Jessica is a Clinical Nurse Consultant in Emergency and Critical Care with Western NSW Local Health District, supporting 36 emergency departments across a large rural footprint. She brings extensive clinical experience across emergency, intensive care, trauma and virtual critical care, with practice spanning metropolitan, regional and rural settings. Jessica’s focus is on the translation of best practice into a variety of emergency department contexts, with a strong emphasis on sustainable emergency nursing workforce models. She is passionate about advancing emergency nursing practice and improving outcomes for rural communities, and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Sydney, with a focus on virtual critical care in rural settings.