Experience & Contributions
A Career Built Across Systems
Over two decades of professional practice spanning healthcare delivery, education, research, governance and public service — often held concurrently, always in service of people.
One of the things I have come to appreciate about my career is that it has rarely followed a single track. At many points, I have held multiple roles simultaneously — clinical practice alongside teaching, governance alongside research, public service alongside professional development.
This page brings together the key appointments and contributions that have shaped my professional life. Some are formal roles. Some are voluntary commitments. All have been meaningful.
Healthcare Delivery
Clinical Practice
Quality and Accreditation Lead
Confidential
Leading the quality, governance and regulatory-readiness programme supporting the development and launch of a new private healthcare service in Abu Dhabi, with responsibility for establishing the assurance framework required to support Department of Health (DoH) assessment and regulatory approval.
Staff Nurse — Medium Secure Forensic Mental Health Ward
NHS
Providing clinical care within a medium secure forensic mental health setting, working with patients whose needs sat at the intersection of mental health and the criminal justice system.
Forensic Community Psychiatric Nurse
NHS
Supporting patients transitioning from secure settings back into the community, maintaining therapeutic relationships and coordinating care across services.
Liaison and Diversion Nurse
NHS
Working at the interface of healthcare and the criminal justice system — identifying and supporting individuals with mental health, substance use and other vulnerabilities at the point of contact with the justice system.
Bank Nurse
NHS
Maintaining active clinical practice alongside academic and governance roles, ensuring continued connection to frontline healthcare delivery.
Bank Nurse
Cygnet Health Care
Contributing clinical expertise within independent sector mental health services, broadening experience across different organisational contexts.
Academia
Education & Research
Associate Lecturer
The Open University
Supporting students in healthcare and related disciplines through distance learning, combining academic rigour with practical professional experience.
Assistant Professor in Mental Health Nursing
Northumbria University
Teaching, research supervision and curriculum development across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in mental health nursing.
Assistant Professor in Mental Health Nursing
Northumbria University in Singapore
Delivering the Northumbria University curriculum in Singapore, working with an internationally diverse student cohort and gaining valuable cross-cultural teaching experience.
Civic Contribution
Governance & Public Service
Magistrate
HM Courts & Tribunals Service
Serving as a lay magistrate — a voluntary judicial role requiring careful judgement, impartiality and a commitment to justice. One of the most demanding and rewarding responsibilities of my career.
Partner Governor
NHS Foundation Trust
Contributing to NHS governance as a Partner Governor, representing the interests of partner organisations and supporting the Trust's strategic direction and accountability.
Peer Contribution
Professional Service
Peer Reviewer
Academic Journals
Contributing to the integrity of academic publishing through peer review of submitted manuscripts in mental health nursing, public health and related fields.
Practice Assessor / Supervisor
Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
Supporting the development of student nurses in clinical practice, fulfilling NMC requirements for practice assessment and supervision in line with the Standards for Student Supervision and Assessment.
Qualifications
Academic & Professional Credentials
2025
PhD
Northumbria University — Interpretative Phenomenological Study
2016
Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning
Higher Education
2013
Master's in Public Health
2012
BSc (top-up) in Practice Development
2006–2009
Advanced Diploma in Nursing
Before 2004
Diploma in Education
Secondary school teaching qualification, Zimbabwe
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I am open to conversations about research collaboration, advisory roles, speaking engagements and other professional opportunities. Please get in touch.