Jane Melvin is a registered clinical nurse specialist in cancer, palliative care and long term conditions with acute and primary health care experience. She is an experienced and innovative case manager and a well organised planner with good strategic vision and business administration skills. Jane also has proven experience in project management and marketing in the private sector for a group of global companies.

Before joining CareMax, she has been a freelance consultant for a healthcare management consultancy working as a nurse lecturer and teacher on a number of case management development projects across the UK. Most notably, Jane was a key consultant on an 18-month programme in the former Surrey & Sussex SHA region developing and delivering an applied learning model to more than 60 Community Matrons across 14 PCTs.

Previously, Jane has worked with Macmillan Cancer Support as Lead Nurse for a national Macmillan good practice spread programme to improve community palliative care. Jane is also a member of a Macmillan Research and Evaluation collaborative group and is currently working with Huddersfield University as Senior Research Fellow on a specific piece of research funded by Macmillan and commissioned through the Collaborative. Jane’s move to CareMax is in response to recent developments in the commissioning of PCT services, which have opened up opportunities for independent sector companies.

Jane has a first class honours degree in nursing studies, an advanced award in palliative care, a diploma in management and teaching certificate. She is currently in her third year of a research PhD.