Abbe Robertson
St Albans,Hertfordshire
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional with expertise in clinical governance, acute and community healthcare, and population health mapping. Demonstrates a strong track record in implementing preventative health initiatives and patient safety innovations, alongside strategic leadership and planning. Skilled in budget management, grant acquisition, and staff training and development, with a focus on driving organisational excellence and improving patient outcomes. Committed to advancing healthcare systems through innovative strategies that prioritise safety, efficiency, and sustainability.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
12104
12104
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Nursing Workforce Lead
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
11.2023 - 11.2025
- Working collaboratively with HCT operational and people teams, and with ICS and regional colleagues, to improve HCTs current clinical nursing workforce position
- Support the delivery of a sustainable, skilled and confident clinical nursing workforce aligned to HCTs current and future service delivery model
- Clinical lead for staff wellbeing service
- Clinical lead for desensitisation and phlebotomy pilot for people with profound learning disabilities
- Clinical Advisory Group chair
Quality Projects Lead
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
10.2022 - 11.2023
- Implemented, reviewed and revised clinical policy documentation to reduce the number of documents and improve usability
- Developed training programmes and competency assessments to improve overall quality of patient care
- Interim patient safety service manager
- Working with primary care, stood up and resourced 3 urgent care adult and children's respiratory clinics to relieve pressure on acute services over winter
Assistant Director of Operations
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire
12.2020 - 10.2022
- Clinical lead responsible for covid-19 mass vaccination sites and outreach vaccination programme
- Ensuring all processes adhere to regulatory guidelines and data collection to monitor performance and public health outcomes
- Liaising with acute and primary care to coordinate vaccination activities across BLMK and HWE geographies.
- Interim Community and School Aged Immunisation service clinical lead
Clinical and Professional Development Lead Nurse
Cambridge Community NHS Trust
Luton, Bedfordshire
10.2018 - 11.2020
- Led development and implementation of clinical training programmes for clinical staff. Conducting audits and evaluations of training effectiveness to identify areas for improvement.
- Developed and maintained relationships with external training providers to enhance educational resources.
- Reviewed and updated clinical policies to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
Lead Nurse Workforce
Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust
Luton, Hertfordshire
04.2016 - 10.2018
- Led workforce planning initiatives to optimise nursing and midwifery staffing levels across departments.
- Collaborated with clinical leaders to identify workforce needs and align recruitment strategies.
- Streamlined onboarding processes to improve integration and retention of new clinicians.
- Analysed workforce data to inform strategic decisions regarding staff deployment and utilisation.
Divisional Matron for Medicine
Luton and Dunstable University NHS Foundation Trust
Luton
09.2014 - 04.2016
- Matron responsible for 6 wards including respiratory, rheumatology, gastrointestinal and coronary care specialties. Duties also included management of the endoscopy service, cardiac catheter laboratory and 25 clinical nurse specialists working across the hospital. I further covered the frailty and stroke wards in the absence of their Matron. I regularly undertook site management duties as part of the out of hours on call service.
Renal Matron
Kings College NHS Hospital
London
02.2012 - 09.2014
- Matron responsible for the delivery of care on 3 renal wards, acute dialysis unit, high dependency unit, practice education team and establishment of a new satellite unit. My duties were also extended to managing the Liver Bed Management team.
Education
Level 7 - Executive Coaching and Mentoring
Institute of Leadership and Management
LondonLevel 7 - Professional Nurse Advocate
DeMontford University
LeicesterLevel 2 practitioner - Patient Safety
NHS England
EnglandPost graduate certificate - Leadership and Management in Healthcare
Kingston University
Kingston upon ThamesQualification - Risk management
St Georges University Hospital
LondonNVQ Level 5 - Mentorship and Practice Assessor
City University of London
London, EnglandBachelor of Nursing - Registered Comprehensive Nurse
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
New ZealandSkills
- Clinical governance
- Acute and community healthcare
- Population health mapping
- Preventative health initiatives
- Patient safety innovation
- Strategic leadership and planning
- Budget management
- Grant acquisition
- Staff training and development
Certification
- Level 7 Executive Coach
- QSIR Practitioner
- Mentorship Qualification
- PSIRF level 2 practitioner
- Safeguarding level 3 adult and children qualification
- Level 7 Professional Nurse Advocate
- Post-graduate Certificate in Leadership and Management in Health Care
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
- Post-graduate Certificate in Renal Care
Timeline
Nursing Workforce Lead
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
11.2023 - 11.2025
Quality Projects Lead
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
10.2022 - 11.2023
Assistant Director of Operations
Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust
12.2020 - 10.2022
Clinical and Professional Development Lead Nurse
Cambridge Community NHS Trust
10.2018 - 11.2020
Lead Nurse Workforce
Luton and Dunstable NHS Trust
04.2016 - 10.2018
Divisional Matron for Medicine
Luton and Dunstable University NHS Foundation Trust
09.2014 - 04.2016
Renal Matron
Kings College NHS Hospital
02.2012 - 09.2014
Level 7 - Executive Coaching and Mentoring
Institute of Leadership and Management
Level 7 - Professional Nurse Advocate
DeMontford University
Level 2 practitioner - Patient Safety
NHS England
Post graduate certificate - Leadership and Management in Healthcare
Kingston University
Qualification - Risk management
St Georges University Hospital
NVQ Level 5 - Mentorship and Practice Assessor
City University of London
Bachelor of Nursing - Registered Comprehensive Nurse
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology