Case studies Archives - Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Agnes Odupitan – stroke assessor working towards a career in advanced practice

After working on the Stroke ward for two years, I developed an interest in exploring the emergency stroke pathway, with an eye towards a future career in advanced practice. I studied in Nigeria, qualified as…

Isabella Munroe – working as a clinical nurse specialist to support stroke patients

Pursuing a career as a stroke clinical nurse specialist I have always been eager to learn. I started in respiratory care in 2019 when I first qualified and absolutely loved it. However, the opportunity…

Armed Forces Week, forces family member: Roz Tucker

How long have you worked for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) and what is your role? I will have worked with MTW for 20 years in September. I started working in the…

Armed Forces Week, Cadet Force volunteer spotlight: Rhiannon Saunders

How long have you worked for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) and what is your day to day civilian role? I started at MTW 16+ years ago, via Staff Bank mainly working…

Armed Forces Week, veteran spotlight: Liz Coles

How long have you worked for Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) and what is your day to day civilian role? I am an Occupational Health Nurse Specialist and I joined MTW on…

From Kerala to Kent – one nurse’s relocation journey

Nurse Godwill Mathew has made a life changing career decision last year by moving her life from Kerala in India to Kent to join the nursing staff at Tunbridge Wells Hospital. Godwill qualified as…

From the classroom to ED – how an apprenticeship enabled David Meacham to make a late career change

Kent primary school teacher, David Meacham, has completely changed career at the age of 59, swapping the classroom for a busy A&E department at the top-performing Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust (MTW) and…

Roz Yates – an uplifting career of working with living death to dying life

At a young age, Roz wanted to be an air hostess and fly the globe - though her Mum had other ideas! At a grammar school with a scholarship to public school, her Mum…

Louise Robertson – One nurse relocates to Kent and climbs the career ladder

Louise always wanted to be a nurse and when she was 18, she did an Enrolled Nurse course at Worthing Hospital, qualifying in 1986. Louise says, “From about the age of three I started…

Jo Haworth – From dress-up and play to chief nurse at top performing Kent hospitals

When she was a little girl Jo Haworth used to dress up as a nurse and get her grandad to be her patient. Today she is the chief nurse at one of the top…

Sarah Kray – From Healthcare Assistant to Ward Manager

The Kent & Sussex hospital closed in 2011 and the new Tunbridge Wells Hospital opened, which later became part of Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust. It was the first NHS hospital to provide…

Olivia Rainbow – Ward Manager at Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust

Young high flyer moves up the nursing career ladder in Kent Kent born Olivia Rainbow was inspired to be a nurse by her family. Her mum is a midwife, and her dad also has…