Ashley took up the post of Medical Director for CUH in November 2017. He joined the Trust as a Consultant Radiologist with an interest in cancer imaging in 2004 and became Divisional Director for Investigative Sciences in 2012, subsequently for Division B from 2014.
Ashley leads and is responsible for the professional activities of the medical staff within CUH, medical research, postgraduate medical education, infection prevention and control, medicines, medical equipment and information governance within the organisation. Ashley continues to practice as a radiologist.