Lynda Bryceland Advanced Practice Respiratory Clinical Nurse Specialist NHS Ayrshire and Arran What inspired you to work in the community? The transition from specialist nursing in secondary care to community brought its own challenges but I have immersed myself in addressing these. The geography of Ayrshire can make accessible, specialist healthcare difficult. I am in…
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Robert Campbell
Robert Campbell Chief Nurse NHS Ayrshire and Arran What are the skills/expertise you need to work as a Chief Nurse? I currently work as a Chief Nurse in NHS Ayrshire and Arran, based in the South Partnership. I am passionate about improving services and making a difference. As a senior leader, I set the direction and…
Lauren Speirs
Senior Nurse for Community Nursing NHS Ayrshire and Arran What inspired you to work in the community? I have spent my whole career within community nursing and endeavour to remain within community, leading and inspiring positive changes. Being invited into a patient’s home where they feel most comfortable and at ease to provide care is…
Zoe Lightbody
Zoe Lightbody Community Learning Disability Charge Nurse NHS Ayrshire & Arran Zoe describes herself as lucky to have spent many of her student placements working in the community and just one year after graduating in 2016, she found herself in The Community Learning Disability Team in South Ayrshire before securing a permanent Charge Nurse post…
James Hill
James Hill Advanced Nurse Practitioner within Addiction Services NHS Ayrshire and Arran My inspiration came from supporting and caring for my sister. My mum was the main carer, but I took her to see doctors, specialists and to her hospital appointments. Research says that people recover better at home. In a more relaxed environment, they…
Elaine Wilson
Elaine Wilson Senior General Practice Nurse Ayrshire Riverside Medical Practice is a semi-rural practice located across three sites in Patna, Coylton and Dalrymple – all within the NHS Ayrshire & Arran health board. I am employed as a General Practice Nurse (GPN) and the practice population is more than 4,000 patients. I qualified in 2015 with my…
Gayle Ridge
Gayle Ridge Health and Homeless Charge Nurse South Ayrshire My post within the South Ayrshire Community Mental Health Team covers five hostels and several hundred temporary furnished homeless flats and I work with any individual experiencing homelessness or at risk of homelessness. Geographically, South Ayrshire is semi-rural and the issues that clients present with are as…
Elizabeth Smith
Elizabeth Smith In her role as a community infant feeding nurse, Elizabeth Smith provides support to mothers across NHS Ayrshire & Arran while also promoting cultural changes within the community to encourage breastfeeding. My Journey I knew I wanted to be a nurse from quite a young age. I went to the University of Glasgow…
Joanne Anderson
Joanne Anderson Until recently, Joanne Anderson was the General Practice Nurse at Beith Medical Centre in North Ayrshire. After 21 years in practice nursing, Joanne has just been appointed NHS Ayrshire & Arran’s Senior Nurse for Primary Care. My Journey I remember a conversation with my guidance teacher at school around career choices and wanting…
Barbara McFadzean
Barbara McFadzean Barbara in the news Barb shares her experience in Webinar It is 8.30am on a Monday morning, and the members of the district nursing team based at Crosshouse Area Centre in Ayrshire are starting their day. Student nurse Katy Chan is on the telephone, picking up messages left overnight. Among them is a…
