

Jess Higson
director of nursing networked care and safeguarding
Royal Berkshire
Jessica has been the Director of Nursing for Networked Care and Safeguarding at the Royal Berkshire Hospital since April 2020. This covers four directorates and includes all renal services, integrated medicine, specialist medicine, pathology and pharmacy.
Jessica is a registered adult and children’s nurse and has spent most of her career working in children’s day surgery and day medicine. She was an advanced nurse practitioner for children and is an independent prescriber. She has worked in Southampton, Great Ormond Street, Oxford and Reading hospitals.