Fernandez, Mitchell

Mitchell is a highly experienced nurse with over 30 years in the healthcare system. He is an internationally educated nurse who completed his BSc degree in Nursing in the Philippines. He further earned a BSc (Hons) in Health Promotion & Health Protection and a Postgraduate certificate with merit in Public Health from London South Bank University. Mitchell is also a Florence Nightingale Foundation scholar, having completed the Aspiring Director of Nursing programme.

As the Assistant Chief Nurse at St George’s Hospital, Mitchell managed the infection control team and oversaw the nursing, midwifery, and AHP workforce skill mix review and staff deployment during the expansion of the hospital’s intensive care units in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mitchell has served as Deputy Chief Nurse and Chief Nursing Information Officer (CNIO) at Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, where, together with the CIO and CCIO, he led the implementation of electronic patient records in both acute hospital and community services.

Currently, Mitchell is the Deputy Chief Nurse at Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, leading on Quality, Patient Safety, and Clinical Governance. He is the Senior Responsible Officer (SRO) for PSIRF implementation and is developing a bespoke AI-enabled patient experience tool (QUAIL) in collaboration with AI specialists to drive quality improvement for better staff and patient experiences.

Mitchell is a founding member of the Jabali Men’s Network, a group of senior BAME male nurses in England advising the Chief Nursing Officer for England on equality, diversity, and inclusion. He is also a founding member of the Filipino Senior Nurses Alliance, which united various Filipino associations in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic and was instrumental in developing the alliance’s vision.

Before moving to the UK, Mitchell earned the rank of Fire Inspector and was appointed as regional chief for emergency and rescue services after completing the Public Safety Officer training course for commissioned officers at the Philippines Fire National Training Institute.