title: 'Learn from the people you meet'.
abstract: Dawn Jarvis qualified as an enrolled nurse in 1987, converting to a registered nurse in 1993 and then a registered sick children's nurse in 1995. She has held many clinical and managerial roles as a children's nurse, including lead nurse in a paediatric high dependency unit, and programme director for children's and maternity services. She is now nursing programme lead for NHS England.