Profile

As a mum to 2 teenage boys I sometime attempt to play football. I love Liverpool FC and they are my go to team. I am lucky enough to have seen them play a number of times and used to be a regular at Anfield! I also love listening to music and like lots of different types. First thing I do when I wake up is put the radio on and it is the first thing I do when getting home.

I enjoy cooking and teaching the boys how to cook new and exciting food. We are always experimenting with different recipes.

I am a member of the Royal British Legion and volunteer for them a the Poppy Appeal Co-Ordinator for our district, I am also the welfare rep. This last year we haven’t been able to meet or do much so we are looking forward to normal resuming.

Although I don’t spend as much time as I would like doing it, I also enjoy spending time with my friends and family. Having fun and enjoying the good times is so important to me. Each year a make a list of things to do and places to see using the alphabet so I can say that I have achieved at the end of the year.

Finally I love learning- at school if you had told me I would be always learning and studying and also be a lecturer at university I would never have believed you!

Programme Manager- Nottinghamshire Alliance Training Hub:

Here I work as part of the Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Integrated Care System looking at how we develop the workforce in primary care community care. I work with a team of people from all backgrounds in lots of different roles. Our vision is educating, informing and enhancing the primary and community workforce to deliver the best possible care.

Lecturer- Nottingham Trent University :

Here I support a lot of the different programmes and modules. I have taught on the undergraduate nursing, trainee nursing associate and paramedic programmes. I also teach people who have qualified but go back to university to do continuous professional development.

Nurse- Beaumond House Hospice:

At the hospice I provide nursing care to people who are approaching the end of their life. I do this in a variety of ways, sometimes just by sitting and listening and taking to them and their families or I may be dressing wounds, administering medications. We work as part of a team and ensure that people receive the best possible care at this difficult time.

Enono consultancy work:

I design and deliver interventions that support workforce and organisational development. I have recently started in this role so I’m still finding my feet!

Nottingham Trent University:

My work at Nottingham Trent is primarily as academic lead for a post graduate module in frailty. Nurses and allied health professionals who have qualified will come back to university to keep learning! In my day I might be lecturing students who are on the modules, supporting them with tutorials when they are working on their assignments.

Beaumond House:

I start my day by going an introducing myself to our patients and checking what they need. Then it may be medication rounds, working through what nursing tasks or assessments are needed and working with the team to ensure the patient’s needs are met during my shift. I communicate with other professionals and have to write in the patient records.