Laura spent 10 years specialising and building experience in the UK before the right opportunity became available in Jersey. We find out about the benefits dieticians have on patient recovery, and how the pandemic has impacted eating disorders looking at the psychosocial aspects of eating.

Paul Wylie, Group Director of Policy for Government of Jersey, talks to us about how his experience of ‘failure’ has influenced his leadership approach. Paul had previously worked projects in the UK that set out to encourage illegal immigrants to volunteer to return home rather than face arrest. Paul reflects on this time and shares his views on how empowering staff to take measured risks and appreciate failures as opportunities can result in a growth mindset and can be good for business.

Alessio Agostini, Consultant Chartered and Registered Psychologist, Honorary Visiting Research Fellow and Consultant Clinical Psychologist for Jersey’s Pain Clinic, tells us of his career journey, from paratrooper, to chef, to clinical psychologist. We talk about the challenge’s psychology students face in finding employment in their chosen field, and reflect on the impact the pandemic has had on our own experience.

From filing checks at Barclays, business development in America, to overseeing the day-to-day administration and operational functions of Government of Jersey, John Quinn, Chief Operating Officer for the Government of Jersey, walks us through his career journey where we explore the significance of risk taking and networking to move up the ladder.

After failing his GCSE’s at school, Rob Sainsbury, Managing Director for Health and Community Services, talks us through where his passion for nursing began and how he moved up the ladder to the position he is in today. We hear about Robs experience with gender and age bias throughout his journey.

Julie Mesney, Head of ‘Nurses & Midwives’ and ‘Allied Healthcare Professionals’  Education at Jersey General Hospital, shares with us her story of 40 years in health care. Whilst working full time and raising two children, Julie has gone on to complete a degree and masters degree and has since introduced a range of training programmes to the island, supporting the development of our future health care professionals.

Georgia, winner of the Rising Star of the Year Awards in 2019 Talks to us about her journey from project trident student stamping gluten free vouchers in the Social Security Department, to a Continuous Improvement Practitioner involved in the complete transformation of services. Georgia talks to us about her career progression so far, challenges along the way, becoming a Prince 2 Practitioner and, of course, her experience of the One Gov Awards, both as a winner and then as a judge.

Tim Daniels, Director for Jersey Property Holdings, shares the story of how he left the Royal Marines after 24 years to eventually join the public sector in Jersey. Find out what it is about public service that appeals to ex-military personnel and the key skills, and attributes that Tim developed that have supported him in his career since, which currently includes a broad range of responsibilities, from taking care of our Island’s castles and German bunkers through to our bus shelters and public toilets.

Mark Grimley, Director for People and Corporate Services, and Sarah Goodwin, Associate Director and Head of Organisational Development share with us their vision for the Government of Jersey People Strategy, what’s being implemented to support the development and the experience of Government of Jersey employees, and what this means for the future of our organisation and our people.

Specialist Cardiac Nurse, Angela Hall, who was recognised nationally for her work in cardiology, talks about the challenges of introducing a new drug to the Island and what it takes to transform patient care and how she drastically reduced waiting times in a matter of months. Angela talks about her lifelong learning journey, the challenges of studying towards a PHD on-Island and her experience of winning the RCNi Nurse of the Year Award where she met Khaleesi from Games of Thrones.