Kate is a highly experienced specialist respiratory and paediatric intensive care nurse with extensive experience in caring for children and their families with complex respiratory care needs including tracheostomies, and non-invasive and invasive ventilation.
Kates career began in the paediatric intensive care unit, where many of her patients also had additional complex care needs. Kate has strong track record of leadership and quality improvement in clinical settings. She worked in various roles within the hospital including various service improvement roles, and helping to set up the Children’s Critical Care Outreach team. She then became a long-term ventilation nurse specialist, playing a huge role in enhancing the care of children who required ventilation at home, introducing her to the world of complex care within the home. During her time with the long term ventilation team Kate was a regional educator and played a key role in enhancing the the quality of care for children requiring long term ventilation support across Wessex.
Kate believes that every child with complex medical needs deserves not just care, but compassionate and holistic care that supports the entire family. Her approach is family-centred care, treating the condition but also ensuring the whole family have the resources they need.
