HPFT People

For me, being a mental health nurse provides a unique opportunity to show empathy and understanding by spending quality time with people who may…

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…

Andrew is a Physical Health Nurse in the Physical Health Team

Andrew chose to be a physical health nurse working with service users who…

Conor is a Physical Health Nurse working in Forensics.

When Conor was 16, his older brother was involved in a road traffic accident where…

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…

Georgia is a physical health team nurse and previously worked as a charge nurse on the Acute Assessment Unit.

During her role as a…

Tina is a lead clinical nurse working for HPFT. Her role involves assessing new mental health nurses for the team. Previously, Tina worked as…

My journey into mental health nursing began many years before I began my studies and career. I was a young teen when I first…

Learning disability Nursing - “The beauty of this job is that every day is different”  

Helena loves her job as a Learning Disability Nurse…

Charity Chitauro is an Interim Modern Matron at the Eric Shepherd Forensic Services and began her career at HPFT in 2003.

Tell us a…

What motivated you to become a social worker?

I came into social work via social care. I am a trained artist and wanted to…

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…

“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…

“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…

“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…

Mental health nursing is rewarding and challenging at the same time. Every day brings in a learning opportunity with some special moments, especially when…

I started my Nursing Associate journey in 2017 in the first cohort for HPFT. It felt overwhelming at times when in class, as it…

 I work as a mental health nurse for the PATH Early Intervention in Psychosis service, who provide a specialist support and treatment pathway…

Meet Jamila, a newly qualified Learning Disabilities Nurse who has been working at Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust for several months, after…

I am the Interim Nurse Consultant in Hertfordshire’s Early Intervention in Psychosis Service, PATH.

PATH (Psychosis: Prevention, Assessment & Treatment in Hertfordshire) works with…