Julie is the Professional Lead for the South Yorkshire and Bassetlaw Faculty of Advanced Clinical Practice and is due to take up the post of Regional Faculty Lead for Advanced Practice for NE and Yorkshire in January 2021 with Linda Crofts.
Julie was instrumental in the formation of the Faculty in 2015. The Faculty aims to provide support for standardisation and consistency in the development of advanced practice roles. Development of the multi-professional workforce, new roles and individuals has been a passion of Julie’s since the early 2000s when working as the Consultant Nurse in Emergency Care in Sheffield, expanding the role of the practitioner and developing advanced practice within emergency, primary and community care including the ambulance service.
Julie has several publications, taken part in quality reviews of hospitals in Jordan and Istanbul and in addition to her current role as Professional Lead, teaches on the Master’s programme at Sheffield Hallam University.