Sheeba Jefferson, is the Nurse Director at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals for Cardiothoracic, Renal & Vascular services. Sheeba initially came to Sheffield from South India in 2001 to work as a nurse in the NHS. She was at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals for 14 years, before moving to work in Leeds as a matron, and then returning to Sheffield as Deputy Nurse Director in 2020. Sheeba has completed Masters studies and has also completed various Post Graduate diplomas and certificates in Clinical Audit, Leadership and Management and has led on various Change Management and Quality improvement initiatives. She also completed the Inspiring improvement Fellowship from Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNS) which further enhanced her skills and knowledge in creating and establishing caring cultures within the various work environments. Most recently, she was also successful in completing the Aspiring Director of Nursing programme and the Leadership programme for Overseas Nurses provided by Florence Nightingale Foundation(FNF). Sheeba is a compassionate leader and was nominated for the BAME national award. Her day-to-day values are about helping people and showing kindness in everything she does. The motto of her nursing college in India, ‘not to be served unto but to serve’, had stayed with her as a guiding principle. Sheeba is proud to have built her career in the NHS and to be a role model for other nurses. She is also the Executive Lead for North East England for BINA and also a member of the Trust’s Race Equality & Inclusion staff network and is involved with NHS England work to help support more ethnic minority staff develop NHS careers and become senior leaders.