Sharon Smith is the Education lead for the NHS Professionals Health Care Support Worker Development Programme. She is Registered Nurse and Health visitor, and a highly experienced academic within healthcare education. Sharon is committed to providing high quality professional education and pastoral care for our HCSW learners to ensure the delivery of safe, high quality and compassionate care. Sharon supports our Practice Development Nurses and collaborates with Trust Service Partners, NHS Trusts, and clinical staff. Sharon contributes to wider educational and research projects within the NHSP Academy and HEE. In addition, Sharon is an Associate Lecturer at the University of Northampton, and a member and author for the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Healthy Childhoods.