Meet the Management Team

Emily qualified as a nurse in 1995 from University College London and The Middlesex Hospitals. Soon after she trained as a neonatal intensive care nurse and worked in London and the South East. In 1999 she qualified as a midwife from Kings College London. The advent of the Better Births maternity review provided an opportunity to move into programme management and service transformation roles which she did with Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust, West Kent CCG and South East London ICS and Local Maternity System before joining the national team at NHSEI. Prior to joining the Clinical Senate Emily worked with the national System Transformation Team supporting major service change. She has presented regionally and nationally at part of the maternity transformation programme and as a registered nurse and midwife remains actively involved in maternity.

Rachel qualified as a Dietitian from the University of Surrey in 2011.  She specialised in oncology in 2013 and worked in a highly specialised thoracic oncology role since 2019 at Guys Hospital, London.  Within her clinical role Rachel has presented posters at national conferences, including the National Cancer Research Institute Conference and World Lung Conference.   

Rachel completed the 2022 Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management (FMLM) NHS Regional Clinical Leadership Fellow Scheme. She was placed with the South East Clinical Senate team for this fellowship, giving her a fantastic opportunity to develop her leadership skills.  During her fellowship, Rachel led on proactive Clinical Senate reports on sustainability and healthcare inequalities, both of which she found fascinating.    

Rachel joined the South East Clinical Senate team as programme manager in 2024.