Clare Carter-jones MRes

Clare Carter-Jones, the cardiology matron at the Royal Free Hospital, has a lot of nurses in the family. Despite this, she was still undecided about whether nursing was the right career for her until she took a job as a healthcare assistant while she was studying.

Her experience as a healthcare assistant confirmed her plans to become a nurse, and after completing her nursing degree in Bristol she started her career as a newly qualified nurse in 2003. Starting in cardiology in Southmead Hospital in Bristol, she moved on to the A&E department in the Bristol Royal Infirmary in 2004 and then to Royal Free Hospital’s A&E department in 2008.