Project Manager, Royal Free Hospital, England

I have worked within healthcare, both NHS and privately, as an Occupational Therapist (OT) since 2010. My speciality during that time was working within mental health, and for the last 9 years working in a National Specialist Service for Deaf adults with mental health difficulties. I then made the difficult decision to leave clinical work behind but was committed to continue to be a part of the NHS and having some positive impact on patients and staff. I started working at The Royal Free Hospital in North London in 2023 within the Quality Improvement team. My role is running a staff wellbeing programme, ‘What Matters To Staff’ (WMTS), within the hospital. My passion for working with patients has now extended to a real desire and passion for improving the everyday working lives of staff within the NHS.