June is the AHP Consultant Advisor with the Alliance.

The priorities of the role are to:

• Professionally lead the AHP and allied health support worker workforce in Wessex to realise their potential to transform care and treatment of people with cancer from diagnosis onwards
• Provide clinical leadership and oversight for the work undertaken by the AHP ICS advisors
• Identify and increase the opportunities and awareness of AHPs in Wessex to choose to work with people with cancer i.e. developing career pathways that include working in cancer

June has 33 years’ experience working in and with the NHS as a dietitian, service and professional lead, general manager for a number of service areas within the acute setting and senior project lead for several large scale healthcare change projects.

June has over 20 years’ experience working in Allied Health Professional senior leadership roles for large acute Trusts. These roles involved both the strategic and operational management of one of the largest therapy services in the UK, as well as being at the forefront of integrating research, service delivery and education across AHP services.

June has worked extensively with commissioners and service providers as AHP lead for cancer alliances to strengthen the role and contribution of AHPs. She has expertise in preparing and presenting business cases as well as generating and delivering service and workforce transformation working with and as a provider of health care services.

June has considerable experience in workforce transformation and development including designing, developing and delivering education and training to healthcare staff including the management of a wide variety of long term conditions, prehabilitation, rehabilitation, physical and mental health, public health and the importance of patient engagement.

June is a Director of Allied Health Solutions, Lead Allied Health Professions and Nursing Advisor for Macmillan Cancer Support and national ACCEND co-lead.