NHS redundancy coaching
Interview coaching
Life transition coaching
Retirement coaching
Hilary Gerrans
Coach
Coaching for NHS leaders following redundancy
This is what I do.
I'm Hilary Gerrans, a professional coach based in South Yorkshire. I spent many years working in the NHS myself — so I understand the culture you're leaving, the sense of loss that can catch you off guard, and the particular challenge of translating a whole career's worth of skill and experience into whatever comes next.
Coaching with me is a space to think. Not to be told what to do — you've spent long enough being told what to do — but to slow down, get clear, and start to hear what you actually want.
That's not a small thing. And you don't have to work it out alone.
Sessions are one-to-one, unhurried, and completely confidential. We might explore what the next chapter of your working life could look like. Or whether you want a next chapter at all. We might work on how you talk about yourself now that "NHS manager" no longer covers it. Or simply what a good life looks like from here.There's no fixed agenda. Just a dedicated space to think it through, with someone who genuinely gets where you've come from.
You don't need to arrive with a plan.
Many people assume coaching is for people who know what they want and need help getting there. But some of the most valuable coaching happens earlier than that — in the space before the goal, when you're not yet sure what you're even asking for.
You might arrive simply knowing that something has to change. Or that you feel more lost than you expected to. Or just that the silence after a long career feels louder than it should.
That's enough. We start there. And more often than not, a direction begins to emerge — not because I've pointed you towards it, but because you've finally had the space to hear yourself think.
You've given the NHS everything. Now what?
After decades of early starts, difficult decisions and holding things together for everyone else, you've stepped back — or you're about to. And somewhere in the quiet that follows, a question is forming.
What do I actually want now?
Maybe you left because you were ready. Maybe the redundancy offer came at the right moment, or just before it. Either way, you're standing at a threshold that feels bigger than just a career change. The NHS wasn't just a job. It was your world, your identity, your tribe. And now you're figuring out who you are without it.
Why a coach, rather than a friend?
The people who love you want the best for you. But they also have opinions about what that looks like. They worry. They project. They remember who you were twenty years ago. And sometimes, without meaning to, they steer you towards the safe choice — or the one that reassures them.
A coach isn't there to advise you, fix you, or nudge you in any particular direction. I'm there to help you think. Properly. Without interruption, without judgement, and without an agenda of my own.
There's also something that happens when you say things out loud to someone who is genuinely, quietly listening — someone with no stake in the outcome. Thoughts that have been circling for months start to land. Clarity arrives that couldn't quite get through the noise of everyday life.
Your friends and family are irreplaceable. But this is a different kind of conversation — and for many people, it turns out to be exactly the one they needed.
Ready to have a conversation?
The first step is a free 30-minute call — no commitment, no pressure, just a chance to talk and see if working together feels right.
Book a free 30-minute discovery call
No commitment. Just a conversation.
You made the choice
But the complexity of what follows — the doubt, the quiet grief, the reinvention — deserves proper space and support.
No fixed destination
Whether you want a new role, a portfolio life, or something you haven't named yet — this is thinking space, not a prescription.
Your experience counts
Decades in NHS management builds rare capability. The challenge is seeing it clearly when you're standing too close.