This ensures that each team member in our specialist services is passionate about our vision and values and dedicated to ensuring we provide the best possible neurorehabilitation and care.
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Registered Manager
With over a decade of experience in healthcare management and nursing, Tasa Zilic specialises in complex nursing and neuro rehabilitation since 2018. As the Registered Manager at Hamberley Neurocare Southampton, Tasa brings extensive expertise to the field of healthcare management. She began her career as a paramedic and A&E coordinator, gaining invaluable insights into acute care settings before transitioning into a leadership role focused on long-term rehabilitation.
Prior to joining Hamberley Neurocare, she enhanced and developed neuro rehab services across various settings. Tasa's passion for complex nursing and rehabilitation has been the driving force behind her career, fuelling her commitment to delivering exceptional care and driving continuous improvement. At previous services, she managed a significant transformation, transitioning a regular nursing home into a renowned centre for high-complexity neuro rehabilitation care.
Tasa's steadfast dedication to advancing patient outcomes and service excellence underscores her role as a leader in the healthcare community. This specialist branch of complex nursing and neuro rehabilitation is especially rewarding for Tasa as she witnesses and supports individuals through their toughest journeys in life, nurturing resilience and empowerment along the way.
Business Development Manager
Cheryl's career in complex health and social care spans over 20 years, starting in forensic secure services. Cheryl developed a passion for neurological rehabilitation in 2010 when she joined a small provider with significant investment to grow both organically and via mergers/acquisitions. During her employment, she was fundamental to the development of new services in Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire, Yorkshire, and the Midlands.
Throughout her career, Cheryl has supported the development of Level 2b neuro rehab, complex nursing, residential, and supported living services nationally and is a huge advocate of collaborative working. Cheryl has worked for several neurological rehab providers, including St Andrew's Healthcare (neuropsychiatric services) and The Oakleaf Group, where she launched the stroke pathway. Cheryl went on to develop her own healthcare consultancy business, where she assisted private providers in collaborating with their NHS counterparts.
Cheryl has developed trusted relationships with a range of stakeholders across Commissioning Support Units, Integrated Care Boards, Foundation Trusts, and Local Authorities. When it comes to care, Cheryl endorses a “quality first” mindset and believes that adopting a person-centred, collaborative approach to rehabilitation is fundamental to delivering high-quality care and maximising outcomes.
Cheryl's father suffered a sudden onset brain injury in 2014, which left him unable to walk or talk and severely cognitively impaired for his surviving nine years. This provided Cheryl with valuable insight into the anguish experienced by families when supporting a loved one with a range of complex needs.
In her spare time, Cheryl is a volunteer fundraiser for a care farm providing work opportunities for adults with learning disabilities and autism in a safe and therapeutic environment.
