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Summary

I completed my nurse training at the Birmingham College of Nurse Education and held a number of posts in medicine and surgery before establishing the specialist urological nursing service in North Oxfordshire as a clinical nurse specialist employed by the Department of Urology in Oxford. Prior to entering education I served for four years as a Captain in the Reserve Army Medical Services and was deployed to Iraq in 2004.

I was Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Health and Social Care at Birmingham City University until 2015. As Principal Lecturer & Director of Practice Learning at the University of Bedfordshire, I provided academic leadership relating to practice learning across HCPC and NMC approved and commissioned healthcare courses across the Faculty of Health & Social Sciences until my appointment at Ã÷ÐÇ°ËØÔ in 2023.  

Qualifications

    Doctor of Education (EdD)

    Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Studies in Education (PGCPSE)

    Postgraduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (PgCert)

    Master of Science (MSc with merit) Health Studies

    Bachelor of Science (BSc Hons 2:1) Applied Social Science

Responsibility

As Reader & Department Director of Practice Education, I have a lead role for the development and implementation of practice education activities, encompassing all educational activity related to practice placements, work-based learning and campus-based clinical practice experience. I am committed to the development and delivery of world class education by fostering new sources of research funding, increasing the level of research income whilst enhancing quality and impact.

I work closely with practice education academics across all programmes within the department, in collaboration with the Health Partnerships and Placements team. I am committed to supporting the development of the College’s practice education goals, including a sustainable increase in the number of placement opportunities, placement specialities and the enhancement of academic quality of practice education; including the geographical range of placements (UK & Internationally) in alignment with PSRB and employer requirements.