I am an academic GP and my research interest is in all aspects of patient safety in primary care, I have been involved in mixed-methods safety research for the last 15 years. I can advise clinical academics on the transition to research independence and balancing career demands. As a former NIHR advanced fellow and sitting panel member for HSDR I can advise those seeking funding via these routes. I can offer a mid-career perspective to anybody who is interested in an academic career in primary care. I work in a multi-disciplinary directorate with many non-clinicians who I have guided and advised informally and was formerly the unit training and development lead. I have experience as a clinical academic mentor to clinical trainees who are coming up through academic GP training or thinking of undertaking a PhD. I have also supervised NIHR Academic Clinical Fellows externally.
I have been in post-doctoral roles at Warwick Medical School since 2019 and I sit within Warwick Applied Health where I lead our Primary Care theme. I have been a member of the Society of Academic Primary Care executive committee since 2021. I am also a part-time salaried GP in Coventry. In 2018 I was the West Midlands CRN First 5 research champion promoting research in practice to young GPs across the region. I completed my doctoral work with Professor Anthony Avery at the University of Nottingham between 2014 and 2018. Prior to this I was an academic GP trainee funded by the NIHR from 2011-2013 in Nottingham.