Jenny qualified as a nurse in 1991, initially working in acute and intensive care services within the UK before leaving to spend two years living and working in the USA. She then returned to the UK and trained as a District Nurse and Health Visitor completing her BSc in Community Nursing at Kings College London and specialised in Health Visiting, public health and community nursing . Jenny has an MA in professional practice.

Jenny entered NHS management in the early 2000s focusing on Public Health, children’s services, community hospital management and commissioning and has held Executive Director of Nursing roles for more than 17 years working within community services, commissioning in Primary Caree Trusts, one of the largest CCGs in England, urgent and emergency care services within an Ambulance Service and most recently Aneurin Bevan University Health Board within Gwent, Wales an integrated acute, primary and community care and Mental Health and Learning Disability Health Board.

Jenny has worked at a National level for the Department of Health in England previously, focusing on Nursing and Public Health and led the National Quality, Improvement and Risk Directors Group within the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives leading the Ambulance response during the pandemic and beyond including the response to Quality, Patient Safety and Infection Control

Jenny has significant Board level leadership experience for clinical leadership, clinical governance, service change, patient safety and quality and Jenny is passionate about equality & diversity, patient safety & quality improvement, staff welfare, patient-centred care and patient experience. Jenny champions the nursing and patient voice and is focused on population health and promoting a healthy and inclusive work culture.