Meet the team

I began my nurse training in Frenchay Hospital, Bristol. After qualifying in 1993 I worked on Respiratory and Orthopaedic Wards in Frenchay and then moved to the Bristol Royal Infirmary to work on Vascular and General Surgery Wards and later in the Accident and Emergency Department. My next move was to General Practice which I especially enjoyed for the variety and continuity.

I had a long career break to raise my three sons and as a family we lived abroad twice, in Brazil and later in Germany. Once my youngest son was in school, I completed a return to practice course and re-registered in 2012. Since then, I worked as a Practice Nurse treating long term conditions, women’s health and wound care, later studying to become an Advanced Nurse Practitioner, while working in a variety of General Practice surgeries in Bath and Bristol. I have a special interest in Contraception and Sexual Health and in Minor Illness.

Outside of work I enjoy Ceroc Dancing, hill walking and cycling and spending time with family and friends. General Practice is still the best place to work and I look forward to getting to know patients at St Michael’s Partnership.

The Practice Manager is available to answer questions regarding the running of the Practice and to help with any matters of complaint. We welcome suggestions on how we can improve medical services to the community.

I graduated from Aston University in Birmingham and registered as a pharmacist in 1990. Since then I have worked at hospitals in Leeds, Derby and Brighton. I moved to Bath in 2006 and have been working with the NHS BaNES clinical commissioning group as a prescribing adviser supporting GPs with optimising medicines. In 2017 I qualified as an Independent Prescriber and now work for all 4 practices in the Minerva health group with a focus on complex prescribing and older people.

I graduated from the University of Bath and qualified as a pharmacist in 2015. I started my pharmacy career in Boots and became a store based pharmacist in Bristol for 3 years. In 2019, I became a care home pharmacist in North Somerset as part of the NHS pilot scheme – Medicines optimisation in care homes (MOCH) project . I have an interest in frailty/ the care of older people. I completed my independent prescribing course as part of my clinical diploma and qualified in March this year.

I have worked in community pharmacy for 12 years where I undertook vocational training to qualify as a Registered Accuracy Checking Technician. This is my first experience in a general practice role and I’m really enjoying the variety of working with the five surgeries in the Minerva group – every day brings something different and having a community pharmacy background has been very beneficial in assisting with prescribing queries.

I have worked in community pharmacy for around 12 years. It started as a part time job whilst studying at 6th form which then became the start of my career. Initially, I was a healthcare assistant progressing to a dispenser then a pharmacy technician. In recent years, I’ve spent time practicing as an accuracy checking technician in care home services. Now I’ve picked a new challenge turning my hand to a more clinical aspect working amongst the Minerva team as a clinical pharmacy technician.

It’s my first time working within a PCN but everyone has been very welcoming. I hope I will become a great asset to the team, surgeries and the local community I serve. I’m hoping my previous experience will prove beneficial.

In my spare time I enjoy staying active, participating in regular gym classes and going for walks in the countryside. Also, I enjoy baking and a good boxset or series – thrillers are my favourite.