Theresa is the Chief Nurse at East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust, having joined the executive team on 2 September 2022 with over 30 years’ experience in complex health and care settings.
Theresa began her career as a senior nurse in critical care, transplantation and acute medicine and has been the chief nursing officer in a range of organisations including Portsmouth University Hospital Trust, North Middlesex University Hospital, The Hillingdon Hospital Foundation Trust and The London Clinic. After becoming a registered general nurse in 1987, Theresa trained in neuroscience, transplant nursing and critical care.
Theresa holds an LLB and was a London scholar for Florence Nightingale Foundation; she is currently studying for an MA in leadership and has previously attended Oxford University for global executive studies.
Theresa is passionate about patient focused care and advancing clinical practice.