Name:
Dr Joanne Bird
Post-nominal Letters:
PhD
Job Title:
Nurse Consultant in Melanoma and Immunotherapy
Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield
Organisation / Company:
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
University of Sheffield
Biography:
Jo Bird is a Nurse Consultant in Melanoma and Immunotherapy Late Effects at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Sheffield. She maintains a clinical academic career having completed an NIHR Clinical Doctoral Research Fellowship exploring the supportive care needs of melanoma patients and their carers. Prior to this Jo was a Clinical Research Nurse working in a variety of cancer sites and early phase trials with a focus on melanoma. She is now researching the long-term effects of immunotherapy alongside her clinical practice as part of the Late Effects Team in Sheffield who won the Ingrid Fuchs Award for Cancer Nursing at the 2024 Nursing Times Awards. The team were also finalists for The King’s Award for Integrated Care and Team of the Year and Jo was also a finalist for Cancer Nurse of the Year at the British Journal of Nursing Awards in 2024.