Jane qualified as a registered nurse in 1990, a midwife in 1992 and a specialist community public health nurse (health visitor) in 2002.  

Jane is director of health and care integration for South Cumbria in Lancashire & South Cumbria ICB. Jane was awarded the title Queens Nurse in 2019 and is an Honorary member of the Faculty of Public Health. She sits on the Fitness to Practise panel of the Nursing and Midwifery Council and is a standing member of the NICE Quality Standards Advisory Committee. Jane has a special interest in maximising the contribution of nursing, nurses as leaders, public health nursing and professional regulation and discipline. 

Jane brings expertise in public health interventions for the population, particularly in the fields of maternity, early years and population screening programmes and has a special interest in quality assurance, quality improvement and demonstrating the impact of strategies and interventions.  

Jane is chair of ICON, a national programme to drive down the incidence of abusive head trauma in infancy. She sits as a member of Cumbria Constabulary’s Ethics and Integrity Committee.