College of Health, Psychology and Social Care staff

Pip is a Senior Lecturer in Pre-Registration Nursing based at St.Helena Site, Chesterfield. She is an Admissions tutor for the programme. She has extensive Emergency Care experience.

Steven is the Assistant Head of Discipline for Pre-Registration Adult Nursing based at Chesterfield Campus and also acts as a Change Champion within the College of Health, Psychology and Social Care. Steven is a Senior Fellow with Advance HE and was a finalist in the 2017 Student Nursing Times Awards for 'Educator of the Year'.

Emma qualified as a Mental Health Nurse in 1995, she has been awarded the following qualifications: RN DipHE (Mental Health); MA (Mental Health Practice); PGCE (Inter Professional Practice Education). Emma has worked at the University of Derby since 2013, initially in the Mental Health Nursing Team and she now teaches on the Health and Social Care BSc.

Lecturer in Health and Social Care, Michelle Brooks-Ucheaga, is an accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist, EMDR Therapist (Trauma) and trained clinical supervisor for MSc trainee CBT Psychotherapists.

As a Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, Helen teaches across both pre-registration BSc and MSc Occupational Therapy programmes.  Helen is MSc in Occupational Therapy Programme Lead.