Nicola joined Nottingham Trent University as a Senior Lecturer in January 2022. She also works in a nurse led hospice, Beaumond House, and with Enono, a bespoke learning and development consultancy. Qualifying as a nurse in 2013, Nicola worked as a community nurse and has worked in a variety of roles across primary, community, social and urgent care. She has led several projects, many focused on social care and improving career pathways, through her quality improvement work she is a member of the Q Community. Nicola has an MSc in Advanced Nursing and became a Queen's Nurse in 2020.