Lydia Evans

Lydia Evans is a Registered Adult Nurse with over 22 years of NHS nursing experience, spanning specialist clinical nursing, general surgery, acute care, outpatient services and senior nursing leadership. She has progressed through clinical and management positions, including Head and Neck Nurse, General Surgical Ward Manager, Matron and Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing.

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Lydia currently practises as a Band 8A Matron, providing senior clinical and operational leadership across Ophthalmology, Rheumatology, Endoscopy and Outpatient Services. She also completed a two-year secondment as Band 8B Deputy Divisional Director of Nursing, supporting strategic nursing priorities, workforce management, clinical governance, patient safety and service improvement at divisional level.

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Her clinical background includes 13 years of specialist Head and Neck nursing experience, caring for patients with complex clinical needs and working closely with multidisciplinary teams throughout assessment, treatment and ongoing care. She subsequently managed a busy general surgical ward, overseeing nursing standards, staffing, patient safety, discharge planning and the delivery of high-quality clinical care.

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Alongside her clinical expertise, Lydia has substantial experience in clinical governance, risk management, quality improvement, workforce planning, professional nursing standards and operational leadership. She is also a qualified Professional Nurse Advocate, with Level 7 training in restorative clinical supervision, professional advocacy and staff wellbeing.