I started my career as a Physiological measurement technician (PMT) at the London Hospital in 1987. I completed BTEC & HTEC in MPPM and BAAT 1&2, before moving into private practice in London. I then moved back to the NHS at the Whittington Hospital, before finally settling at Basildon, where I have been since 1994. I took a year out in 2001 to undertake an MSc at ISVR, which was an amazing experience to have. I am currently Head of service for adult, children’s and newborn hearing at Basildon Hospital, which has just merged into Mid and south Essex NHS group. Aside from being a clinical service lead, and am also required to be part of the Surgical Division management team which means I regularly look after beds, theatres, etc. a very different world from Audiology! I was part of the ASG for over a decade, being part of an amazing group which works hard in the background to bring strong hearing aid technology to the NHS within the NHS framework agreement. I am also part of the Veterans Hearing Fund panel for The Royal British Legion and participate on the Professional affairs group for RCCP.
I absolutely love my profession, we provide such an amazing level of care for our patients which can be both life changing for patients and rewarding for us. I still love seeing patients when I can, and still feel excitement about new developments, technology and innovation. Clinically, whilst enjoying hearing aid work, I mainly focus on Vestibular work (or did pre COVID!)  I am someone who always wants to challenge the status quo, look and learn from others who are doing something different and innovative, and am naturally curious about what is out thereâ€
In my personal life, I recently remarried, and relocated to Suffolk where I am often found up a scaffold painting, filling a skip or weeding the garden as we renovate our (very old) new home.