About

I am a senior lecturer in the Discipline of Mental Health and Learning Disability Nursing and Programme Leader for the BSc (Hons) Nursing (Online) programme. I am a registered Mental Health Nurse and prior to working at the University of Derby, I was working as a Practice Learning Lead in a local NHS Trust. My clinical experience is in a variety of adult community mental health teams including early intervention in Psychosis and primary care teams.

Teaching responsibilities

I am Programme Lead for the Bsc (Hons) Nursing (Online) programme. I support teaching, learning and assessment across the programme. I am also involved in the Practice Assessment 3 and Independent Study modules for the BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing programme. 

I have previous experience of programme leading the BSc (Hons) Mental Health Nursing programme for both self-funding and Apprenticeship routes as well as curriculum development.

Professional interests

My interests include leadership, quality improvement, mental health assessment and community mental healthcare. I am passionate about training our future workforce to provide high-quality care to the people who access health and social care services.

Research interests

My current research is exploring the impact of attending Schwartz Rounds on Nursing Students' Leadership and management skills.

Membership of professional bodies

• Nursing and Midwifery Council Registered Nurse (Mental Health)
• Nursing and Midwifery Council Registered Nurse Teacher
• Fellow of Advance HE

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Nursing (2:1) - University of Birmingham
• Post Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Leadership - Open University
• MSc in Health and Social Care (Distinction) - The University of Derby
• MPhil/PhD – commenced Sept 2023

Recent conferences

• University of Derby Teaching and Learning Conference 2023 - Reflection on a collaborative approach to curriculum development. Helen Clarke and Louisa Fawcett-Greaves. College of Health, Psychology and Social Care
• RCN Education Conference & Exhibition 2024 - A Collaborative Approach to Curriculum Development for Preregistration Nursing - abstract submitted

Recent publications

• Whiffin, C.J., Clarke, H., Brundrett, H., Baker, D. and Whitehead, B., (2018). Collaborative development of an accelerated graduate entry nursing programme outside of traditional funding mechanisms. Nurse education in practice, 28, pp.314-317
• Clarke. H. (2021). How pre-registration nursing students acquire delegation skills: A systematic literature review. Nurse Education Today, 106 (2021) 105096
• Fawcett-Greaves, L. and Clarke, H. (2023) A collaborative approach to curriculum development. Nursing Times  (in review October 2023)