Expert Witness Profile

Dorset
Areas Covered: UK
Bethany Bishop
Registered General Nurse (RGN)
Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP)
Orthopaedics
Community Care
Residential Care
- Safeguarding for Adults, Children and Young People Level 4 (2019)
- Advanced Trauma Life Support Course (2009)
- Independent Nurse Prescriber MSc (2008)
- BSc (Hons) Advanced Nurse Practitioner (2007)
- National Transplant Coordinators Certificate (Birmingham University) (2000)
- Qualified Renal Nurse (1994)
- Diploma in Higher Education with Professional Registration in Adult Nursing (1994)
- IHSM Certificate (1987)
- Association for Peri-operative Practice (AfPP)
- Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
- 2025 – Interim Head of Nursing & Care at The Children’s Trust – Charitable Organization providing specialist care and neuro-rehabilitation for children with acquired brain injury.
- 2024 – Interim Head of Clinical Governance at Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead – specialist hospital – providing oversight of all Governance and Quality services at this hospital.
- 2023 - Interim Lead Governance (Maternity Services & Surgery) at North Bristol NHS Trust.
- 2022 - Interim Care Group Manager (Surgery) at University Hospitals Sussex managing a group of consultant surgeons across two hospital sites.
- 2022 - Interim Theatre Improvement Manager at Practice Plus Group advising the Board on measures to improve theatre efficiency whilst reducing cost.
- 1 year experience as the Interim Head of Clinical Services at South Hampshire Primary Care Alliance managing a remote GP service across the Portsmouth and Southern Hampshire regions, consisting of 39 GP practices.
- 2021 - Interim Director of Clinical Services at BMI Healthcare (The London Independent Hospital) holding clinical leadership responsibility for nursing and Allied Healthcare professionals.
- 2021 - Senior Nurse Practitioner at Local Community Health Trust supporting the set-up of the mass vaccination centre in Dorset.
- 2020 - Care Home Manager at Cooksons Court (Somerset Care) holding comprehensive operational management responsibility for this care home.