About Nichole

Nichole is a senior nurse, honorary visiting professor, blogger, podcaster, motivational speaker and poet with extensive experience in a range of acute healthcare NHS settings and in clinical quality. She is the founder and Director of Maroon Mindset Unlimited.

Senior nurse

She is passionate about providing high quality patient care with recognised expertise in this area. She has worked in the NHS for more than 20 years and is keen to be part of a wider network of people with a range of skills and expertise to innovate and test out ideas.

Her experience in the NHS covers many roles including:

Assistant Director of Nursing
Head of Clinical Quality
Head of nursing
Ward manager
Matron

Education

MSc in Nursing Research and Practice Development, London Southbank University – 2009 – 2011
MSc in Social Research Methods and Health, City University – London – 2003 – 2005
BSc (Hons) in Public Administration and Health Studies, London Metropolitan University – 2000 – 2003
Diploma in Higher Education in Nursing, Southbank University – 1997 – 2000
BTEC National Diploma in Travel & Tourism, Milton Keynes College – Milton Keynes – 1996 – 1997
Diploma in Business Administration in Business Administration (Marketing) – University of Technology – Kingston – 1992 – 1995

Equality advocate and leader

Nichole is an alumni of the Florence Nightingale Foundation following the award of Florence Nightingale Foundation Research Scholarships in 2011 and 2012.

It was a great honour for her to be selected to be the Leader of the Procession and Lamp bearer at Florence Nightingale Commemorative Service at Westminster Abbey in May 2016.

Poet and creative

In November 2019 she was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts in recognition of her work as a blogger and poet and her advocacy of poetry as a tool to support mental health and wellbeing.

Nichole is a proud to be a correspondent for Good News Jamaica and uses this platform to showcase the positivity that being Jamaican means to the world. Read more here: https://goodnewsjamaica.com

Maroon mindset

Nichole was born in Montego Bay with roots in Accompong in Jamaica and proudly champions her Maroon heritage. She is a passionate reggae music connoisseur. Married with two children, she lives in London, England, her home for more than 20 years now.

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