Julia has extensive education leadership experience within the NHS in community, specialist and secondary care and has also worked in a university setting as a lecturer/module lead for child public health. She currently chairs the Lancashire and South Cumbria ICS Collaborative Education Forum and is a member of the People Board She is a Florence Nightingale Foundation Aspiring Director Scholar, a Registered Nurse, has been a Midwife and is a Specialist Community Public Health Practitioner/ Health Visitor and Non-medical prescriber. She has a BA in Health Studies, a BSC in Public Health, a Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Education - on NMC register as a Practice Teacher/Lecturer and a Master Degree in Education which involved undertaking a national research study She is also a qualified Coach and Mentor for the Leadership Academy Julia is passionate about education and research and believes that it underpins high quality patient care and delivery of innovative services.