Tess Bateman is a Staff Nurse and former Clinical Nurse Manager in the Emergency Department of Holby City Hospital. She joined the department in 2003. She is currently pregnant with Fletch's baby; an outcome has yet to be depicted. The fact that she is pregnant must mean she is no older than 50.
As a third generation Jamaican, brought up in Cardiff, Tess is a traditionalist; if there's a rule book then she's swallowed it. She may be viewed as a kill-joy and inflexible, but her heart is in the right place - rules are there for a reason: the wellbeing and safety of the ED and its staff.