Helen has been a registered nurse since 1990 and has been a tissue viability nurse (TVN) since 2000. She joined Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in 2016 where she leads a small team of nurses who provide expert advice and treatment for patients with wounds and colleagues across the Trust.
Helen completed her MSc in Health Care Leadership in 2016 and is a professional nurse advocate and also supports the Trust’s Freedom to Speak Up Guardian as an ambassador. Helen is keen to represent nursing colleagues to ensure the voice of nursing is heard by senior leaders and other governors and to promote the contributions that nursing colleagues make to excellent patient care as well as raising their concerns and sharing ideas with the senior leaders to improve patient experience and care and, just as importantly, staff wellbeing and professional development.