THE ACP FORUM - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Registered Adult Trained Nurse
Jen Charlewood is a registered adult trained nurse who has spent most of her nursing career in general practice. She first worked as a Treatment Room Nurse, then a Practice Nurse. After undertaking further training she qualified as a Nurse Practitioner and a non-medical prescriber. She spent some time working in Out of Hours work alongside her general practice job. In 2017 she gained her Msc in Clinical Nursing. In 2018 she successfully credentialled as an Advanced Level Nurse Practitioner with the Royal College of Nursing, and was also made a Queen's Nurse for her work in Primary Care.
Jen has been passionate about working in primary care and advanced practice for many years. She currently chairs the RCN Advanced Nurse Practitioner Forum Steering Committee. She spent three years representing practice nurses in the Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Clinical Commissioning Group. Currently she works for NHS England South West, representing nurses working in general practice for the region. She still does locum work as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner.