I have a successful and diverse career as a nurse around the pursuit of the highest quality care in health services. This has included Director level roles, Programme Management, applied health research, knowledge mobilisation (KM), design theory and practice and quality improvement at a local and national level. I am currently the Director of Clinical Quality for the Royal College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Over the time period, 2011- 2019, I had programmatic and project leadership roles within the NIHR CLAHRC YH (Previously NIHR CLAHRC SY). I led and managed the innovative TK2A theme. For the last few years this was combined with a role within the CLAHRC YH Core Team where I influenced the strategic direction of the CLAHRC and had a national leadership role in communications and knowledge mobilisation.

In this time, I have made a significant academic methodological contribution to the development of KM especially with regard to the use of creative methods of co-production. This has involved integrating design into KM and co-production as well as the use of Lego Serious Play (for which I am one of few UK facilitators). I have a legacy of obtaining impact from the KM work an example being the outputs of the Better Services by Design project (www.bsbd.org.uk). Which has developed an international reputation and increasing invitations to lead workshops and present on the role of design in KM.  You can find our design casebook here.

This academic success is supported by my grant capture and income generation. I have led on the grant applications and all stages of delivery and dissemination. This has required high level strategic and operational skills, working to deliver a wide portfolio of projects with a range of funders and project partners. As a PI and co-applicant: I have brought in well over £1 million pounds in grants. My publication record spans the last 15 years with over 30 contributions and more in press this year.

My knowledge and expertise regarding research processes and systems has been further enhanced by previous management and leadership roles in NHS R&D e.g. my roles in Chesterfield NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield – Establishing and Leading the Research Department and Leading on Research education in Sheffield. My Research dissemination expertise is demonstrated through Paper and poster prizes at conferences, and well over 20 conference presentations. I also plan and deliver conferences. I am a core member of the organising committee for the Health Services Research UK conference.