Vivien worked for many years as a professional PA within the NHS, having been Personal Assistant to the Chief Executive and Chair of PCT, and also Personal Assistant to the Hospital Director within NHS organisations in East Sussex.   

Prior to these roles, Vivien provided secretarial and administrative support to health professionals across a variety of specialities in primary and secondary care, including Health Visiting and Speech and Language Therapy departments. 

Before leaving Sussex, Vivien also worked for a time as PA to the Chair of Primary Care at the Brighton & Sussex Medical School, University of Brighton.

Following a move to Norfolk, Vivien joined the University of East Anglia as an Administrator giving assistance on research projects within the School of Medicine, Health Policy and Practice.  In 2009 she joined the Centre for Interprofessional Practice as Centre Administrator, to support the Team in delivering all aspects of the Interprofessional Learning Programme, and specifically the IPL3 and IPL4 programmes.