Heartbeat: Hello my name is… Cheryl Newton

August 18, 2019

We would like to give a SWB welcome to Cheryl Newton who has returned to her roots having trained at as a registered general nurse at Dudley Road Hospital in 1986. Finding the experience thoroughly enjoyable, Cheryl decided that paediatrics was where her heart lay.

She told Heartbeat: “I then trained as a registered sick children’s nurse at Birmingham Children’s Hospital in 1992 and returned to Dudley Road soon after. I went on to train as a health visitor and worked within the community supporting families. I continued my professional journey and have held various leadership roles for universal and specialist children’s services including spending two years working within Black Country Partnership as a general manager for children’s and CAMH’s services.”

Cheryl’s role involves supporting service innovation and delivery with the nursing, therapy and health visiting teams across acute paediatrics, gynaecology, neonates, community children’s nursing, and therapy services.

“Time seems to have flown by since joining in June,” added Cheryl. “I look forward to getting to know colleagues within the teams. I am also looking forward to hearing about and observing great care in action and working with colleagues to celebrate this whilst also supporting each of the specialities in further service development to realise innovation in practice and provide the best possible care.”

Away from work Cheryl enjoys live music, theatre and cycling. She said: “I have completed several long distance events, cycling from London to Paris, Prudential 100 (London) and the Birmingham/West Midlands Velo twice each time raising money for charity.”