Nursing and Midwifery
There are hundreds of ways to work in nursing and midwifery. We are gathering people stories to show as wide a cross section of the South West’s nurses and midwives as we can. Please share yours here, and please spread the word by asking other nurses and midwives that you meet to do the same.
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International Day of the Nurse
Read our letter from South West Regional Chief Nurse Sue Doheny to all nurses, midwives and supporting teams across the region to mark International Nurses Day and International Day of the Midwife 2021.
Meet our South West NHS England and NHS Improvement Leadership Team
Jill Crook
Role: Director of Nursing Professional and system development
Location: NHS England and NHS Improvement – South West
Rosie Luce
Role: Assistant Director for Quality and Safeguarding
Location: NHS England and NHS Improvement – South West
Bernadette Edwards
Role:Assistant Director of Nursing Professional and System Development South West and Head of Quality CHC South East
Location: NHS England and NHS Improvement – South West
Graham Carr
Role: Regional Strategic Case Manager
Location: NHS England and NHS Improvement South West
Meet our South West nurses and midwives
Somerset
Role: CMHT Older Persons team, Hospital In reach Specialist RMN
Location: Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Liji George
Role: Staff Nurse, Conservators Ward
Location: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Charlotte Fellows
Role: Immunisation Nurse for the Somerset SAINT (School Aged Immunisation Nursing Team)
Location: Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Li-Wang
Role: Junior Sister
Location: Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Devon
Role: Specialist Psychological Practitioner
Location: Livewell Southwest
Role: Modern Matron
Location: Livewell Southwest
Vanessa Crossey and Stephanie Rayner
Role: Vanessa Crossey QN, Head of Nursing and Quality, and Stephanie Rayner, Primary
Care Nurse Lead for Devon CCG and former military nurses
Location: Devon Clinical Commissioning Group
Sarah Tiley
Role: Practice nurse
Location: St Thomas Healthcare Centre, Exeter
Shona Cornish
Role: Community Modern Matron
Location: Livewell Southwest
Amanda Clements
Role: Interim Hepatology Nurse Consultant / advanced clinical practitioner, South West Liver Unit
Location: University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust
Dorset
Role: Matron Medical Specialities
Location: Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lucy Compiani
Role: LAC Nurse-Looked After Children’s Health Team
Location: Looked after Children’s Health Team, Dorset
Paul Bolton
Role: Lead Nurse Infection Prevention and Control
Location: Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
David Thomas
Role: Lead TB Specialist Nurse
Location: Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Lucy Foot
Role: Purbeck Ward Sister
Location: Dorset County Hospital
Bristol
Rachel Hughes
Role: Deputy Head of Nursing
Location: Bristol Royal Hospital for Children United Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust