I have worked in both the NHS and Higher Education for 38 years as a clinician, academic and senior leader with posts spanning primary and secondary care as well as the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector.

I am registered with the NMC as an adult nurse, district nurse, prescriber and teacher.

Prior to joining NHS England, I was Executive Director of Nursing, AHPs and Quality in Local Health & Wellbeing. In this role I was part of a unitary board accountable for professional standards and development, clinical quality, safeguarding adults and children, and clinical governance across the organisation. In addition, I assumed the roles of Caldicott Guardian, Director of Infection Prevention and Control and had managerial oversight of the Medical Adviser to the Board.

I have also held Associate Director roles in Risk and Clinical Governance, Nursing, and Professional Development as well as senior positions at Teesside University in the School of Health and Social Care.

In addition, I am a Queens Nurse, NMC Fitness to Practice Committee Member, Editorial Board Member for British Journal of Community Nursing as well as a leadership mentor.

However, and most importantly I am a mother, daughter, partner and friend to some incredible individuals who fuel my unwavering passion for the delivery of high quality health and social care and without whom I would not be able to continue to strive to improve individual, family and population health care experiences through the development of individuals, teams, organisations and systems.