We believe that HPFT is a great place to work, offering exciting opportunities and a great working environment. But don’t just take our word for it. Read these testimonials from our staff.
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Bina Jumnoodoo – Deputy Director of Nursing and Quality
For me, being a mental health nurse provides a unique opportunity to show empathy and understanding by spending quality time with people who may…
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Ayo Ayeni - Physical Health Nurse
The role of a physical health nurse in a mental health setting cannot be over emphasised due to the inter-connectivity between mental health and…
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Vienna Marcial - Team Leader
Mental health nursing is rewarding and challenging at the same time. Every day brings in a learning opportunity with some special moments, especially when…
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Lauren Dennis - Interim Nurse Consultant (PATH)
I am the Interim Nurse Consultant in Hertfordshire’s Early Intervention in Psychosis Service, PATH.
PATH (Psychosis: Prevention, Assessment & Treatment in Hertfordshire) works with…
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Wendy Allam - Non-Medical Prescriber and Clinical Matron
I’m as proud to be a Mental Health Nurse today, as I was 22 years ago, when I joined the NMC register. There has…
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Tina Fisher - Advanced Practitioner in Eating Disorders
I always thought I wanted to be a musician when I was young. My Dad was a musician, and my Mum was a nurse.…
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Lauren Caruana - Nursing Associate to Registered Mental Health Nurse
I started my Nursing Associate journey in 2017 in the first cohort for HPFT. It felt overwhelming at times when in class, as it…
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Jessica Kershaw - Community Psychiatric Nurse
I work as a mental health nurse for the PATH Early Intervention in Psychosis service, who provide a specialist support and treatment pathway…
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Katie Varley - Preceptorship
My journey into mental health nursing began many years before I began my studies and career. I was a young teen when I first…
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Helena
Learning disability Nursing - “The beauty of this job is that every day is different”
Helena loves her job as a Learning Disability Nurse…
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Jamila
Meet Jamila, a newly qualified Learning Disabilities Nurse who has been working at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust for several months, after…
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Charity Chitauro
Charity Chitauro is an Interim Modern Matron at the Eric Shepherd Forensic Services and began her career at HPFT in 2003.
Tell us a…
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Karen Hastings
What motivated you to become a social worker?
I came into social work via social care. I am a trained artist and wanted to…
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Joy Rickard
How did you get into working in mental health? I’d always had a passion for supporting people with mental health challenges, following some personal…
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Adebanke Ojedapo-Adeyemo
“I love older people. I like to put a smile back on their faces”
Adebanke Ojedapo-Adeyemo, Community Psychiatric Nurse, Specialist mental Health Team for…
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Ian Costello
“The Nursing Associate programme is opening up so many doors”
Former Health Care Assistant, Ian Costello, talks about this exciting course.
Ian Costello spent 15…
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Moses Mburu
“A great leader is one who creates leaders and helps others to improve”
Moses Mburu, Team Leader at the Trust’s Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit…
