Evonne joined the Trust at Medway Maritime Hospital as Chief Nursing Officer in October 2021.

Evonne was appointed Chief Nursing Officer from Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, where she was the Deputy Chief Nurse. Prior to that, she was a Chief Nurse in the private sector.

She has over 28 years of nursing experience, holding director and senior leadership roles in nursing, quality governance, patient safety, infection control, and risk management across acute care, mental health, and commissioning organisations within the NHS and the private sector.

She has also worked nationally in the Department of Health as part of the Healthcare-Associated Infection Control Improvement Team, which achieved a 50 per cent reduction in MRSA and a 30 per cent reduction in C. difficile nationally.

Evonne also serves as the Trust’s Director of Infection Prevention and Control.