Christine joined Avon & Wiltshire Partnership in 2024 as Deputy Director of Nursing having moved from Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, where she held the same role for four years. Christine has worked in mental health services since 1996, qualifying as a Mental Health nurse in 1998. Christine is an alumnus of the Kings Fund Athena programme for Executive Women and has been working in nurse leadership roles since 2008. Before moving into leadership roles, she worked clinically in various mental health settings, taking up clinical roles including Clinical Nurse Specialist for Early Onset Dementia and Consultant Nurse for Older People.