Robust clinical background in Children’s Nursing with experience in General Paediatrics, Burns and care of Children and Young People requiring medical or surgical intervention for congenital and acquired heart disease. Subsequently qualified as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor) with a desire to support infants, children and their families achieve the best start and using evidence-based interventions to support this.

Currently a Clinical Team Lead, provide compassionate leadership to the skill mix team. Interested in Complex Health Needs, Prematurity, Minor Illness management and Accident Prevention. Professional Nurse Advocate.

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Christopher is a Health Visitor and Clinical Academic Fellow who is undertaking PhD research on how parents of young children respond to childhood illness and make decisions to use unscheduled care services as a single system within NHS Scotland.

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Helen is an Early Years Specialist at Better Start Bradford and has most recently been working to co-create an Integrated Pathway for Speech, Communication and Language (SCL) for the district. 10 years’ experience of working in schools has enabled Helen to see the challenges families often face when accessing support for their SCL needs and led her to be a passionate advocate of “Communication as everyone’s business.” Embracing a whole systems approach and utilising the expertise of specialist services, health visitors and parents – amongst others, Helen has supported Bradford to create a pathway which is accessible by all.

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Dr Catina Adams is a Midwife and Nurse academic. She coordinates the Child, Family, and Community Nursing course.

She was awarded her PhD in October 2022, asking how the Enhanced Maternal and Child Health program supports women experiencing family violence. Her research interests include Neurodivergence, Family Violence; Perinatal anxiety; Child, Family, and Community nursing practice; father- and non-birth parent inclusive practice; family-centred care; Scholarship of Teaching and Learning; telehealth; and Clinical Governance.

ORCID: 0000-0003-4899-4553

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Having qualified in adult nursing in 2007, I have subsequently undertaken further study in midwifery, and specialist community public health nursing qualification.

In 2018 I completed by MSc in public health which lead me on to consider furthering my research interest. In 2021 I embarked on my PhD journey, with the title of my thesis – In Conversations with health visitors and women: talking about domestic abuse. Analysing experience through a feminist lens.

My interests lie within VAWG, domestic abuse, feminism, and the exploration of issues through those with experience.

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I qualified as a Health Visitor in 2013 and I have worked in Lewisham since my qualification. I have been a Domestic Abuse Specialist Health Visitor for the past 2 years and this role has given me the opportunity to raise awareness of the role of Health Visitors working in the context of domestic abuse.

I am also in the final term of my MA in Understanding Domestic Violence and Sexual Abuse at Goldsmiths University. Teaching is a big part of my role and I teach colleagues and SCPHN students about how to respond to domestic abuse.

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I am a Paediatric Nurse and Health Visitor by background. Alongside my current role as a Clinical Team Manager and Clinical Lead for Infant Feeding, our BFI Gold Status, and for our 7-19 Practitioners, I continue to practice as a 0-19 Practitioner. In 2022 I explored how the uptake of childhood immunisations could be improved as part of my Master’s degree. I feel privileged and excited to be able to share my presentation at the iHV EBP Conference 2023 and to contribute to improving the health and wellbeing of the children, young people and families within our communities.

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Kirsty qualified as a Midwife in 2012 before commencing her career as a Health Visitor in 2014.  Since June 2021 Kirsty has been a Health Visitor Clinical Lead for SEND in Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust and has been the iHV expert advisor for SEND since September 2022.

As a Health Visitor Clinical Leads for SEND Kirsty is involved in developing processes and pathways, delivering training, and supporting the PHN 0 – 5 years’ service to provide SEND provision.

Kirsty is passionate about early recognition and intervention to improve outcomes for children with SEND and working in partnership with other agencies.

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Beginning her nursing career in 2013, training as a children’s nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital, Nikki commenced her SCPHN in 2016 before joining Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust in 2017, and becoming a Health Visitor Clinical Lead for SEND in June 2021. In this role Nikki has been involved in developing SEND processes, pathways, and delivering training and support for the PHN 0-5 years’ service SEND provision. Nikki has been an iHV expert advisor for SEND since September 2022. Nikki’s passion continues to be providing the right support at the right time to improve outcomes through early recognition and intervention.

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Rachel Raymond is a Senior Nurse for Cardiff Flying Start Health Visiting Service in South Wales. Rachel qualified as an adult nurse in 1995 working for 7 years within surgery. In 2003, Rachel trained as a midwife and worked within the high-risk maternity unit at Cardiff.

In 2011, Rachel became a health visitor working across generic and Flying Start health visiting services, she has held a management post since 2016. Rachel is passionate about health visiting, improving outcomes for children and families, reducing health inequalities, and feels privileged to lead a great team of health visitors in Cardiff.

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