King’s Chief Nurse becomes Professor of Practice

02 September 2025 - In recognition of sustained achievements as senior nurse

King’s College London (the university) has announced Tracey Carter, Chief Nurse and Executive Director of Midwifery at King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, has been made a Professor of Practice in the Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care.

The professorship is in recognition of Tracey’s sustained achievements as a senior nurse in maintaining patient safety, upholding nursing and midwifery standards, and student education.

Tracey’s responsibilities at the Trust include the professional leadership of the Trust’s 6,000 nursing, midwifery and allied health professional staff. She also has overall responsibility for safeguarding vulnerable patients, as well as infection prevention and control.

Prior to joining King’s, Tracey was Chief Nurse and Director of Infection Prevention and Control at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, a role she held for nine years.

Tracey has an MSc in advanced clinical practice and she undertook the Florence Nightingale/Windsor Leadership System leadership course. Tracey is a Trustee at Hertfordshire MIND and returned to London to join King’s in 2023.

Tracey has over 30 years’ experience as a nurse and has held several senior positions before joining West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals, including as Deputy Chief Nurse at Barts Health.

In May 2019, Tracey received a prestigious Chief Nursing Officer award, and in 2010 she was appointed an MBE for her nursing leadership and services to the NHS.

Commenting on the professorship, Tracey said, “I’m honoured to be awarded a Professorship of Practice from King’s College London, and very much look forward to sharing my knowledge with nursing students to help bridge the gap between theoretical learning and hands-on experience.

“It is a privilege to be bestowed this role with King’s College London, and an honour to represent the profession in the pursuit of continued excellence in education and outcomes across King’s Health Partners, influencing the wider health and social care landscape.”