Patricia has clinical experience in many areas of mental health, most recently in Low Secure care.
Patricia has many years’ experience as a nurse manager within secure care. This experience was gained working in hospitals and community in various areas of mental health including substance use, acute mental health, older person care and secure care. She undertook some teaching while employed in clinical areas, principally in challenging behaviour and care of service users with personality disorder. At ARU, Patricia was previously a Clinical Skills Tutor for mental health.