental health and specialist nurse placement teams. 

I oversee all operations and my primary goal is to ensure we are providing the highest quality service to our clients and nurses.

I’m Karin Main, Compliance Manager for SNG across all territories. I joined SNG in November 2017 and started as a Training and Compliance Coordinator. I progressed to RTC Team leader before undertaking a secondment as Recruitment Manager for 12 months in 2022. In January 2023 I moved back into the compliance team as Compliance Manager for the whole of SNG.  

My team support our agency workers across Scotland, Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland to ensure their compliance and clinical skills are up to date. This means our clients can continue to rely on us to provide them with the highest quality nurses, midwives and HCAs.

I’m Conor and I joined the Scottish Nursing Guild in December 2018. I started on the Placement Team and was promoted to Team Leader in 2023. As Team Leader, I work with the Placement Team to ensure we place the right nurses, midwives and carers with clients when they need them most.