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I qualified as Registered Nurse in1997 at Perpetual Help University in the Philippines. I worked for 4 years as a Medical-Surgical Nurse in the Philippines before coming to the UK in April 2001. I initially served in Highfield Ward at Worcestershire Royal Hospital as Staff nurse. In July 2011, I moved to Rheumatology day case as the full time sister.  I am currently studying my Non-medical prescriber course.

Kirsty trained at the Worcester School of Nursing and qualified as an RGN in 1992.

She started work in Rheumatology on the Highfield Ward at Worcester in 1995. It was here that she gained her knowledge, interest and passion for rheumatology nursing which has to date spanned more than 20 years. During this time she completed an ENB course in Rheumatology Nursing at Oswestry. She was delighted to be offered the position of Clinical Nurse Specialist in 2004. As part of this role Kirsty undertook non-medical prescribing and became the lead biologics nurse; this allows her to play a key role in the monitoring and prescribing of these new drugs that have transformed the lives of patients with inflammatory arthritis.

In 2013 she completed her MSc in Rheumatology Nursing which she feels has underpinned her Rheumatology knowledge and practice. She continues to enjoy the challenges of the role and the changing landscape of both Rheumatology care and the NHS and feels privileged to be allowed into her patients’ lives to work with them during their journey living with a long term condition. Kirsty works full time.

Teresa qualified as an Enrolled Nurse in 1991 at the Alexandra Hospital, Redditch. After qualifying, Teresa started her Rheumatology career at the Highfield Hospital in Droitwich and therefore has nearly 30 years of experience in rheumatology. She then went on to complete her conversion course gaining her RGN qualification in 1994. In 1991, Highfield Hospital closed, Teresa moved with the department to the Worcester Newtown Site. She became junior ward sister on the Highfield ward.

As Rheumatology has changed over the years, in-patient services have declined and Daycase services have expanded. Teresa has played a pivotal role in the on-going development of the Rheumatology Daycase Unit in her role as Unit Sister during 2006-2010. This service has enabled the provision of a significant increase in treatment options available to patients. Teresa continues to support this service. In 2010, Teresa was appointed to join the Specialist Nursing team. She is passionate about the delivery of safe, evidence based care to her patients.

Alison qualified as a Registered Nurse at Worcester University in 2006. Prior to which she had worked within social care for 19 years. After qualifying, Alison started her nursing career in the Out Patients Department at Kidderminster treatment centre and worked alongside many specialities. In 2019 Alison came over to work in rheumatology Out Patient Department and made several positive improvements to the delivery of patient care whilst also undertaking her top up nursing degree qualification. 

In February 2020 Alison started to build up her knowledge and skills in the day case unit working closely alongside Sister Angie lord, who gave her the knowledge and confidence to move forward in her nursing career. In October 2020 Alison joined the clinical nurse specialist team. Alison has a wealth of knowledge and experience from her nursing care background and is always willing to both learn and share alongside her students in Rheumatology. With care and kindness Alison is developing into the role of the rheumatology clinical nurse specialist, and endeavours to provide evidenced based nursing care to her patients.

Rachael qualified as a Registered Nurse in 2013 from the University of Plymouth. After 18 months of working in Dementia and Palliative Care within the nursing home sector, she joined the Worcester Rheumatology Team in 2015, working as a Staff Nurse in the Outpatient Department and Day Case Unit. It was here Rachael worked closely with the team and developed her knowledge, skills, and passion within this unique area of medicine. In 2017 she completed the ASPiRE Course (Contemporary Rheumatology) at Keele University.

In 2018, Rachael left Worcester and joined the Rheumatology Department at Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust as a Junior Clinical Nurse Specialist. Over the next four years, she continued to develop her knowledge and skill base, completed her Non-Medical Prescribing in 2021 and became one of the Lead CNSs at City and Sandwell Hospital.

In January 2023, Rachael re-joined Worcestershire Acute NHS Trust as part of the Rheumatology Clinical Nurse Specialist Team and works full time. Rachael’s ambition has always been to make a real and positive change to patient care, and she is passionate about enabling patients to understand their condition, provide safe and effective care to her patients.

Deepa qualified as a registered general nurse in 1998 from India. She started her career working in the medical wards and Coronary care unit in India for 6 years before she migrated to the UK in 2004. After moving to England, she worked at a GP surgery and in nursing homes.

In 2016, Deepa started working in the Outpatient department at Kidderminster Treatment Centre and worked alongside various clinics where she gained valuable knowledge and experience in different specialities. She then worked with the Vascular team as a clinical nurse specialist until joining the Rheumatology team in 2021 as the Osteoporosis nurse.

I qualified as Registered Nurse in 2007 from one of the universities in India. I worked as a staff nurse in other countries including India, Saudi Arabia and Oman before coming to the UK in November 2019.

I initially worked in A&E at Worcestershire Royal Hospital as Staff nurse. In June 2021, I moved to Rheumatology working as a full time staff nurse across the outpatient department and Day Case Unit.

Sam is a Registered Nursing Associate. She has worked in Rheumatology since 2018 after starting her healthcare career in 2002. Sam has an avid interest in Rheumatology and wants to pursue this further in her career, she will be starting her training to become a Registered Nurse in the near future. Sam enjoys working with such a close knit team and having a therapeutic long term relationship with our patients.

After becoming a child carer, Sahron fell in love with healthcare and joined the Trust as a healthcare worker in 2001. Her experiences have given her a great understanding of the impact of chronic long term conditions which she shares with her colleagues and patients. Her patients are why she cares and she loves doing the job with such a great team on Rheumatology.