Julie is Strategic Lead Clinical Expansion Programmes at NHS England and is a physiotherapist who has worked in the NHS for over 25 years.

Her career started in community and hospital services, including respiratory, long-term conditions and rehabilitation. She then moved into management as a deputy director of therapies.

For the last few years, she has been working at NHS England in Community Workforce transformation and clinical expansion. As part of these roles, she has worked to increase access to NHS careers at all levels and develop a multi-professional workforce to support NHS services.