Dr Gillian Oakley
Trustee
Gillian qualified as a nurse in 1995 and spent a few years working on the Orthopedic ward before moving to community nursing in 1999. In 2005, she was accepted at the University of Lancashire to study and qualify as a Community Specialist Practitioner. Upon completion of her BSC, Gillian got her first job at Pendleside Hospice as the Hospice at Home Sister. Gillian then went on to teach Advanced Practice and more recently, Palliative Care and Cancer modules. In 2025, Gillian completed a professional Doctorate in Health.
During the Covid pandemic, Gillian returned to Pendleside to work on the in-patient unit as part of the Hospice’s Covid response and, after seeing an advert for a clinical trustee, saw this as an ideal opportunity to remain involved at a more strategic level.
Gillian sits on the Clinical Governance Committee, ensuring that the clinical quality and objectives are in line with governance requirements.
