Meet the Team

Her background is in General Practice and she was a GP Partner before pursuing a career in Palliative Medicine. She has a specialist interest in neuromuscular conditions and complex neurodisability, and transition from child to adult hospice services. Sheonad is mum to two teenage girls and a wire fox terrier called Poppy.

I felt that this was a place where I would love to work. The environment was lovely, and the standard of care for patients in the IPU was exceptionally high. Additionally, I was warmly welcomed by the staff.

Shortly after, I noticed a job advertised and decided to apply. Luckily, I was offered the position as a Healthcare Assistant in the IPU, where I worked for 7 years before transitioning to the role of Advanced Healthcare Support Worker with the Young Adult Service.

With almost 30 years of experience in care, I've always found joy in supporting people. For me, it's not just a job; it's about having the right values and empathy for those we care for. Previously, I spent 14 years with Key Housing, providing support to service users of all ages living with profound learning disabilities and complex needs. This role brought me immense satisfaction as I supported service users to achieve their potential.

When the opportunity arose to join the young adult service, I seized it, drawing on my previous experience. It was a chance to contribute to a brand-new service and make a difference for young adults and their families.

Over the past year, the young adult service has flourished, providing fantastic opportunities for our team and our patients. We've enjoyed social gatherings, parties, and clubs, bringing young adults and their families together within the hospice's person-centred environment.

As we look to the future, we anticipate further growth and expansion of the service, continuing to provide excellent care and support to all our patients.

As a Learning Disability Nurse, I have supported people to move into their own accommodation, enabling them to lead full and active lives in their communities . I worked for Quarriers for nearly 27 years initial as a Project Manager supporting 4 young adults to move from East Park into their own accommodation in Maryhill and also delivering courses to support staff within Quarriers services. Moving into learning and development within Quarriers was a natural progression that allowed me to share my knowledge and expertise with social care staff, nurses and other staff both internal and externally. While working in learning development I was also a Relief Nurse at Quarriers Scottish Epilepsy Centre - supporting patients with complex epilepsy in our inpatient unit, this lead on nicely to taking up the Practice Development Nurse role which I held for 9 years.

I look forward to delivering a 3-year programme supporting the transitioning of young adults in partnership with UK Hospice. The programme will ensure the development of training and resources for healthcare professionals, growing a national community of practice, gathering and sharing best practice from hospices that are recognised as centres of learning and collating/sharing data about the need for services across the UK.