Royal College of Nursing

Profile: I am a nurse with over 20 years experience in Emergency nursing, and a certified Autonomous Nurse Practitioner with a BSc in Professional Practice in Health and Social Care. I have huge experience in the emergency care of patients across the specialities of medicine, surgery, trauma, paediatrics and gynaecology. I have 9 years’ experience as an Emergency Department Matron managing and leading large nursing teams. Through my senior career and the nature of Emergency Departments, there are continuous incidents, complaints, errors and disciplinaries that I have had to lead and investigate on. In doing so I ensure that I undertake a fact gathering nonbiased methodology.

Expertise

• Excellent patient assessment and rapid triage to treatment of critically ill patients
• Accessible expert to whole ED team, taking responsibility for the delivery of high-quality care
• Highly experienced across multi-disciplinary specialities
• Ensuring the continued safety and well being of patients in crowded / overwhelmed departments
• Extensive disciplinary and other HR related topics
• Professional accountability for standards of care, patient experience and the workforce.
• Workforce and resource management
• Liaison with whole hospital leadership team
• Supervise the professional development and appraisal of all nursing staff

August 2022 – present day, Matron, Emergency Department Maidstone Hospital, Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, Maidstone, Kent.

Sept 2021 – August 2022, CoVID Vaccination Centre Lead, Kings College NHS Trust, London.

Sept 2020 – Sept 2021, Outpatient Nurse Manager, Cleveland Clinic London, 40 Grosvenor Place, London.

Dec 2013 – Sept 2020, Matron, Emergency Department | Princess Royal University Hospital, Kings College NHS Trust, London

June 2003 – Dec 2013, Clinical Nurse Manager, A&E | Lewisham NHS Trust, London

Sept 2001 – June 2003, Senior Sister/ENP, A&E Royal Free NHS Trust, Hampstead, London

April 1996 – Sep 2001, Staff Nurse / Senior Staff Nurse / Primary Care Nurse | Kings College Hospital, St Mary’s Hospital & Whitechapel Walk in Centre, London

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