Experience

Oxford Academic Health Science Network (Oxford AHSN)

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Programme Manager - Patient Safety

  • Oct 2021 - Present

  Leading on large-scale, cross-system programmes to improve patient safety and care. Responsible for the delivery of NHS Managing the Deteriorating Patient Safety Improvement Programme across Berkshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. This includes the following projects: RESTORE2, PEWS, ReSPECT and Personalised Care Support Plans, and Respiratory Discharge Care bundles. Working with NHS Trusts and Primary Care Networks, Integrated Care Services, Local Authorities and Social Care providers.

• Improvement Project Manager - Patient Safety

  • Mar 2021 - Nov 2021

  Responsible for adoption and spread of work-streams within the National Patient Safety Improvement Programme, for Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, and Berkshire.



Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

• United Kingdom
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Patient Safety Advisor

  • Sep 2020 - Mar 2021

  The patient safety team is an integral part of a small, dynamic team within the corporate clinical governance office, working closely with the Chief Medical Officer's office.Responsibilities included reviewing all completed clinical incident forms and evaluate the impact grading of the incident through the Trust's incident management system. Supported the identification of potential Serious Incidents Requiring Investigation (SIRI), root cause analysis, and organisational learning. The patient safety team is an integral part of a small, dynamic team within the corporate clinical governance office, working closely with the Chief Medical Officer's office.Responsibilities included reviewing all completed clinical incident forms and evaluate the impact grading of the incident through the Trust's incident management system. Supported the identification of potential Serious Incidents Requiring Investigation (SIRI), root cause analysis, and organisational learning.



Strategic Command

• United Kingdom
• Armed Forces
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Nursing Policy and Assurance Advisor, Joint Medical Group

  • Nov 2017 - May 2020

  Accountable for drafting strategic nursing policy in response to changing Defence needs, national developments and professional changes. This included leading: medical logistics reviews to ensure that clinical best practice could be fully supported; review of operational nursing competencies; and the introduction of NEWS2 within the Defence Medical Services. Accountable for drafting strategic nursing policy in response to changing Defence needs, national developments and professional changes. This included leading: medical logistics reviews to ensure that clinical best practice could be fully supported; review of operational nursing competencies; and the introduction of NEWS2 within the Defence Medical Services.



Royal Air Force (RAF)

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Service Delivery Lead – Aeromedical Evacuation

  • Aug 2014 - Nov 2017

  The Royal Air Force has only one permanent Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron based at RAF Brize Norton. It operates worldwide aeromedical evacuation on behalf of all branches of the UK Armed Forces.As Service Delivery Lead – Aeromedical Evacuation ('Officer Commanding'):• Led a team of over 50 multi-disciplinary staff, including core and on-call personnel. Provided the operational management of service, including Critical Care, Mental Health, and Infectious Disease components. • Primary operational planning role in the evacuation of UK nationals: following Tunisia terrorist attack; in support of HMG support to Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone; and in response to additional UK contingency operations. • Project lead for Aeromedical Evacuation integration relating to new into service Royal Air Force transport aircraft, within broader Defence Programmes; the latter project was delivered 4-months ahead of schedule to meet urgent operational need.



Strategic Command

• United Kingdom
• Armed Forces
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Lead Military Nurse

  • Jun 2011 - Jul 2014

  Led a unit of 40 military nurses and consultants attached to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. Managed office infrastructure and administrative support project. Lead military nurse on Adult Intensive Care Unit, providing the main link with senior nurse group. Led a unit of 40 military nurses and consultants attached to Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust. Managed office infrastructure and administrative support project. Lead military nurse on Adult Intensive Care Unit, providing the main link with senior nurse group.



Royal Air Force (RAF)

• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• Operations Manager, Critical Care Aeromedical Evacuation

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2011

  Critical Care aeromedical evacuation is provided by Critical Care Air Support Teams (CCAST) based at RAF Brize Norton. CCAST provides care equivalent to that found in an NHS Intensive Care Unit including intubation and ventilation. I coordinated personnel, equipment, local policy, and assurance for Armed Forces Critical Care AE service. This supported the successful recovery of over 200 critically injured patients from UK operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

• Senior Instructor, Critical Care Aeromedical Evacuation Training

  • Sep 2007 - Jun 2009

  Planned and delivered training courses to all personnel with Critical Care Aeromedical Evacuation, with focus on human factors and specialist equipment training. Innovated through the introduction of mission simulation.

• Intensive Care and Critical Care Outreach Nurse

  • May 2004 - Sep 2007



NHS

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Registered Nurse (Acute Care Wards and Intensive Care)

  • Jul 1996 - Apr 2004