Role/Job Title

Account Manager

Organisation

Haddenham Healthcare

Brief CV

I started my nursing career in the acute setting but truly found my passion for wound healing and tissue repair in the Community sector, visiting vulnerable patients at home. I was delighted to progress to becoming a Tissue Viability Nurse in 2018, but in March 2024 I made the decision to move into industry. It was very much the unknown for me, but has proven to be a very exciting, challenging and extremely rewarding opportunity and experience!

I am at my happiest supporting clinicians with problem solving for patients with complex lower limb conditions, particularly bringing together my knowledge of wound care and the management of oedema, which are presenting together more and more frequently within the community. I believe skin health and wound healing should be a collaboration between all parties, from clinicians of varying specialities to social care, the patient’s social network and community and ultimately placing the individual at the centre of care planning and taking verbal or physical responsibility over their ongoing needs.

I have been fortunate enough to be involved in many strategic quality improvement projects in my career within the sphere of wound care and had particular success with aiming to reduce inequalities for patients requiring lower limb care within the nursing home setting, an often-disenfranchised demographic. I feel I would be able to contribute to the passion SoTV have for wound healing and management of oedema, and encouragement in terms of collaborating with industry partners without bias, particularly given the wide range of skills individuals possess within the wound care and medical device companies.

I strongly believe the sharing of information is key and that empowering evidence-based decision making in practice, greatly improves patients’ outcomes and quality of life. I am a dedicated and hardworking individual who is willing to commit time and great effort into supporting SoTV with projects and awareness initiatives that the charity endorse.