Terri was a ward sister at St. Marks Hospital before joining the Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in 1991 as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Stoma Care. Terri worked at the Homerton as a Nurse Consultant and was Clinical Director of the North East London Bowel Cancer Screening Centre.
She has co-edited two textbooks and published extensively in medical Colorectal and nursing Gastrointestinal Journals. Terri joined Coloplast in 2011 and in her role as Head of Education, Ostomy Division, develops professional support and education programmes for specialist nurses.
Terri was involved in the development of an online resource to enable specialist nurses to articulate the value of their role and amplify the voice of specialist nurses.
In 2013 Terri was recognised in the Nursing Times Nursing Leaders list as a real champion for colorectal nursing and specialist nursing in general.