Katie Ryan

Practice educator

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What do you do?

I started as a staff nurse at Great Ormond Street Hospital before progressing quickly to team leader, then into a training and education role. Now, I support 50 staff nurses on the hospital's rotational programme. These nurses do a six-month placement in each of three different units, which helps them to develop a range of transferable clinical skills and the flexibility to work anywhere.

My role includes recruiting and selecting staff nurses and supporting them throughout the programme. I've also set up an induction programme to orientate all new nurses.

No matter what my future life looks like, nursing means I'll be able to work in a job I enjoy and which fits around that life. I feel I've managed to create a fantastic platform for whatever comes next.