Jane is a Registered Nurse and has had  a varied and diverse nursing career. Working in the NHS initially and moving to work in Jersey in the Channel Islands, her interest was in acute nursing. Moving back to Scotland Jane began her first post as a Staff Nurse in a care home; after six months she became a Care Home Manager with a Registered Charity and continued to work in leadership positions in care homes. Jane then moved to work in Social Work initially as the Group Manager for Social Care and Health, and became Principal Assistant with Scottish Borders Council where she was the strategic lead and lead commissioner for older people, people living with dementia, and people living with physical disabilities. Following her role with the Local Authority, Jane moved back to care homes, and was the Chief Executive Officer for a registered charity in the Scottish Borders, where she led on a new design and development for small care houses to support people who are living with dementia. Jane led the organisation to achieve Investors in People silver accreditation along with winning the Scottish Care Award for Care Home Provider of the Year 2019 & 2020. 

In 2019, Jane was awarded the Queen’s Nurse title. Jane follows a rights-based approach to care, support and leadership based around Self-determination Theory.