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ongratulations to all the nurses and midwives The judging process who have been selected as Nursing Times The judges (listed on page 16) were looking CLeaders 2015. for individuals who have demonstrated Royal College of SuRgeonS, london We often hear that leadership is not about the role exceptional leadership abilities that they you have or how many people you manage – it’s about have used to help shape the nursing 13 OctOber being an agent of change, setting a good example, profession and healthcare more widely. having a great idea and making the profession a better Over July and August, the Nursing 08:30 – 16:30 place for it. Times team created a longlist, including Our list on the following pages is evidence of that. Many of these nurses and nominations from our readers via midwives don’t have high-ranking roles, honorary titles or even decades of clinical www.nursingtimes.net and Twitter. experience under their belt – but they have recognised something that needs to Leaders come in many forms but change for the good of patients and service users, and made that happen. nominees were considered against the These practitioners’ stories document what it takes to be a leader – the qualities criteria outlined below: For NHS leaders with an interest in resolving long-term you need, the vision, the will to succeed and the resilience to see it through. Some of this year’s NT Leaders are in the early stages of their careers, one has Impact issues around workforce costs and productivity. recently retired, many are in the space in between – but in all cases, something How wide is the individual’s influence? about their contribution this year impressed, moved or inspired our distinguished How do they affect nursing policy, judging panel. So much so that they wanted to share these stories with you. My practice and patient care? Have they a thanks to those judges, listed on page 16. vision that improves services and care, key features Nurses and midwives have a great opportunity to touch people’s lives, to and do they communicate this in a advocate for patients and service users, and to create more successful, safer way that is compelling and exciting, – A high-profile panel discussion with heads of professions outcomes, or to make their lives happier or easier. yet feels achievable? Our Nursing Times Leaders won’t be the only nurses and midwives making a – Interactive breakout sessions covering productivity, reshaping the NHS workforce, difference to patient outcomes. The profession is full of people who go above and Influence technology and learning from healthcare systems in Europe beyond to deliver care of outstanding quality – often in challenging situations. The Does the individual hold a number of many nominations we received demonstrate that our list represents a profession full positions across nursing or exert influence – Expert plenary speakers of people who are impressive leaders. My thanks to everyone who nominated in a number of ways? Do they understand someone and shared their story of a great colleague, manager or friend. how health and social care services fit – Learn best practice from other industries The people in this supplement are special and deserve recognition, and that’s together? Are they flexible in using what they are getting from Nursing Times. We want to celebrate their dedication different organisations to create a better – Share ideas and network with fellow workforce leaders from across the UK and innovation in these pages, and share their phenomenal achievements with the service and outcomes for patients? world, to ensure that people understand what nurses and midwives achieve every single day. Role model Speakers include Often the public and other health professionals underestimate the contribution Does the nominee demonstrate that they nursing and midwifery make to patients and service users, and the health or care care for their teams, provide a safe, – Danny Mortimer, Chief Executive, NHS Employers landscape. This celebration of talent seeks to remedy that and showcase some of educational environment in which they the profession’s extraordinary achievements. encourage their teams to grow and do – Jane Cummings, Chief Nursing Officer for England This is an amazing profession. Nurses and midwives are amazing people. Enjoy their jobs effectively? Do they ensure team – Professor Sue Hill, Chief Scientific Officer this special commemoration of the superstars of the nursing world. members are valued and show respect and compassion to each other? – Suzanne Rastrick, Chief Allied Health Professions Officer Jenni Middleton, Editor, Nursing Times Legacy – Jeremy Taylor, Chief Executive, National Voices How significant is the individual’s achievement? How will we remember – Brendan Barber, Chair, ACAS their contribution? Will they leave the Contents profession in a better place than when they joined it? Did they engineer substantial Chief nursing officers ...... 2 change that had an impact on patient A message from the chief nurses of England, Northern Ireland, care? Were they the first to perform their Scotland and Wales role? Or, perhaps their achievements took place in a challenging environment, facing Nursing Times Leaders 2015 ...... 3 additional barriers? Alphabetical listing of the nurses and midwives named as A panel of judges then reviewed Nursing Times Leaders 2015, with brief biographies the longlist and added suggestions of their own before deciding on the final list Judging panel ...... 16 at a judging event held at the Nursing Book your place from just £99 List of judges with brief biographies Times offices. Supplement production Visit www.nhsemployers.org/autumnsummit Editor: Ann Shuttleworth Designer: Steve de Massimi Sub editor: Eva Peaty for more information, including the full programme. www.nursingtimes.net / Vol 111 No 40 / Nursing Times Leaders 2015 30.09.15 1

26827 Autumn Workforce Summit A4 (P).indd 1 17/09/2015 11:10 The four chief nursing officers of the United Kingdom welcome the publication of Nursing Times Leaders 2015, and its representation of the breadth and depth of nursing and midwifery leadership A celebration of leadership in many forms s the professionals at the centre of the majority of patient and service user care, nurses and midwives play a crucial role in healthcare delivery. From Athe day they start their first job as newly qualified practitioners, they need to be able to collaborate with and coordinate the work of a range of health and social care professionals. They also need to be able to support and advise patients or service users and their families. Their unique position means all nurses and midwives need leadership skills, whatever level they occupy in their organisation’s hierarchy. Whether they are a director of nursing trying to develop a more positive organisational culture, or a junior staff nurse pressing for a consultant to see a patient earlier than planned so that patient can be discharged home, without leadership skills they are unlikely to succeed. The immense range of roles and specialties nurses and midwives practise in means leadership skills take many forms, and must be adaptable as practitioners progress through their careers. We are, therefore, delighted to introduce Nursing Times Leaders 2015. This impressive list illustrates the extraordinary contribution nurses and midwives can make to the lives of their patients and service users – and to their colleagues and organisations – no matter where they work. Unsurprisingly, the list includes practitioners who have moved up the career ladder into senior management roles, or out of direct care provision into education, policymaking or professional representation. These people would not have reached their current positions without strong leadership skills. However, the list also includes practitioners in the early stages of their careers, who are already demonstrating the impact nurses and midwives can have if they look beyond their day-to-day practice and see opportunities to make a wider contribution. Of course a profession of well over half a million will have many outstanding leaders, but the examples in the following pages illustrate just how many forms their leadership can take – and demonstrate that becoming a leader does not always have to mean stepping away from direct patient care. We hope that reading about these wide-ranging examples of leadership will inspire you to think about your own leadership skills, and the career pathways they may open up for you if you put them to their best use.

Jane Cummings Fiona McQueen Chief nursing Chief nursing officer, NHS officer, Scottish England Government

Charlotte Jean White McCardle Chief nursing Chief nursing officer/nurse officer, director for Wales Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, Northern Ireland

2 Nursing Times Leaders 2015 30.09.15 / Vol 111 No 40 / www.nursingtimes.net Cheryll Adams Cheryll Adams Gail Adams Executive director, Institute of Health Visiting @iHealthVisiting In 2012 Cheryll led the establishment of the Institute of Health Visiting (iHV), a charity, academic and professional body aimed at improving public health outcomes for children, families and communities. Since its launch, iHV has attracted more than 9,000 members and established a credible publication and training record. In addition to a clinical portfolio spanning 20 years, Cheryll’s career has included roles in research, international and practice nursing, health visiting, and policy. She was previously lead professional officer of the Community Practitioners and Health Visitors Association and has also worked in the Department of Health. Equality Council she has been heavily The judges said: “Leading the nurses Her core research interest is maternal, critical of the lack of diversity at the top who cared for patients with ebola infant and family mental health promotion. level in nursing, and in a professional infection required exceptional Cheryll is a member of the All Party capacity she supports many junior nurses leadership and clinical skills to give Parliamentary Group for Early Years; through their Mary Seacole scholarships. them the best chance of recovery 1,001 Critical Days Manifesto; and The judges said: “Gail is challenging, and maintain the safety of staff Maternal Mental Health Alliance. She is supportive and positive about the and others” also an adviser to UNICEF Geneva and nursing profession – and the professorial fellow of the Royal Society development of healthcare DAVID BATES for Public Health. assistants. Her strong values make Director Army Nursing Services The judges said: “Cheryll has had a her a powerful advocate of under- and assistant director for healthcare huge impact on health visiting, and represented groups” requirements and assurance, Army led the most astounding piece of Medical Services work in developing the Institute of Breda Athan Now a colonel, David joined the army as a Health Visiting from nothing” Senior matron for infection and student nurse in 1981 following a year’s immunity and lead for the high-level training at the Princess Alexandra School Gail Adams isolation unit, Royal Free London of Nursing in the London Hospital. Head of nursing, Unison Foundation Trust After qualifying, David worked in @unisonnurses A professional with a career in people orthopaedics and plastic surgery then Gail has a reputation for putting nurses, management and leadership skills, Breda deployed with a field surgical team in healthcare assistants and midwives first. has a track record of leading from the Belize before undertaking specialist She is open, honest and fair but never front. She has worked in infectious and training at St Andrew’s Hospital Billericay, afraid to ask the tough questions. tropical diseases for over 25 years, and as where he qualified as a burns and plastic During her time at Unison Gail has a staff nurse, she set up an award-winning surgery nurse. played a major role in ensuring that HCA travel clinic and HIV testing clinic. In 1988 David was commissioned as a regulation and access to training has been In her current role Breda shared her nursing officer into the Royal Army escalated to a national level. Heavily cited knowledge and skills in the 2014 ebola Medical Corps and assigned to 4 in the Cavendish review into HCAs and outbreak. The Royal Free’s high-level Armoured Field Ambulance in Minden, support workers in the NHS and social isolation unit was the UK’s only West Germany following a year’s training, care, her expertise has ensured we now operational unit at this time and treated exercises and clinical experience. He have a standard that addresses the lottery three patients repatriated with the virus, has completed operational tours in Iraq, of HCAs’ working experiences. all of whom survived. Malawi, Former Yugoslavia (UN), Gail has not been afraid to criticise Breda also played an integral part in Northern Ireland, Bosnia (NATO), Oman the Nursing and Midwifery Council when leading the planning, development and and Afghanistan, where he developed his she has felt it necessary, but she is sup- implementation of an emergency national ability to lead healthcare teams from the portive of changes to policy that seek surge contingency plan. This training tactical to strategic level. to modernise the regulation of nurses programme ensured staff were competent The judges said: “David’s impressive and midwives. and available to care for infected patients career history illustrates the crucial Gail is a passionate champion for black and provide safe care while ensuring the role of the nursing profession within and minority ethnic nurses, ensuring safety of themselves and others. She has military services. He has made they have equality of opportunity. As also worked with individuals with lassa important contributions in both a member of the Department of Health’s fever and Crimean Congo fever. clinical and strategic areas”

www.nursingtimes.net / Vol 111 No 40 / Nursing Times Leaders 2015 30.09.15 3 Viv Bennett Sally Burgess she has successfully led the campaign to Matron, mental health liaison, make Guy’s and St Thomas’ smoke-free. Worcestershire Royal Hospital The judges said: “Ying sits below the @SallyBurgess8 radar but achieves an incredible Sally is a registered mental health nurse amount, and is a real role model for who has worked in the NHS for 24 years. BME nurses. Working in an integrated She began her career in the forensic arena, trust she has done a phenomenal job before choosing liaison psychiatry as her of pulling in social care” future direction. She has a passion for solution-focused therapy and is one of a Heather Caudle few people in the country who is qualified Chief nurse, Ashford and St Peter’s to master’s level in this. Foundation Trust In her current role Sally has been @heathercaudle instrumental in managing the service in Heather joined Ashford and St Peter’s in the acute setting during turbulent times. 2011 as associate director of quality, and Dedicated to the empowerment of all was appointed to her current role in members of the liaison team, she is proud September 2014. Her connection to to see individuals develop and grow professional caring began during her time though opportunities. as a teacher in a community school in a Viv Bennett Sally works seamlessly with her acute seaside rural village in Trinidad. She Chief nurse for Public Health England; hospital colleagues and is pivotal to visited a teenage student receiving government’s principal adviser on sustaining an effective high-quality rehabilitation, listening to his reflections public health nursing service. She maintains exceptional on what led to his physical and @VivJBennett standards as demonstrated by consistently psychological health problems. His Viv has been chief nurse for Public Health high patient satisfaction rates. experience was life-transforming for England since 2012 (initially in a joint role The LEAN pathways Sally developed Heather and led her to begin training as a with the Department of Health and since led to streamlined referrals and prompt nurse in 1992. April 2015 solely within PHE). As the assessments, and have had a profound Heather has worked for over 20 years government’s principal adviser on public and sustained effect on patient journey as a nurse, systemic psychotherapist and health nursing, she provides independent and length of stay. She provides training strategic leader in the mental health, advice to ministers and officials on policy on self-harm; risk management; and acute and supported housing sectors. She issues and public health nursing, and is delirium, dementia, depression and has an unquestionable track record in national lead for developing public health dignity. She has championed mental delivering community-based programmes nursing and midwifery. health awareness in acute settings, in the health, art, employment and With a special interest in services for challenging stigma and prejudice, and education sectors in the UK and abroad, children and young people in all her shaping attitudes towards patient care. and particularly enjoys developing clinical and leadership roles, Viv leads the The judges said: “Quietly transformational, person-centred, quality national public health programme Best inspirational. Sally lets staff on the and safety improvement strategies. Start for All Our Children and the Health ground take the credit, and has been The judges said: “Heather has a long Visiting Programme, the 0-5yrs Transition generous in helping others to commitment to supporting Programme and school nurse development become inspirational leaders” marginalised groups, and to programmes. developing all her trust’s nurses and Viv trained as a nurse in Oxford in 1976 Yinglen Butt midwives – including those working and worked in children’s nursing before Deputy chief nurse, Guy’s and St training as a health visitor in Oxford in Thomas’ Foundation Trust the early 1980s. She worked as a health @buttynot visitor and research health visitor in Yinglen began her nurse training in Oxford while studying for a BA and then a Miami in 1978, but qualified from the master’s degree in health and social policy Mayday Hospital in Croydon. She rose at the University of Bristol. She is through the ranks to become a senior honorary fellow and visiting professor at nurse at Guy’s and St Thomas’ in 2011, King’s College London and a fellow of the when the trust was integrated with local Queen’s Nursing Institute and the community services. Institute of Health Visiting. Yinglen has worked in various roles The judges said: “A fantastic public over her career, including school nursing health nurse leader who is willing to and public health, which is one of her key get her hands dirty. If something interests. She has also worked for the needs doing Viv does it. She has Department of Health and as assistant broken down a lot of professional director for children’s services in Lambeth. barriers and put public health on the In 2014 Yinglen was shortlisted as agenda both in the UK and Nurse of the Year in the Jamaica Times UK Heather Caudle internationally” Community Awards, and most recently

4 Nursing Times Leaders 2015 30.09.15 / Vol 111 No 40 / www.nursingtimes.net in the trust bank. She came into post it, a free conference focusing on practical at a difficult time for the trust and ways to maintain and develop compassion ready to lead effective uses system psychotherapy in in today’s challenging healthcare workforce management running the organisation” environment. Michael is also a musician and spoken-word performer and included The team at Allocate Software is Teresa Chinn work by patient poets in the conference. extremely proud to support Nursing Founder of @WeNurses, social media Michael is passionate about working Times Leaders for the second community developer and blogger collaboratively and creatively to support consecutive year. Last year we shared @agencynurse and develop staff to their fullest potential our experience of working across Teresa founded the @WeNurses Twitter to deliver a high standard of care. 170-plus NHS organisations and how it discussion group in 2012 to reduce the The judges said: “You can see why had given us the opportunity to isolation from the nursing profession she so many people nominated Michael experience outstanding examples of felt after years of agency nursing. The – he is inspiring. Children’s nursing is nurse leadership at all levels. This group led to the development of the all about compassion and working included those in formal positions of WeNurses online community, which uses with families, and he embodies this” leadership as well as others who were social media to enable nurses to share not in such roles but who, through the ideas, information, experience and Shirley Coward approach they took to their work, were expertise. WeNurses has over 37,000 Paediatric/neonatal matron, inspiring and leading the people around followers globally, and the model has been Southport and Ormskirk them day after day. duplicated for other health professionals Hospital Trust Strong leadership is one of the factors and nursing specialties. Teresa received Shirley qualified as an enrolled nurse in that helps to ensure the success of our an MBE for services to nursing in 2015. 1985 and as a children’s nurse in 1994 from customers’ HealthRoster and SafeCare Teresa is a recognised social media Liverpool John Moores University. In 2002 projects. During a period where the specialist, speaking at conferences, she became paediatric matron at national focus on rostering and safe providing social media consultancy, and Southport and Ormskirk Hospital Trust, staffing has been evolving, it has proven working with healthcare organisations to and neonatal matron became a part of her even more important to have strong deliver workshops and seminars. role in 2009. leaders within trusts and wards setting The judges said: “Teresa has Since the amalgamation of the trust’s the direction for our tools, defining what influenced, supported and cajoled paediatric services onto one site in 2003, good is and monitoring outcomes. huge numbers of nurses and other Shirley has been a driving force for the Since last year’s Nursing Times health professionals to understand department’s innovative working Leaders were announced we have the benefits of social media" practices and initiatives towards observed two trends that point to great improving efficiency and increasing leadership. The first is the way, during Michael Clift quality in acute paediatrics, including a periods of uncertainty, local leaders Practice development nurse, dedicated paediatric A&E. She have continued their efforts to improve paediatrics and clinical education, championed the development of the workforce management, manage safe Whittington Health advanced paediatric nurse practitioner staffing and build more responsive @MDClift role in the paediatric assessment and workforce models to meet their patient Michael qualified as a children’s nurse in observation unit and the development of or service user needs. The second is a 1998 from the University of Central a seven-day children’s community nursing rise in the number of nurse leaders England and went to work at Birmingham outreach team service. having the confidence to use workforce Children’s Hospital after a final placement She has written about the community data from our software to drive in Albania. He has worked in several children’s nursing model of care and improvement, as well as using this clinical fields within children’s services in spoke about it at the Royal College information to engage other board the UK and overseas before focusing on of Paediatrics Conference 2014. The members with evidence and insight general paediatrics. He was seconded into model was recently expanded to provide – whether about savings or safety. a quality and safety lead role at the support within regional primary care We would like to congratulate all of Whittington in December 2014, and is a services through direct referral pathways the people recognised this year and guest lecturer at Middlesex University. from primary care to the children’s thank those we have had the honour of Michael’s areas of interest and research community service. working with directly. The next 12 include clinical leadership; patient and Shirley attributes her success to a months promise to be just as medicines safety; clinical guideline supportive team of senior sisters, head of challenging in terms of workforce compliance; adult learning; patient nursing and the clinical director who management and we look forward to experience; and compassionate healthcare. work collaboratively with the teams to supporting nurse leaders in meeting He completes an MSc in nursing studies ensure a high-quality service for children these challenges. this year and his compassionate healthcare and young people. work was published in the book Roar The judges said: “Shirley has not Behind the Silence. only changed practice locally but March 2015 saw the culmination of also puts in the effort to months of planning and hard work in the communicate her ideas and successful delivery of Compassionate experience nationally, making a real Healthcare: How to support and enhance difference in paediatrics”

www.nursingtimes.net / Vol 111 No 40 / Nursing Times Leaders 2015 30.09.15 5 Caitlin Dean hers the first smoke-free mental health Maurice Devine Chair, Pregnancy Sickness Support trust in England, and has also led its @MumaDean Challenging Stigma campaign since 2004. Since experiencing hyperemesis Avril has been the trust’s link with gravidarum (HG) three times, general mental health services at Kisiizi Hospital nurse Caitlin has dedicated her time to in Uganda since 2010, and was a founder setting up Pregnancy Sickness Support, a of the Jamie Devaney Memorial Fund to national support network for women with support mental health services in Uganda the condition. The charity also conducts and create a lasting legacy for her son research and promotes awareness and Jamie, who died aged four following a education among medical professionals short illness during a family holiday and and through the media. fundraising trip there. She received an Caitlin provides direct support to honorary MA in 2014 from the University women with HG via the charity’s helpline of Chester in recognition of her and her popular blog Spewing Mummy. outstanding contribution to healthcare. In 2014 she co-authored Hyperemesis The judges said: “Being the first Gravidarum: The Definitive Guide and this person to make a mental health trust year she published How to be an HG Hero to smoke-free took courage and help the children of women with HG in determination, which Avril also shows subsequent pregnancies. Her work has led in her work improving the lives of disabilities and learning disability her to be considered as a nurse specialist people in Uganda” nursing. Studying ethics and law will for HG and she now works to help NHS help him to improve the lives of trusts to establish HG day units and Maurice Devine vulnerable service users” overhaul guidelines around the UK; she Assistant director, HSC Clinical also presents at conferences and education Education Centre Belinda Dewar sessions. Her published research and Maurice became a learning disability Professor of practice improvement, media liaison is making huge strides nurse in 1981 and although his career has Institute of Health Care Policy and forward in reducing the stigma of this regularly diverged into other fields of Practice, University of the West misunderstood condition and raising practice, he has always continued to of Scotland awareness about its treatment and care. advocate for the learning disability @belindajdewar The judges said: “Caitlin has had a nursing profession and to influence, Belinda has extensive experience as a profound impact on the lives of other support and lead the profession’s nurse, researcher and educator, and has women with HG, and their development both locally and nationally. worked in a range of settings to improve appreciation is clear through social Beyond learning disability nursing, the experience of giving and receiving media. She is an inspiration, using her Maurice has worked in district nursing care. Previous appointments include co- experiences with this miserable and brain injury services. He has worked director of the Centre for the Older condition to help others” as a clinician, educator, manager and in Person’s Agenda at Queen Margaret policy/strategic development at Northern University, the first nurse consultant for Avril Devaney Ireland’s Department of Health, Social care homes across Scotland, and senior Director of nursing and therapies, and Public Safety, with specificnurse for compassionate care at NHS Cheshire and Wirral Partnership responsibility for learning disability and Lothian and Edinburgh Napier University. Foundation Trust mental health nursing. Alongside Belinda is committed to enabling @avril_devaney colleagues from the other three UK health professionals to become researchers Avril qualified as a mental health nurse in government departments, he conceived, of their own practice. Recent work 1986 and has been in her current post developed and implemented a UK-wide includes the development of a model of since 2003. She has always had a keen strategic direction for learning disability compassionate relationship-centred care interest in nurse leadership and nursing. This initiative, Strengthening and innovative methodologies, such as organisational change, which she the Commitment, has been endorsed and appreciative action research and specialised in as part of her MSc in health accepted by the four chief nursing officers emotional touchpoints to enhance and social care. She is vice chair of the and is influencing clinical practice, implementation of this model. She has Mental Health and Learning Disabilities education delivery, the commissioning of published and presented papers on caring Nurse Directors and Leads Forum. services, and leadership development and methodologies for improvement, Passionate about person-centred care across the UK. It is also being considered including user and carer involvement, and reducing health inequalities, Avril by the CNO in the Republic of Ireland. and is recognised for developing and has a strong sense of social responsibility. Maurice is responsible for delivering delivering innovative transformational She received The Queen’s Nursing education to registered nurses and leadership programmes. She is director of Institute Award for Innovation in 1999 midwives across Northern Ireland. He is My Home Life Scotland, a social after establishing a mental health nursing undertaking his MA in medical law and movement that aims to enhance the lives service in police custody suites, and is ethics at Queen’s University, Belfast. of care home residents, visitors and staff. also recognised for addressing the harm The judges said: “Maurice is a real Current work focuses on developing to people with mental health conditions trailblazer who has dedicated his creative methodologies to bring theory caused by smoking. She led work to make career to people with learning and practice closer together.

6 Nursing Times Leaders 2015 30.09.15 / Vol 111 No 40 / www.nursingtimes.net The judges said: “Belinda led some leadership on informatics projects. Her fantastic work in Scotland around organisation is currently in the middle of Danny Mortimer on what compassionate care. She does not significant technology-enabled change; makes a good leader get the recognition she deserves the programme of work includes more widely, but is greatly respected implementation of an electronic patient I am often asked, what makes a good by those who work with her” record. This initiative will enable the leader? It’s a difficult question. capture of nursing observations on Confidence, commitment, empathy, Jan Dewing mobile devices at point of care, as well determination… the list goes on. Sue Pembrey chair in nursing, Queen as a full eMedicines (prescribing and Defining good leadership might be Margaret University Edinburgh administration) implementation. tricky, but the NHS certainly isn’t short @JanDewing The electronic patient record will also of shining examples. Jan has an international reputation for be used to capture all nursing That is why lists such as the Nursing expertise in person-centred care, practice documentation, and Jo is enjoying linking Times Leaders are so important, and development and gerontological practice, with nursing colleagues to ensure this why NHS Employers wholeheartedly including care of people with dementia. reduces duplication, and that relevant supports it. As well as a significant clinical practice information is captured and shared with It is particularly encouraging to see and leadership record, she has held a those involved in care pathways across that the practitioners within these variety of other joint practice, education acute services. Her role in the acute trust pages come from all walks of life and and research posts in NHS organisations also allows her to link with colleagues from all career stages, and work across and universities and with the Royal across the city in partner organisations in the wide range of specialties and College of Nursing Institute. She is widely health and social care, with an aim of settings in which nurses and midwives published and examples of her work can deploying a complete integrated digital serve their communities. be located through Research Gate. health record for patients receiving care They have each been nominated as In addition to contributing to across all organisations. inspirational leaders for different postgraduate education and research at Jo’s vision for nursing informatics is reasons, but they have a few things in QMU, Jan supervises a large number of that all nurses will have useable and common. They are all doing great work doctoral students. She enjoys coaching useful technology, readily available, to aid and delivering or facilitating and mentoring people so that they them in delivering high-quality nursing compassionate care, leading the change surprise themselves. She is a founding care and improving patient experience. we need to see in our healthcare member of the International Practice She has a varied clinical background, system, and crucially, bringing others Development Collaborative and the including neurosurgery, critical care, pain with them on that journey. The number International Community of Practice for management and medicines management, of nominations from across the Person-centred Practice Research, and and is enjoying developing her informatics profession is testament to the extent to actively promotes their aims. She is leadership role while maintaining strong which these practitioners inspire those academic editor for International Practice day-to-day links to clinical nursing around them. Development Journal, and on the editorial practice. These nurses and midwives care for board of several others including The judges said: “Jo came into nurse the people they work with, and that in International Journal of Older People Nursing. informatics relatively recently, but turn translates into the care given to the She is also visiting professor at the Centre understands the importance of a citizens they serve. for Care Research, at Bergen University strong nursing values base in this In our busy lives, we don’t get enough College; Stord-Haugesund University emerging field” opportunity to stop and celebrate the College in Norway and at the University of people who are making a difference. Wollongong, Australia. Please take a moment to read about the Jan was awarded an Australia RCN nurse and midwife leaders within this International leadership award in 2011 for supplement, share their stories with her work in gerontological care in New colleagues, learn from their experiences, South Wales. and be inspired by the examples they The judges said: “The first Sue have set. Pembrey chair at QMU, Jan takes The next time I’m asked what makes a policy and puts it into practice, and good leader, I will have many more makes academic research examples to choose from. understandable in practice. An unsung hero who transforms lives” Danny Mortimer, chief executive of NHS Employers Jo Dickson @NHSE_Danny Lead nurse – informatics/chief nursing informatics officer, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust @JoD1905 Jo works alongside nursing, medical and associated health professional colleagues Jo Dickson in a large acute trust, providing clinical

www.nursingtimes.net / Vol 111 No 40 / Nursing Times Leaders 2015 30.09.15 7 Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent Interim head of midwifery, NHS England @dunkleybent Jacqueline has worked as a midwife and a nurse and held senior positions in education, leadership and management including head of midwifery and gynaecology at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation Trust, senior lecturer and curriculum leader at Middlesex University, lead midwife for education at London South Bank University, and consultant midwife, public health. She is currently seconded to NHS England as the interim head of maternity. Her substantive role is director of midwifery and divisional director of Anna-Marie Edwards and Kerry Taylor nursing for women’s and children’s services at Imperial College Healthcare Nurses Credentialing Center MAGNET Audrey Emerton Trust, and she is visiting professor at Conference. She has set up and facilitates Cross bench member, House of Lords London South Bank University and King’s the medicine, surgical, oncology and Audrey decided to become a nurse at the College London. emergency department councils, and the age of four, and despite opposition on Jacqueline’s experience has led to her project has been shortlisted for the 2015 every front and advice from her head leading and influencing nationalNursing Times Awards. Anna-Marie has a teacher that she would not be strong or maternity standards and guidance. She passion for seeing staff develop their scholarly enough, she joined St John influences healthcare strategically,practice and gain a sense of self through Ambulance Cadets aged 11 and benefitted nationally and internationally through shared governance. from the teaching in home nursing, first research, education and publications. She is about to embark on her master’s aid, child welfare, team working and Frequently invited to speak at national degree and has been working to develop a leadership training. After gaining eight and international conferences she is also a council review tool to measure the impact O levels Audrey entered nurse training member of the British Journal of Midwifery of councils. A varied career has included roles in editorial board and a council member of Kerry graduated in 2011 with a first- nursing practice, teaching and the Maternity and Newborn Forum at the class degree in adult nursing from the management, and on national regulatory Royal Society of Medicine. She was University of Sheffield. She began her bodies, committees and commissions and appointed to the London Clinical Senate nursing career on a short-stay medical several voluntary organisations. She led Council in 2013 and more recently as admissions unit, and only six months the programme that replaced Darenth midwifery adviser for the Wellbeing after qualifying saw the opportunity to Park Hospital for people with learning Foundation Africa. In 2014 she received become chair of the pilot shared disabilities, which closed in August 1988. the HSJ BME Pioneers award. governance council on her ward – the first Since becoming a baroness and The judges said: “Jan has done some of its kind. This opportunity allowed her entering the House of Lords 18 years ago impressive work in improving to develop leadership skills within a Audrey has contributed to healthcare standards of maternity services and changing culture. policy and education issues in the process midwife education” Her experience enabled Kerry to take of changing or updating legislation on the joint role of shared governance affecting nursing, midwifery and health Anna-Marie Edwards and facilitator in 2014. She has helped to policy. To enable her to fulfil this role she Kerry Taylor establish a whole-hospital shared holds other roles including a chair of a Shared governance facilitators, governance structure over the last year trust and president of the Florence Nottingham University Hospitals Trust within her trust’s maternity services and Nightingale Foundation, which gives her (joint appointment) continues to support other divisions contact with a wide range of scholars. Anna-Marie gained her degree in adult throughout NUH, such as theatres and Audrey’s enthusiasm for improving nursing from the University of family health. Kerry thrives on the patient care has never dimmed and she Nottingham in 2011. She worked across challenges of service improvement and recently helped to develop the Culture of medical admissions and major trauma, has a shrewd business mind. She hopes to Care Barometer. For the last 15 years she before joining a level 1 dependency unit. continue to lead nurses in making services has also cared for a friend with a Through her role as a mentor, she better for patients. progressive mental health condition. developed a passion for staff and student The judges said: “As junior leaders The judges said: “Audrey has had an engagement and practice development. Anna-Marie and Kerry have done a extraordinary influence on the Anna-Marie became joint shared fabulous job in influencing practice. profession, not only in improving governance facilitator at NUH in 2014 and They have established practice practice and patient care, but in has co-led the project with Kerry Taylor, councils that really affect the way using her experience and insight to visiting Texas to attend the American their trust is run” help shape healthcare policy”

8 Nursing Times Leaders 2015 30.09.15 / Vol 111 No 40 / www.nursingtimes.net Kath Evans A role as a national leader in the Heather Henry Head of patient experience, maternity, Department of Health Informatics Co-vice chair, NHS Alliance and newborn, children and young people, Directorate persuaded Susan of the independent Queen’s Nurse NHS England possibilities for technology to enhance @HeatherHenry4 @kathevans2 practice and support innovation in the Heather founded her own company, Kath is a general nurse and children’s development of patient-led services. She Brightness Management, with the aim of nurse, and her career has included sees the development of accessible offering “a few bright ideas for health and clinical, educational, managerial and information as crucial to this. social care”. Her focus is on social service improvement roles. In her current Susan is a regular writer and is author innovation to address health inequalities. role she is committed to ensuring the of Achieving Evidence-based Practice, and Based in Manchester, Heather works in voice of children, young people and Leadership and Management: A Three- partnership with multiply disadvantaged maternity service users are heard in dimensional Approach. She has written two communities across the UK. Trained by planning their care and in the design, toolkits for the International Council of former health visitor Hazel Stuteley on delivery and commissioning of services. Nurses – Closing the Gap: From Evidence to the University of Exeter’s Connecting A highlight for Kath has been the Action, and Nurses, a Force for Change: A Communities programme, Heather uses establishment of the NHS Youth Forum, vital Resource for Health. She is also a an asset-based community development which works to ensure the NHS hears fellow of the Queen’s Nursing Institute. (ABCD) approach. Her specific knowledge directly from young people about their The judges said: “Susan inspires is understanding what creates wellbeing experiences of care and ideas for many people. When she went to the (salutogenesis) rather than what creates improvement. Kath is a keen user of social NIHR she realised that clinical illness (pathogenesis). Instead of assessing media to connect with communities to research nurses were excluded, and need and providing a service, she works hear the voice of the public and built a case for an increased to connect the assets and strengths that professionals to inform programmes of influence, securing a role that would already exist in the community and co- work and is a healthcare ambassador for not have existed without her energy produces solutions, leaving local people Save the Children. and advocacy” more resilient. The judges said: “Kath really gets A former practice nurse, Heather is the children and young people and Hilda Hayo co-vice chair of the NHS Alliance, a champions them not only Chief Admiral Nurse/chief executive multidisciplinary membership body that professionally but also personally. officer, Dementia UK influences national primary care policy She doesn’t just talk about them, Hilda has held her current role with and strategy. With Louise Brady, she she goes the extra mile to talk to Dementia UK since 2013; the charity recently set up the NHS Alliance General them and is an enthusiastic user specialises in the provision and Practice Nurse Network to give practice of social media to engage with development of Admiral Nurses (specialist nurses a higher profile and voice. She young people” dementia nurses) to help families live as uses a distributive leadership style saying: well as possible with dementia. “I start off at the front and end up at Susan Hamer A dual registered nurse, she has over 35 the back”. Director of nursing, learning and years’ experience developing and leading The judges said: “An absolutely organisational development, National dementia specialist teams, and has held determined advocate for co- Institute for Health Research Clinical senior positions in clinical services, production as a model of change, Research Network hospital management and higher Heather is influencing the way things @dollyblue3 education. She held principal lecturer are done in public health” The NIHR CRN provides the infrastructure posts at London South Bank University that enables high-quality clinical research and the University of Northampton to take place in the NHS, so that patients specialising in older people’s mental can benefit from new and betterhealth and community care. Heather Henry treatments. As lead nurse at the NIHR Hilda is particularly proud of setting CRN Susan works with colleagues to up a nurse-led service for younger people ensure the clinical leadership culture is with dementia in Northamptonshire and vibrant and integrated across its large still retains a small clinical caseload of network. She is passionate about families living with the effects of young- purposeful change and in particular the onset dementia. She is currently development of the healthcare workforce. completing a doctorate into how and why As a committed adult educationalist social connectedness changes in families Susan understands that a positive work living with the effects of behavioural environment is key to high performance. variant frontotemporal dementia. She is interested in the relationship The judges said: “Hilda has between clinical practice and research transformed a charity that was in the and understands that evidence availability doldrums, and increased the number and changes in practice are not always of Admiral Nurses across health and directly linked. She has worked in practice social care. She is really changing development and developing frontline attitudes supporting relatives of leadership capacity. people with dementia”

www.nursingtimes.net / Vol 111 No 40 / Nursing Times Leaders 2015 30.09.15 9 Cheryl Kipping the consultant nurse role, developing the Wendy Mashlan Consultant nurse (dual diagnosis), principles of nursing practice with service South London and Maudsley users, establishing the Health Care Quality Foundation Trust Improvement Partnership as a professional Cheryl has been a consultant nurse in consortium with the Academy of Medical dual diagnosis (co-existing mental health Royal Colleges and National Voices (a and substance misuse) for over 13 years. national patient organisation), and leading She qualified as a general nurse at Guy’s the development of critical care standards Hospital before training in mental health across England and Wales for the at Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospital. Department of Health. She has held clinical and managerial posts Kim’s work on practice development in the statutory and voluntary sectors, in and effective workplace cultures is widely mental health and addictions. cited and she has supervised many After completing a social psychology postgraduate and doctoral students degree at the London School of Economics, internationally. She was awarded a CBE in Cheryl undertook doctoral research at 2000 for her contribution to learning and King’s College, London. She spent a development. She has helped to shape the period at the National Nursing Research leadership careers of many health Unit before returning to clinical work, professionals. Her commitment to where she soon found herself leading establishing person-centred workplace next project, and is skilled in developments in dual diagnosis. cultures drives her work. motivating colleagues to get involved Cheryl was a founder member of The judges said: “Kim’s work has real in projects to improve care” PROGRESS, the national consortium of longevity and helped to transform consultant nurses in dual diagnosis. She emergency care across all sectors in Ruth May has provided expert dual diagnosis advice Kent. She has maintained her Nurse director, Monitor locally, regionally and nationally including enthusiasm and never lost sight of @RMayNurseDir to the Department of Health, National the importance of nursing practice” Ruth has a background in theatre nursing Institute of Mental Health in England, and nearly 30 years’ NHS experience. and National Institute for Health and Care Wendy Mashlan Before her current role she held a number Excellence. She was co-editor of the Lead advanced nurse practitioner for of high-profile roles including chief nurse Advances in Dual Diagnosis journal for care of the elderly, secondary care across Midlands and East NHS England, several years and is now a member of the medicine, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg and chief executive at two acute hospitals editorial board. To help achieve a work- University Health Board and a primary care group. life balance she is a keen football fan. An advanced nurse practitioner for 13 On the Prime Minister’s Nursing Care The judges said: “One of the first years, Wendy’s multifaceted role includes Quality Forum, Ruth led the patient nurse consultants in dual diagnosis, clinical management and diagnostics of experience workstream, and has Cheryl has also engaged with frail older patients, leadership and supported the development of the Friends football fans, running addictions and management of the care of older people’s and Family Test programme. She has risk management clinics for the service, research /audit and teaching both more recently led work on NQB guidance; England Supporters Club” in house and within a university setting. safe staffing levels across the country. She has been involved in developing a Her passion for improving fundamental Kim Manley number of national policies including aspects of nursing care led Ruth to set up Professor, practice development, portfolio guidelines for the National Stop the Pressure in her region. This research and innovation, and co- Leadership and Innovation Agency, and campaign to eliminate avoidable pressure director, England Centre for Practice RCN Safeguarding for Adults. She has ulcers is now being rolled out nationally Development, Canterbury Christ developed and delivered a number of and internationally, having engaged both Church University; associate director, multiprofessional health board education nurses and students in her region. transformational research and programmes around frailty, advanced The judges said: “Having been CEO practice development, East Kent practice and verification of death. of two NHS trusts Ruth brought Hospitals University Foundation Trust Recently Wendy led work that allowed clinical issues to board level, while Passionate about helping patients and for the early engagement and assessment her work with Stop the Pressure has practitioners to experience excellence, of frail older patients admitted to hospital, really gained momentum” Kim has facilitated interdisciplinary which won a Nursing Times Award. Other whole-systems working through the key developments have included an ANP- Tanya McCance integration of practice, research, and led elderly care ward referral system. In Director, Institute of Nursing and scholarly inquiry for three decades. She 2014 Wendy was elected as a committee Health Research and head of the has had a range of leadership roles, first member to the RCN Older Person’s Forum, Person-centred Practice Research with the RCN’s practice development which has allowed her to become involved Centre, Faculty of Life and Health team and then establishing its quality, in developing national health and care Sciences, Ulster University standards and innovation unit. policies for older people. Tanya has been a nurse since 1990 and has Influential projects that shaped practice The judges said: “Wendy is held several joint posts between higher include the Expertise in Practice project, constantly looking forward to the education institutions and health and

10 Nursing Times Leaders 2015 30.09.15 / Vol 111 No 40 / www.nursingtimes.net social care providers, demonstrating her Brendan has a particular focus on the Internationally she is recognised for her commitment to the integration of use of arts and creativity in healthcare. He nursing expertise and holds four honorary practice, education, and research. She has has published widely, including 180 peer- professorships. an international reputation in the reviewed articles and eight books, and is Typically, Julienne uses collaborative development of person-centred practice editor of the International Journal of Older approaches to bring about whole-systems through the use of participatory research People Nursing. A fellow of the European change and reflect on the lessons learnt approaches. Academy of Nursing Science, he was also from attempts to improve practice. Her Tanya currently leads a programme of made a fellow of the Royal College of style of working is evidence-based, research that is underpinned by the Nursing in 2014, and inducted into the relationship-centred, appreciative, and Person-centred Practice Framework, International Nurse Researcher Hall of action-oriented. She is passionate about which is practice-based and collaborative Fame by Sigma Theta Tau International. improving health and social care for older in nature and focused on developing He is listed in the Thomson Reuters 3,000 people and was invited to be a person-centred practice. Her most recent most influential researchers globally. commissioner on both the Commission work focuses on identifying key The judges said: “One of those rare on Residential Care and the HSJ/Serco performance indicators for nursing and breeds who make research Commission on Care for Frail Older People midwifery that are indicative of person- accessible, Brendan has done truly in Hospital. In 2015, she was awarded a centred care, and developing methods of innovative work in person-centred CBE for her contribution to nursing. demonstrating the unique contribution of care for people with dementia. A real The judges said: “Julienne’s work on nursing to the patient experience. asset to the Commission on Dignity relationship-centred care has The judges said: “Tanya can in Care for Older People” deservedly gained international articulate what is unique about the acclaim” nursing contribution. Focused and Julienne Meyer generous with her work she is Professor of nursing: care for older Gary Mitchell renowned for her research on people, City University; executive Dementia care adviser, Four Seasons patient-centred care and the patient director, My Home Life Health Care experience” @JulienneMeyer @GaryMitchellRN Julienne graduated as a nurse from Leeds Gary joined the nursing profession only Brendan McCormack Polytechnic in 1978. Her early career in six years ago, and in that short time has Head of the division of nursing, clinical practice saw her progress through made a major impact on nursing practice. Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh staff nurse, ward sister and consultant He currently works as a dementia care @ProfBrendan nurse roles at Charing Cross Hospital adviser for Four Seasons Health Care Brendan’s internationally recognised work London, before qualifying as a registered (FSHC), as part of a team that oversees the in person-centred practice development nurse teacher and gained her MSc development of dementia services across and research has resulted in successful and PhD in nursing at the University 70 care homes in Northern Ireland. collaborations in Ireland, the UK, Norway, of London. Recently Gary has been involved in co- the Netherlands, Canada, Australia and Julienne’s early teaching roles at West leading a project to optimise provision of South Africa, and to a number of overseas Thames School of Nursing and King’s palliative care within FSHC. This has professorships. His writing and research College London focused on research culminated in the development of a new focuses on person-centred practice, methods, health promotion, and clinical policy, care manual and training gerontological nursing, and practice communication skills. She is also package for all FSHC staff. development, and he serves on a number executive director for My Home Life, a In addition to his input in clinical of editorial boards, policy committees, UK-wide collaboration with Age UK to practice, Gary has a flourishing and development groups in these areas. promote quality of life in care homes. international reputation, with multiple presentations at international conferences, Brendan McCormack Julienne Meyer 20 peer-reviewed articles and 75 citations from his work. He is also social media associate editor with BMJ’s Evidence-Based Nursing Journal and art and science adviser with Nursing Standard. Gary was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International in 2014, and is now in the final year of PhD study at Queen’s University Belfast. He has been nominated to be the lead author for Northern Ireland’s dementia education framework, which will be published in 2016. The judges said: “Gary’s determination to raise the profile of nursing in the independent sector shows how much nurses can achieve outside the NHS and makes him a role model for newer nurses”

www.nursingtimes.net / Vol 111 No 40 / Nursing Times Leaders 2015 30.09.15 11 Gwen Moulster Ruth Northway Crystal Oldman Clinical director/consultant nurse, South Staffordshire and Shropshire Foundation Trust @gwenmoulster and @HEFtweet Gwen is passionate about improving health outcomes for people with learning disabilities. She has over 40 years’ experience and helped to develop the Health Equalities Framework. Gwen developed “acute trust summits”, supporting several large London hospitals to develop best practice to improve the experiences of people with learning disabilities and their families. This included the development of resources including an easy-read care pathway for people with complex needs; pain pictures for improving pain recognition; an easy- read best-practice charter; and a learning She has been actively involved in The Queen’s Nursing Institute was disability triage pathway for A&E. implementing Strengthening the founded in 1887 by William Rathbone Gwen believes learning disability Commitment (UK Learning Disability with help from Florence Nightingale. As nurses make an invaluable contribution. Nursing Strategy) at local, All Wales and chief executive since 2012, Crystal has She has always championed the person- UK levels, and has taken the lead on the overall responsibility for delivering the centred role of the nurse and co-developed development of the research position QNI’s mission to improve and enhance the Moulster and Griffiths model for paper arising from this strategy. the care of patients in their homes and learning disabilities nursing. She also led Co-chair of the Learning Disability communities. The institute works with a small team working closely with people Advisory Group that advises the Welsh senior nurses, Queen’s Nurses and a range who have learning disabilities, families, Assembly Government, Ruth is also editor of national agencies. health and social care professionals, of the Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, The judges said: “Crystal has made local councillors and council services chair of the RCN Research Society and a an astonishing contribution to her including libraries and museums, to fellow of the RCN. organisation, having succeeded a support a person-centred approach to the The judges said: “Ruth has a hard act to follow. She is full of new achievement of people’s aspirations. widespread influence and is adept at ideas and ambition for the QNI, and a Currently Gwen is working with making research accessible. She is phenomenal mentor and role model” multiprofessional colleagues to ensure committed to giving people with person-centred, evidence-based, reflective, learning disabilities an active role in Ruth Oshikanlu outcome-focused, and community-based research” Health visitor, parenting expert, specialist health services. author, trustee and founding director, The judges said: “Gwen has been Crystal Oldman Nu Social Health Organisation instrumental in developing services Chief executive, Queen’s Nursing Ruth has over 22 years’ experience as a for people with learning disabilities, Institute nurse, midwife, health visitor and and has developed some fabulous @Crystal Oldman parenting coach and is passionate about resources to help them to engage Crystal started her career in the NHS in children and families. Having supported with health services” 1975 as a ward orderly, and worked with thousands of women in pregnancy, labour patients and families for 18 years. She and childbirth through to the toddler Ruth Northway spent most of this time in community years, she saw that many wished their Professor of learning disability nursing, working with some of the most babies came with an instruction manual; nursing, University of South Wales deprived communities in west London, Ruth granted this wish by developing a @NorthwayRuth before moving into higher education. Her parenting toolkit published in book form In additional to her role as professor, Ruth longstanding interest in leadership and as Tune In To Your Baby: Because Babies Don’t leads the Unit for Development in management inspired her doctoral studies Come With An Instruction Manual. She has Intellectual Disabilities, and teaches at into the knowledge, skills and attributes since developed this into a holistic both undergraduate and postgraduate of middle managers in higher education. parenting programme to help parents levels. Her research interests include the Crystal is also the governing body nurse create connections with their babies early health and wellbeing of people with of Aylesbury Clinical Commissioning in pregnancy so they can develop a learning disabilities and safeguarding Group, where she has a particular interest relationship with them even before birth. people from abuse. in the quality assurance aspects of the A champion for nursing and health Ruth has also undertaken research in CCG role and the transformation of visiting, Ruth regularly writes for nursing partnership with people with learning primary and community services to meet and healthcare journals that encourage disabilities and has published widely on the national agenda of delivering care colleagues to challenge their mindset and participatory research and other topics. closer to home. be proactive about finding solutions to

12 Nursing Times Leaders 2015 30.09.15 / Vol 111 No 40 / www.nursingtimes.net problems at work. She is a practising mentoring scheme at the school of Education, Health and Wellbeing, health visitor and is involved in developing nursing, eventually participating in a University of Wolverhampton the new generation of health visitors research project that led to her presenting @lauraserrant through a preceptorship programme. the results at the Nurse Education Today Currently on secondment with NHS Ruth is a trustee for Nu Social Health 2013 conference at the University of England as head of evidence and strategy Organisation, a charity that enables Cambridge. Participating in this project in the nursing directorate, Laura is also a communities help themselves by setting ignited her passion for nursing education non-executive director at Heart of England up and supporting time banks in GP and the transition to preceptorship. Foundation Trust and trustee of the practices, schools and other community Since joining her trust as a newly Jamaican Nurses Association. She is a settings. She is a Queen’s Nurse, fellow of qualified nurse in 2013 she has co-founded Queen’s Nurse, and has received various the Institute of Health Visiting and a the newly qualified forum and worked research scholarships and awards member of the chief nursing officer for alongside the preceptorship teams, shared including the Mary Seacole Nursing England’s BME advisory group. governance and leadership councils, Research Leadership award, Florence The judges said: “Ruth believes good attending and presenting at a range Nightingale Travel Fellowship and Smith parenting is the most valuable gift of conferences. & Nephew Research Fellowship. any parent can give to a child, and is She also has a number of link roles in Laura has over 30 years’ experience of always looking for opportunities to critical care, including the placement healthcare practice, research, policy, support colleagues to deliver learning team, delirium champion and training and management. In 2014 she excellent care” organ donation link nurse, and regularly was recognised by HSJ in three categories: engages with the trust’s new starter Inspirational Women in Healthcare, BME Mark Radford induction and critical care foundation Pioneers and Clinical Leader awards. Chief nursing officer, programmes, training and supporting The judges said: “Challenging but University Hospitals Coventry and preceptees in critical care. well-respected, Laura has done Warwickshire Trust Although only a short way into her impressive work on marginalised Mark qualified as nurse in 1994 and has career Shellie has met and worked with groups. She was influential in worked in anaesthetics, preoperative some inspirational leaders. developing Compassion in Practice assessment, perioperative care and A&E This has taught her that leadership is and will be developing the next in the UK and Europe. He has been a about engagement and empowerment, nursing strategy” consultant nurse in perioperative facilitating others to make changes and emergency care and has worked as an grow personally and professionally – Oliver Shanley adviser to the Modernisation Agency, something she hopes to achieve in her Deputy chief executive and director Department of Health, National own career. quality and safety (executive nurse), Confidential Enquiry into PatientThe judges said: “Shellie Hertfordshire Partnership University Outcome and Death, the Medicines and demonstrates that it is never too Foundation Trust Healthcare Products regulatory Authority, early to develop leadership skills, and @ShanleyOliver and the National Institute for Health and has shown that no matter how early Oliver started working in mental health Care Excellence in a range of areas you are in your career you can still services in 1987 and qualified as a mental including perioperative hypothermia, have a real impact on patient care health nurse in 1990. He has worked in a emergency management advanced clinical and services” variety of mental health settings but practice and nurse prescribing. predominantly in forensic services. Mark took his current role in 2012, Laura Serrant After working at all clinical nursing leading nursing and midwifery in Professor of community and public grades from staff nurse to senior nurse implementing a range of care quality and health nursing, Faculty of specialist, Oliver moved into management professional innovations. He is also a roles, and has worked at executive nurse professor of nursing at Birmingham City level since 2003. He has supplemented his University and Coventry University, where practice by undertaking an MSc in mental he still fits in academic work and research; health, and attained a doctorate at King’s his current research projects are on big College in 2012; he was also a visiting data analysis, nursing care and quality professor to the University of outcomes and advanced practice. Hertfordshire in 2014. The judges said: “Mark and his trust Oliver is involved at a national and board have been courageous enough regional level in areas including safe to give over their data on safe staffing and safer systems, and sits on the staffing for scrutiny. A great local national steering group for the Mental leader and future national leader” Health and Learning Disability Nurse Directors’ and Leads’ Forum. Shellie Radford The judges said: “Oliver led on the Staff nurse, critical care, Nottingham safe staffing toolkit for learning University Hospitals Trust disability nursing. He delivered it on @Shellie_Jean time, took everyone with him and came up with something that worked While studying at the University of Laura Serrant Nottingham Shellie joined the peer in the real world”

www.nursingtimes.net / Vol 111 No 40 / Nursing Times Leaders 2015 30.09.15 13 Rebecca Sherrington Before coming to Morecambe Bay, Sue Respiratory nurse consultant, Princess was executive director of nursing and Elizabeth Hospital, Guernsey patient safety and director of infection Since qualifying 20 years ago Rebecca has prevention and control at North Tees and gained a wealth of experience in a range Hartlepool Foundation Trust, where she of disease specialties within primary, introduced a number of processes that intermediate, prison and secondary care involved front-line staff and governors settings in both rural and inner-city contributing to high standards of areas. She has published and presented, care across the primary and secondary as well as chairing at both local and care services. international conferences, and was also a Sue has led teams onto the NHS contributing author of a published Institute’s Leading Improvement in national guideline. Patient Safety programme, which aimed In 2014 Rebecca was a panel member to reduce avoidable harm or mortality on the National Review of Asthma Deaths through local review of care pathways to Enquiry. She was asked to respond to ascertain what practices can be improved national media questions on behalf of the to reduce risk of harm to patients. She RCN at the press launch of the report, and Rebecca Sherrington was also part of the national team that published comment articles about the developed the Safer Nursing Care Tool. report in national nursing journals. Louise worked as a midwife teacher at She is a director of the charity Keen to raise the profile of the work of St Mary’s Hospital, Manchester before Transform Healthcare Cambodia, which respiratory nurses, Rebecca was chair of establishing the first university diploma aims to help people in Cambodia recover the Association of Respiratory Nurse in midwifery at University College, from the atrocities of the Pol Pot regime Specialists 2013-2015, and led in the Swansea. While there she was elected to by sharing healthcare expertise and association’s new strategy and business the RCM Council and the Welsh National empowering Cambodian partners to development plan. This raised the profile Board. She was later RCM midwife improve health outcomes. of the organisation and increased its honorary treasurer. The judges said: “Sue made an income. As representative of ARNS, After moving to London, Louise astonishingly brave decision to put Rebecca was involved in forging close became head of maternal and child health her reputation at risk by moving from working partnerships with government, at the Nightingale and Guy’s College of North Tees to a troubled trust like responding frequently to media questions, Health, then moved to the RCM as director Morecambe Bay, but is passionate and writing for parliamentary reports. of education and practice development. about helping it to change” Rebecca believes the nurse’s voice She was deputy general secretary from should be heard across all media to 1997 to 2012 and responsible for providing Janice Smyth influence the healthcare agenda. Her services to RCM members through the Director, RCN Northern Ireland comment pieces in Nursing Times have led four UK countries. In her current role, she @smyth_janice to high-profile debates and discussions in is responsible for research, global Janice has practised in a range of both social and traditional media, and she activities and standards and guidelines. healthcare settings and with a variety of has been asked to contribute the nursing She is RCM lead on midwifery regulation, client groups in a career spanning the viewpoint on a number of issues on behalf RCM conference and the midwifery statutory and independent sectors. She of the RCN. She was also lead author for awards and chair of the editorial board for spent several years as a registered the respiratory chapter of Public Health RCM Journals; she was recently awarded a manager, assistant director and director England’s Framework for Personalised CBE for services to midwifery. of nursing of a large private nursing home Care for Nurses. The judges said: “A midwife through The judges said: “Rebecca and through, Louise is also a transformed the fortunes of ARNS, regulation geek who stood up to and has been effective in Brussels when proposed EU changes campaigning for palliative and put patient safety at risk” hospice care for people with conditions other than cancer” Sue Smith Executive chief nurse, University Louise Silverton Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Director for midwifery, Royal College Foundation Trust of Midwives Sue, who took her current role in 2013, @louisemirwitch has a background in clinical nursing and Louise undertook midwifery training at patient safety, and has led a number of the Simpson Memorial Maternity Pavilion innovations to improve understanding of in Edinburgh after undergraduate studies and reduce mortality and morbidity. She in nursing. She practised in all areas of runs nurse development programmes hospital and community before studying that focus on human factors, for an MSc in nursing education at the understanding behaviours and learning Janice Smyth University of Edinburgh. from incidents and complaints.

14 Nursing Times Leaders 2015 / Vol 111 No 40 / www.nursingtimes.net group, and describes her experience in Deborah Sturdy Paul Trevatt the independent sector as formative and among the most rewarding of her career. As a member of the Northern Ireland Health Department’s Central Nursing Advisory Committee, Janice chaired the 1997 Valuing Diversity – a Way Forward strategy for nursing and midwifery, and oversaw implementation of the recommendations of the UKCC’s Fitness to Practise report in Northern Ireland. Janice became deputy director of the RCN in Northern Ireland in 2005 and its director in 2009. Passionate in her advocacy and support for nurses and their patient and clients, she is at one with the RCN mission statement, representing nurses and nursing, promoting excellence in nursing practice and shaping health policy. She sees her greatest achievements as The judges said: “ A tremendous In July 2015 she received the honorary supporting the success of others, both for advocate for older people, Deborah degree of Doctor of Science (DSc) from service users recovering their mental has fought and fought for their Ulster University for distinguished health and staff progressing their careers. welfare. An unsung hero” services to nursing. The judges said: “After a poor CQC The judges said: “Janice has had a inspection Chris turned around her Paul Trevatt huge influence on professional issues organisation, and had a huge Strategic clinical network lead, and nursing in Northern Ireland. She influence on the bands 2-4 cardiovascular disease and end-of-life is able to listen to and take on board workforce. She also did amazing care (London Region), NHS England what people say and takes a real work around raising concerns” @caspertown42 interest in clinical practice as well as Over his 25 years in cancer and palliative the politics of nursing” Deborah Sturdy care nursing Paul has held a variety of Director, Deborah Sturdy Ltd clinical and management roles. His recent Chris Stanbury Deborah is a tireless advocate for high- roles have included nurse director for the Recently retired executive director of quality services for older people and North East London Cancer Network, nursing and governance, Tees, Esk people living with dementia. Following where he provided leadership and support and Wear Valleys Foundation Trust roles in practice, research, and to nurses and allied health professionals Before her last post in Tees, Esk and Wear management, she was for 10 years the working with cancer patients. Valley Chris spent a number of years as nurse adviser for older people at the Paul has advised on a number of deputy director of nursing, after roles as Department of Health, and was the national policy platforms, including clinical nurse specialist, clinical lead and nursing expert for landmark policy patient experience, inequalities and other clinical posts in mental health developments including the National nursing. He has a strong interest in the services. She began nursing as a healthcare Service Framework for Older People and role of clinical nurse specialists, which assistant while an undergraduate, and the National Dementia Strategy. led him in 2007 to develop and implement after graduating in psychology qualified Instrumental in promoting good care the first ever national adult cancer CNS as a mental health nurse. She went on to practices, Deborah is an acknowledged census. This mapped the entire nurse qualify in psychotherapy and counselling leader in her field. Her many publications specialist population by role and and became a registered nurse teacher and conference presentations have geography, and informed commissioning after gaining a master’s degree in informed practice development nationally and workforce development; it was education. She has undertaken a range of and internationally, and she is one of only subsequently adopted by the policy and leadership studies, including the first two nurses to have received the British voluntary sectors and has been repeated national mental health nurse leadership Geriatric Society President’s Medal. numerous times, most recently in 2014. programme. Deborah is currently an independent A board member of the European Chris has always enjoyed focusing on consultant and nurse adviser to Care Oncology Nursing Society, representing the personal development of students and England, where she provides advice to the more than 22,000 cancer nurses from 30 staff, contributing to a wide variety of care home sector on nursing issues and is countries, Paul was recently elected to pre- and post-registration in-house a strong advocate for care home nursing. represent nursing on the EU Commission programmes and courses in higher She has a commitment to public service Expert Group on Cancer Control. education. As a clinical leader she was and holds volunteer trustee roles in a The judges said: “Paul has had a passionate about creating learning number of charities. In April 2015 she was tremendous impact on cancer environments for service users and staff appointed as the expert nurse to the nursing and done much to increase and promoted initiatives that facilitated Gosport Independent Panel by the understanding of the role of clinical professional and practice development. minister for care services. nurse specialists”

www.nursingtimes.net / Vol 111 No 40 / Nursing Times Leaders 2015 30.09.15 15 The Judges Judith Ellis, chief training at St Thomas’ Hospital, the value of nursing in residential executive, Royal London. She has a master’s in care. She is a nurse adviser to Care Sharon Blackburn, College of biomedical science (haematology) England, trustee of the Florence policy and Paediatrics and and a PhD in thoracic oncology; Nightingale Foundation, RCN communications Child Health she continues to research in this fellow and visiting professor to director, National Judith has held senior posts in area and also undertakes various Bucks New University. Care Forum education and the NHS including projects around the modelling of After 10 years in the NHS, Sharon director of nursing and workforce specialist/advanced practice and Theresa Shaw, chief has worked in the independent development at Great Ormond complex systems. Her interests are executive, care sector for over 26 years. She Street Children’s Hospital, interim in the complexity of healthcare, Foundation of has been director of nursing and chair of the Nursing & Midwifery math models and data science. Nursing Studies director of quality assurance in a Council and nursing officer at the Theresa’s 17 years in the NHS large care provider, and served on a Department of Health. She is a hilary McCallion, spanned clinical nursing, number of national policy groups, trustee of the Tropical Health and chief executive, education and practice including the Prime Minister’s Education Trust and chairs Help 4 Hilary McCallion development. She chaired the NICE Nursing and Care Quality Forum. Hurting Children, a charity Consultancy guideline development group for She is a board member of EAHSA working in Uganda to train Previously an executive director at irritable bowel syndrome, is an and CommonAge. paediatric multidisciplinary teams. the South London and Maudsley honorary senior research fellow at She was awarded the MBE in 1998 Foundation Trust, Hilary runs Canterbury Christ Church Joanne Bosanquet, for services to paediatrics. leadership development University, and has an honorary deputy chief nurse, programmes for ward managers, practice development role at Public Health david Foster, head, team leaders, aspiring directors Queen’s Hospital, Romford. England Nursing, Midwifery and healthcare leaders. She is As a health visitor Joanne worked and Allied Health visiting professor at London South Ben Thomas, with asylum-seeking and Professions Policy Bank University, King’s College, professional officer vulnerable families before moving Unit, Department of Health London and Bucks New University for mental health, into population health/health David advises ministers and policy and a trustee of Dementia UK and learning disabilities protection. She has had leadership teams on nursing, midwifery and the Bethlem Museum of the Mind. and dementia care, Department roles at regional and national level, allied health professions issues. He She received the CBE for services to of Health and now leads on revalidation and is a fellow of the Chartered mental health nursing in 2012. Ben has held a number of clinical health protection at PHE. She is a Institute of Personnel and and academic leadership roles in Queen’s Nurse and has an MBE for Development, visiting professor charlotte McArdle, the UK and Australia, served on services to nursing and healthcare. at Bucks New University and King’s chief nursing officer, ministerial reviews and advisory College, London, a member of the Department of committees in Malaysia, South Anne Cooper, lead Court of London South Bank Health, Social Korea, China and Australia, and nurse for University and a trustee of the Services and Public Safety, chaired a steering committee on informatics, Health Florence Nightingale Foundation. Northern Ireland reducing restrictive interventions. and Social Care Responsible for leadership, He is an RCN fellow, senior Information Centre Elizabeth Fradd, performance and development of fellow at Kingston University Anne has held a leadership role in independent health the nursing and allied health and St George’s University, and clinical informatics for five years. service adviser professions, Charlotte has led a visiting professor at London South She believes information is vital to Elizabeth has been number of policy initiatives that Bank University. modern nursing care and that assistant chief nurse in the underpin professional practice and technology will play an increasing Department of Health and nurse played a key role in developing the suzette Woodward, role in care delivery. A Florence director in the Commission for Attributes Framework for national campaign Nightingale Foundation Scholar, Health Improvement. She also Leadership in Quality director, Sign up to Anne was one of the first Nursing helped to develop the Cultural Improvement and Safety. She was Safety Times Social Media Pioneers. Barometer. An RCN fellow and previously executive director of A paediatric intensive care nurse, honorary fellow of the Royal nursing at a large integrated trust. Suzette has worked in the NHS for sue Covill, director College of Paediatrics and Child 35 years. She has been a board of development and Health, Queen’s Nursing Institute Trish Morris- director at the National Patient employment, NHS and Faculty of Public Health, Thompson, director Safety Agency and the NHS Employers Elizabeth received the DBE for of quality and Litigation Authority, and leads the Sue and her team support NHS services to nursing and healthcare. clinical governance, Sign up to Safety campaign, organisations on staff experience, Barchester Healthcare helping the NHS to reduce organisational development Alison Leary, chair A nurse and midwife, Trish spent avoidable harm and save lives. She professional standards and good of healthcare and 30 years in the NHS, the last 10 as has an MSc in clinical risk and a employment practice. She works workforce chief nurse for North East London PhD in patient safety, and has closely with nursing colleagues on modelling, London and chief nurse for London. At worked with the World Health a range of issues including South Bank University Barchester Healthcare she focuses Organization and health ministries workforce supply, education and After 10 years in biomedical on driving up standards of care in across the world, and helped set up professional regulation. science Alison undertook nurse its 225 services and highlighting the Caremakers programme.

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