Nursing Staff

Practice Nurses

Practice nurses are qualified and registered nurses. They can help with health issues such as family planning, healthy living advice, blood pressure checks and dressings.

The practice nurses run clinics for long-term health conditions such as asthma or diabetes and carry out cervical smears.

Hayley Kirk

Qualified as a RGN with a DipHE in 2005 where I worked on EAU dealing with both acute medical and surgical emergencies. BSc (Hons) completed in 2008 which included courses in diabetes care, preparation for Mentorship, advanced life support. Joined the specialist cardiac rehabilitation team in 2011 where I completed courses in heart failure management, nutrition in coronary care, BACPR physical activity and exercise course. Started with the practice in 2015 where I have participated in my cytology training, degree module in family planning/women’s health, Immunisations and travel health training, burns/wound care, ring pessary fits.

Kate Allen

BA Hons from UEA. MSc Adult Nursing from the University of Essex. Preparation for mentorship, ALS. Worked in coronary care before joining the practice nurse team in 2016.

Joanna Ling

2005 qualified diploma HE adult nurse. BSC Hons nursing studies 2009 including four modules, diabetes care, evidence based care dissertation, exploring professional practice and preparation for mentorship. 2015 advanced life support. Acute medical nurse from 2005-2014, Cardiac nurse in a percutaneous coronary intervention unit for 3 years.

Mark Pears

Began Nursing Career as a Nursing Auxilliary in 1985. Commenced Pupil Nurse training in 1986 and qualified as an Enrolled Nurse in 1988 – worked on Paediatrics and in a Community Hospital until 1992 when I commenced my conversion course to RGN – I qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 1993 – on qualifying, I worked on a Urology Ward, moved back to the Community Hospital where I worked on the GP unit, Minor Injury Unit and Discharge Assessment Team for Older People (joint Health and Social Care). From there I have worked with Rapid Response and also had an Educational Role supporting Community Hospital Staff and District Nurses. I moved into Practice Nursing in 2009, I joined Two Rivers in 2015.

Rebecca Mitchell

Qualified as a Registered Nurse (adult) in 1996. Worked on a Day Care Unit, then St Marks Hospital for bowel disease. Moved into Practice Nursing in 2003. Moved to Suffolk in 2015 and worked with the 111 service, before moving back to Practice Nursing. Interests in chronic disease, particularly Diabetes, and travel health.

Sarah Short

Qualified in 2003 from Anglia Ruskin University with Dip HE and worked within the acute respiratory care unit at Southend University Hospital delivering urgent non- invasive ventilation and continuous pressure care(CPAP) for patients in respiratory failure. Went on to hold an Assistant Nurse Specialist role in the sleep disordered breathing unit, setting up treatment for those suffering Obstructive Sleep Apnoea and helped with the progression of domicillary NIV care. Undertook training courses in complex OSA care and polysomnography at Oxford College University. Stepped away from nursing in 2011 to relocate and bring up young family, but came back into nursing through primary care in 2019.

Kirsty Piper

Qualified in 2010 at UOS with DipHE in Adult nursing.

Began my career as a Registered nurse working on a busy trauma and orthopaedic ward. During this time i started my family and it changed my career path to working on the central bank at Ipswich hospital. This included working across many specialities including surgical, medical and elderly areas. To be more settled within my career i chose to take up a role within community nursing, caring for people within their own home environment. I thoroughly enjoyed this and it enhanced my skills which encouraged me to apply for my current position as a practice nurse. my goal is to obtain further qualifications and to broaden my knowledge and skill set to enable me to advance in my role as a practice nurse.

Corinne Clifford

I qualified as a General Enrolled nurse in 1991- then qualified as RGN in 1998. I have worked mainly in private hospitals. Endoscopy was my interest. Dabbled in recruitment, occupational health, chlamydia screening and then practice nursing back in 2004.

Specialist Nurses

Sal Roberts

RGN 1991 at Bath, Registered Midwife at St Marys, Paddington, worked as a midwife/community midwife/senior midwife in London until 2002. Moved to Ipswich and became Lead Nurse Reproductive Health East Suffolk + Lead Outreach Nurse Suffolk until 2009. Then went to Waveney to become Consultant Nurse. 2009 – Non Medical Prescriber, 2010 achieved MSc in Reproductive and Sexual Health. 2014 DFSRH; 2015 PGA Med-Ed (SRH); 2016 Faculty Registered Trainer. Now working part time providing a full contraceptive service (including fitting/removal all the long-acting methods), sexual health advice, menopause advice and treatment, male and female reproductive health advice and treatment (including unwanted pregnancy advice and referral) in general practice as a Specialist Nurse; also continuing to train Doctors and Nurses and allied health professionals in Reproductive and Sexual Health all over the country and going into schools to help deliver PHSE.

Trainee Nurse Associate

The nursing associate is a generic nursing role within the NHS that bridges the gap between healthcare support workers and registered nurses, to deliver hands-on, person-centred care as part of a multidisciplinary team in a range of different health and social care settings.

Nursing associates are members of the nursing team, who have gained a Nursing Associate Foundation Degree awarded by a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) approved provider, typically involving two years of higher-level study, enabling them to perform more complex and significant tasks than a healthcare assistant but not the same scope as a registered nurse. With additional training, the role also provides a progression route into the registered nursing profession.

Shelly Daldry

Healthcare Assistants

Healthcare assistants support practice nurses with their daily work and carry out tasks such as phlebotomy (drawing blood), blood pressure measurement and health checks. They may act as a chaperone when a patient or doctor requests one.

Louise Bellamy

Claire Bliss

Louise Diver

Phlebotomist