TVS - TRUSTEE BIOS 2020 LOW RES SPREADS

Trustee Biographies
Rachael Lee, Treasurer
Trustee since 2019
Rachael is the Clinical Pathway Lead for Integrated Care at Leeds
Community Healthcare NHS Trust - currently leading on the integration
of wound care across community and primary care. She qualified as a
registered nurse in 2009 from the University of Leeds.
Rachael worked in community nursing where she developed her
passion for wound care. Due to this interest, she progressed to become
a Tissue Viability Research Nurse.
Following this role, Rachael worked as a community Tissue Viability
Nurse Specialist in Leeds, before leading the Tissue Viability service
across hospital and community settings in Harrogate. She obtained an
MSc in Advanced Practice in 2018 at the University of Leeds and has a
particular interest in quality and research and prior to her current role,
Rachael worked as the Quality Lead for the Adult Business Unit in Leeds.
Rachael is passionate about educating, supporting and empowering
colleagues and patients in the prevention and management of wounds.
Natasha Levy
Trustee since 2020
Natasha is a Senior Lecturer in Podiatry at the University of Huddersfield,
where she has worked since 2010, leading combined clinical and theory
modules focussed upon the clinical assessment and management of
high-risk patients.
She is passionate about a holistic approach to tissue viability, ensuring
that the patient’s voice is heard. Her research and peer reviewing roles
are focused upon quality of life, tissue viability and wound care. She
is currently completing her PhD exploring the impact of below ankle
amputation on quality-of-life for people with diabetes.
Prior to her post at the University, Natasha worked for 13 years within
both acute and community NHS Trusts, her roles always focused upon
enhancing high-risk patient care. In 2004 she completed her Masters in
Clinical Practices, exploring the impact of diabetes and rheumatological
conditions upon tissue viability. She has worked within multi-disciplinary
foot care teams focused upon wound management and prevention of
recurrence of ulceration. As a Lead Podiatrist, Natasha undertook clinical
audits, exploring the benefits of multidisciplinary working for patients,
reviewing and creating care pathways to enhance patient experience
and care.
Liang Liu
Trustee since 2019
Dr Liang Qin Liu MD, PhD, FHEA received her PhD degree from University
College London (UCL) in 2007, when she completed her PhD project on
tissue viability for pressure ulcer prevention in people living with Spinal
Cord Injury (SCI) at Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust.
She currently is a Research Fellow/Lecture in Centre for the Critical
Research in Nursing and Midwifery (CCRNM), Adult, Child and Midwifery,
Middlesex University, London. Dr Liu has a strong research interest in
pressure ulcer prevention in a variety of patient populations as well as
education for Healthcare Professionals. Prior to her current position, Dr Liu
worked as a postdoctoral Research Associate at UCL and Royal College of
Surgeons of England.
Over the last 15 years, Dr Liu has been working closely with clinicians and
academic partners and completed a large number of research projects
on tissue viability. She published many peer reviewed journal papers,
book chapters and conference proceedings.
Her research has been awarded numerous prizes and research grants
from Rosetree Trust. She has been a member of TVS since 2016 and was
awarded a TVS educational grant to attend EWMA 2018.
Sharon Neill
Trustee since 2020
Sharon qualified as a Registered Nurse in 2003. Her initial years as
a registered nurse were spent caring for patients undergoing renal
dialysis. She then moved into a community GP treatment room where
she developed her interest and passion for all things wounds and tissue
viability. Successfully getting her first appointment as a Tissue Viability
Nurse Specialist for the Northern Health and Social Care Trust in 2011, she
was delighted to secure the role of Tissue Viability Team Lead in 2018.
As well as her clinical and managerial role, Sharon is a registered
teaching assistant with both of Northern Ireland’s Universities - Queen’s
University Belfast and Ulster University - teaching tissue viability related
theory and practice to undergraduate and post graduate students.
Sharon is a transformational leader who has a vision for improving
services and health outcomes for patients living with wounds. She is an
advocate for patient safety, quality improvement and evidence based
practice. Sharon is nearing completion of her MSc Advanced Professional
Practice, her dissertation is focused on the prevention of Medical Device
Related Pressure Damage.
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