Lorren Johnson
SAPHNA Student Ambassador
Graduated as a Children’s nurse from the university of Leeds in 2017
Have experience working in roles on NICU and the children’s surgical ward as a staff nurse before moving to a public health role in 0-19 services at RDaSH NHS and Humber Teaching NHS Trust
In September 2022 I began my Specialist Community Public Health Nursing Postgraduate at the University of Hull
I am passionate about school nursing and helping to support others within the school nursing community
The role of the student ambassador
- Work to build a school nurse community, sharing experiences and advocating the student voice
- To promote SAPHNA to wider SCPHN students and help to raise the profile of the school nursing role
- Help to promote other students to join SAPHNA
- To encourage SCPHN students to take part in research development – SAPHNA research page
HOW DOES SAPHNA HELP ME?
- Helps my practice as I develop national connections and opportunity within the school nursing community
- Development of skills and new experiences as a practitioner
- Working alongside other passionate practitioners to help improve school nursing practice
- Access to SAPHNA wide range of events – training and development opportunities
- Membership which allows access to all SAPHNA resources
- Meeting other like-minded students and staff sharing thoughts and views
