Professor Flynn is the MBChB Lead for Professionalism and Fitness to Practise and co-lead for Personal and Professional Development. Additionally, she co-leads on the buddy on-boarding programme for the medical school.
She commenced her academic career as a senior lecturer at the University of Chester in 2018, developing and leading the Physician Associate degree. In 2020 she was appointed to lead the Doctor of Medicine programme at Chester Medical School.
Her role includes the development, leadership, and delivery of programmes, building partnerships with NHS organisations to develop research and education capability.
Professor Flynn worked for the National Health Service for 38 years, and between 2008-2018 held the title of Consultant Nurse in Elective Orthopaedics at the Countess of Chester NHS Foundation Trust. She undertook clinical practice at an advanced level and exercised higher levels of judgement, discretion and decision making in clinical care using an advanced practice competency framework and was one of the first nurses trained to perform minor hand surgery in the UK.
She is a member of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Society of Orthopaedics and Trauma Nursing and has previously represented the RCN as Nursing Advisor to the Department of Health workforce planning sub-group, 18-week orthopaedic pathway.
Professor Flynn has also worked as a Specialist Advisor to the Care Quality Commission, the independent regulator of health and social care in England.

Sandra-The Lead for Professionalism offers confidential, GMC-aligned advice and support to medical students on professionalism, conduct, and fitness to practise. Students are encouraged to make early contact for guidance about concerns relating to their own behaviour or wellbeing, or about unprofessional, unsafe, or unethical behaviour they have observed. Early discussion helps ensure concerns are managed proportionately and in the best interests of students and patient safety.

Students should contact the Lead if they:

• Are concerned they may have fallen short of professional standards, even unintentionally
• Have made a mistake and want early guidance on next steps
• Are experiencing health, wellbeing, or personal issues that may affect their professionalism or training
• Are unsure about confidentiality, boundaries, consent, or social media use