Meet the GSF Team

RGN, Diploma in Health studies, MSc in Health and Social Care Sciences

Julie started her care career in a residential care home in South West London. The opportunity gave her great insight into how we care for our elderly population and the important role care staff have supporting the resident, their family and each other. It was from this role that her initial passion for end of life care began and in 1985 she embarked on her nurse training at St Georges Hospital in London. As a qualified nurse she has spent the majority of her career focused on the care of our elderly population. She has had a variety of roles providing direct patient care in Acute and Community Hospitals, to improving systems as a Discharge Coordinator, Older Persons National Service Framework Lead supporting the development of services e.g. falls, Stroke, Dementia and End of Life care services and Service Reform manager with a specific focus on palliative and end of life care and it was while doing this role she came across GSF. She secured funding for care homes locally to undertake the GSF training and accreditation process as she could see the benefit, how it empowered “gave a voice” to the social care sector and gave her the opportunity to influence change, to enable people to experience a good death.

Kelly joined the GSF team in February 2017 part time as our Accountant. 
Kelly qualified as a CIMA accountant in 2004 and also holds the AAT qualification. She has previously worked in-practice, for consultancy companies and in the construction industry. She also runs her own business ‘KJ Bookkeeping and Accountancy’, supporting small and medium sized businesses.

RGN, BSc (Hons) in Palliative Care, and PGCE
Ginny started her nursing career in August 1989 when she started her nursing training at Lovelock Jones School of Nursing in High Wycombe. As a qualified nurse Ginny worked in the acute sector, including male surgery, ENT, acute medical, medical assessment unit and took a year nursing on a working holiday to Australia. In 2002 Ginny recognised her passion for nursing care was in end-of-life care and worked as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the community for a Hospice at Home Service. Ginny has also worked in Social Care, as an end-of-life care lead for an organisation that managed Residential Care homes, Nursing homes and Domiciliary care for the Elderly, those with Dementia and those with Learning Disabilities. Ginny has also worked as a Practice development Nurse, and this is where she became aware that not only was her passion end of life care but also teaching. Ginny has recognised that end of life care is not always equal for all, and to ensure we have equality in care, is to ensure that those who care for people are educated, have good knowledge, and understanding of the importance, of a gold standard of care, at end of life.  Ginny first joined GSF in November 2018.

NNEB, GN, NVQ level 5 Management, Distinction Diploma and Health and Social Care, BA in English Language and Literature, FAETC, Cert Ed
Gaynor commenced her nursing career in 1980 at the Royal Isle of Wight School of nursing.  As a qualified nurse she  worked in the acute sector, including medical and surgical areas.  Following the birth of her children Gaynor decided to leave the acute setting and began working in a nursing home. Here, she worked her way up from a Staff Nurse to the Home Manager, retaining this post for 18 years.  Gaynor had a strong belief in the importance  of training and education in ensuring good practice and as a result gained her Certificate in Education, enabling her to train her own staff and others in a variety of areas. Ill health meant a step down from her Home Manager role to Support Manager , a position she still holds today alongside her role as accreditation lead for GSF.  Gaynor has always had an enthusiasm for the provision of excellence in end of life care and her passion for GSF was ignited by taking her nursing home through the training and accreditation process and seeing the benefits of this first hand.  

Annabel studied Biological Anthropology and  then took postgraduate studies in  Health Education at Kings College London. She worked in Health Promotion in the NHS for 18 years in different parts of the UK ranging from Ealing in west London to the Shetland Isles. She is passionate about education, training, staff development and enabling people to live well right through until their final days. She has over 10 years experience in training and accrediting a variety of organisations and loves to hear  about the benefits that GSF has brought to individuals, families and staff teams.

Becky is a Registered Nurse in Adult Nursing (Dip HE). She has also completed her BSc (HONS) in Community Health Studies specialising in District Nursing. She has been qualified for 25 years this year in September 2025. Becky has worked in a variety of different clinical settings; hospital (acute medical), community nursing, nursing homes, domiciliary care & agency nursing, manual handling specialist (as part of the Health and Safety team for her local NHS trust), GSF Facilitator and being part of her local EOLC project team. It was from her work with the EOLC project team that she first got involved with GSF in 2010, working with primary care and care homes. She was so passionate about the impact that GSF had on practice in these settings that she became a Clinical Associate and in April 2023, joined the central team as the Training Lead for Social Care Programmes. Becky is also a Registered Nutritional Therapist (Dip CNM) as well as an accredited mindfulness teacher for the Breathworks programmes.

Training Co-ordinator

Accreditation Co-ordinator

Marketing Co-ordinator

Associate Medical Director and COO
Sue first started working for GSF as a flexible associate in 2011 and was then recruited as full-time Programme Support in February 2014. In March 2015, Sue was promoted to the position of Admin Team Lead Coordinator and then in October 2015 she was promoted to the position of Office Manager when GSF’s long-standing Manager, Pam Poole, retired.

Prior to working with GSF Sue worked in the NHS for over 30 years, in a variety of admin and managerial roles.

Accounts Assistant

Julie has been a GP for over 30 years and joined the team in November 2023. She has been an End of Life Clinical Lead in Nottinghamshire for 20 years and is currently the Clinical lead in end of life care for the ICB. This role is largely strategic but training provision has been another key area of her work.

She has been a community Hospice Trustee for over 20 years so has excellent experience of both the NHS and the independent hospice and charity sectors.

Clinical Associate

Clinical Associate

Clinical Associate

Clinical Associate

Clinical Associate

Clinical Associate

Clinical Associate