She is an experienced cardiology nurse.  She began her cardiology work at Waikato Hospital CCU in 1978.  Then over the years, she worked in Middlemore Hospital CCU, Waikato Hospital cardiac catheter laboratory, Rotorua Public Hospital CCU and intensive care unit (ICU),  and Auckland Public Hospital Department of Critical Care (DCC).  More recently Helen has worked at Mercy Hospital CCU with extra experience gained in pre and post operative cardiac surgery (including ICU).

At the Auckland Heart Group, Helen works with the cardiologists performing exercise treadmill tests, stress echocardiography, Dobutamine stress echocardiography and ECG's.

Helen has studied and passed some papers at Massey University with an emphasis on quality assurance and research.

Helen also has a boatmaster's certificate and enjoys fishing - bottom and deep sea fishing - in the waters of Auckland and the Bay of Islands.