Gaynor commenced her nursing career in 1980 at the Royal Isle of Wight School of nursing. As a qualified nurse she worked in the acute sector, including medical and surgical areas. Following the birth of her children Gaynor decided to leave the acute setting and began working in a nursing home. Here, she worked her way up from a Staff Nurse to the Home Manager, retaining this post for 18 years. Gaynor had a strong belief in the importance of training and education in ensuring good practice and as a result gained her Certificate in Education, enabling her to train her own staff and others in a variety of areas. Ill health meant a step down from her Home Manager role to Support Manager , a position she still holds today alongside her role as accreditation lead for GSF. Gaynor has always had an enthusiasm for the provision of excellence in end of life care and her passion for GSF was ignited by taking her nursing home through the training and accreditation process and seeing the benefits of this first hand.