Jane Shephard | Tessa Gough Associates

Advanced Clinical Practice Brain Injuries (Traumatic and Acquired)Cannulation Cardiology Cerebral Palsy Chronic Disease Community Nursing End of Life Care General Surgery Learning Disabilities Loss of Service Neurodevelopmental Disorder Paediatrics Rehabilitation Tracheostomy and Ventilation Care

I have over three decades experience as a Registered Nurse spanning a wide variety of nursing specialties for both adults and children. I am an experienced Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality with a wide portfolio of responsibility across clinical, operational and quality functions including service delivery, quality assurance, safeguarding and infection prevention. I understand how commissioning works and how that impacts the care patients receive.
I have extensive experience in hospital and community settings, across the NHS and private sector.
I am a registered general and children’s nurse and have qualifications in intensive care nursing and training and development.

I am an experienced registered nurse for both adults and children with particular expertise in complex care. I am an expert in care packages — understanding both the detail and governance which individuals with complex needs must have to effectively support them at home.

I am passionate about promoting high quality patient care and I understand the appropriate governance which should surround every policy and care intervention. Getting it right first time is important to me — as is ensuring that organisations learn from mistakes and embed an ethos of openness and transparency.