About

I am a Senior Lecturer within the Associate Healthcare Practice and Nursing Apprenticeships Discipline team and teach on the foundation degree for Nursing associates and assistant practitioners. I am a registered nurse with 30 years' experience.

Since qualifying in 1990 my main clinical area of focus has been Nephrology Nursing, particularly Haemodialysis and Anaemia Management. More recently I have worked in IT and corporate nursing at the Nottingham University Hospital NHS trust.

I moved to work at the University of Derby in May 2017.

Teaching responsibilities

I teach throughout the foundation degree programme and am Module Leader for the Personal and Professional Develoment Modules (4NU521 and 4NU518). 

Professional interests

• Patient Safety
• Quality improvement in healthcare
• Leadership

Membership of professional bodies

Registered with the Nursing and Midiwfery Council - Adult and Nurse Independant/Supplementary Prescriber

Fellow - Higher Education Academy

Qualifications

Registered General Nursing (RGN)

Teaching and Assessing in Clinical Practice (ENB 998)

Renal and Urology Nursing (ENB 134)

BSc with First Class Honours in Physiology

Developing Autonomous Practice (ENB A33)

B73EPN Extended and Supplementary Prescribing for Nurses

Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Leadership (with distinction)

Postgraduate Certificate in Interprofessional Practice Education. Including the achievement of: Nurse teacher (NMC 2008) and Fellow of Higher Education Academy (HEA 2011)