Dr Nicola Stevenson, Executive Medical Director,Deputy Chief Executive and Responsible Officer

Dr Nicola (Nikki) Stevenson qualified as a doctor from The University of Liverpool (MBChB). She undertook her training throughout Cheshire and Merseyside during which time she obtained a Medical Doctorate (MD) which is a higher research degree awarded to medical professionals. She originally joined WUTH as a junior doctor and was appointed as a Consultant in Respiratory & General (Internal) Medicine in 2007.

Dr Stevenson's extensive career with WUTH has seen her progress within our services from Clinical Service Lead for Respiratory Medicine (2015) to the role of Associate Medical Director for the Division of Medicine (2018) and then later in 2018 she was appointed Executive Medical Director. She also became Deputy Chief Executive in 2020.

She is the designated Responsible Officer for the medical profession at the Trust, overseeing compliance and best practice in education, patient safety and quality, regulation and the professional conduct of Trust appointed doctors, Specialist and Specialty doctors, and Consultants. She is also the Responsible Officer for Wirral Hospice St Johns.

Dr Stevenson retains her clinical practice, seeing patients in her field of respiratory medicine in clinic and as part of the respiratory consultant on call rota. She also has executive oversight of the WUTH Research and Innovation portfolio and its cohort of Principal Investigators for clinical trials.

In addition, Dr Stevenson is the executive lead for Medical Education responsible for the teaching and training of medical students from the University of Liverpool and doctors (‘junior’ doctors, or doctors in training). WUTH is the only teaching hospital on the Wirral and trains hundreds of students and doctors every year.

She lives locally with her family on the Wirral.

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