Simphiwe Sesane – Founder and CEo
A University of Northampton graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Adult Nursing, brings her expertise to bear as a Contraception and Sexual Health Nurse Consultant. She champions sexual health education and empowers healthcare professionals through training, while strategically commissioning services to optimize patient care. Following her graduation in 2012, Simphiwe’s passion for sexual and reproductive health, ignited by her mother working in the field, led her to pursue a clinic-based career.
Katherine mayambika – Director
A specialist in Cardiovascular disease, with over 12 years experience since graduating with a BAchelor of science in Adult Nursing in 2012, at City London University. A dedicated mother of two Children, with experiences ranging from Intensive Care Unit, Cardio units, vaccination and now doing clinical work focusing on patience with Cardiovascular conditions. Nursing is more than a career but a life passion with community activism.
BNM UK Advisory Board
Lisa Danials
Lisa is an adult nurse who qualified six years ago, currently working as a community staff nurse in health visiting. She lives and works in London. Living with post-traumatic arthritis (osteoarthritis) in her left ankle, which resulted from a road accident in France when she was 15 years old, this has caused anxiety and changed her life. The inadequate care she received as a teenager inspired her to become the nurse that advocates for her patients. “Initially, everyone I spoke to tried to discourage me from pursuing my career path. They cited the long 12-hour shifts, the standing, walking, and stress I’d encounter. Despite these challenges, I’m still standing. Since my diagnosis, my life has changed dramatically, but I am determined to focus on my capabilities, not my limitations. I refuse to let my non-visible disability limit my goals. Instead, I break through challenges to raise awareness on her instagram @you2cannurse. I champion diverse nurses and allied health professionals who deliver excellent, evidence-based care while managing chronic, non-visible disabilities themselves.” She recently started a YouTube channel to discuss these experiences and will soon talk about her transition from bedside nursing to working in the community as a staff nurse in health visiting. The support she received and the visibility she provides for nurses living with non-visible disabilities have been invaluable. She is also a proud mom of a 22-month-old girl and a practice supervisor.
Kelvin arkoh-zwennes
Born in Ghana, raised in Italy Kelvin has always had a profound desire to make meaningful impact on the lives of others. He obtained he’s Bachelor degree in Midwifery and Neonatal Care at the University of Modena, went on to complete a Masters in Forensic Science – Sexual Assault Adult and Paediatric. He’s passion to advocate for reproductive rights and women’s health led him to start working for msichoices in England and currently serve as the Clinical Matron in West London. He has always been a vocal proponent of diversity and representation in healthcare, striving to empower marginalised communities and challenge systemic inequalities.
Aghogho wanogho
She is a newly qualified adult nurse and the founder of nurseinthemaking2020 on Instagram and TikTok, now called nurseaghoghocares. Before starting her journey into nursing, she was a full-time mum and carer. she loved being a student nurse so she decided to create nurseinthemaking2020 to share her journey. She continues to share tips and words of encouragement to help students navigate their journey and be the best they can be.
Helga Hakata
Helga is the lead nurse in a forensic unit (specialist unit caring for service users that have been in contact with the criminal justice system). She has over 18 years experience as a mental health nurse. her passion lies within trauma informed care and reducing the use of restrictive practices. As a nurse leader she is able to influence change to improve the experiences of service users and nursing colleagues. She is a strong advocate for creating a culture of health and wellbeing.
LILIAN aJAYI
She qualified in 2018 and is currently working in a trauma and orthopaedic ward as ward manager. “Nursing is something that has always been in my family, so it was on my radar as a career. A lot of things happened to bring me down the path, including the loss of my parents. Seeing the care they received, I knew I wanted work which would help people at their most vulnerable. With so much joy from my work and career ,I decided to start nursescorneruk ON iNSTAGRAM AND tikTOK with aim to inspire, support, educate, and motivate aspiring nurses, student and registered nurses through my contents”.