Personal profile
Academic Responsibilities
Working as a member of the Nursing department. Leading the following modules:
Level 6 Physical Assessment Skills
Level 7 Advanced Physical Assessment and disease management skills
Level 7 Advanced Pathophysiology
Level 7 MSc Dissertation Portfolio
Level 4 Biopsychosocial Development Across the Lifespan, pre-registration nursing first year module.
As well as the delivery of pre registration module The Nurse as Investigator and Leader of Change.
I also fulfill the personal tutor role for pre registration students.
Zoned academic for operating theatres and medical wards.
Supervising pre registration students through their BSc (Hons) dissertation, as well as post registration BSc (hons) and MSc students.
I also deliver masterclasses in Musculoskeletal and Spinal examination.
Academic Achievements
Diploma in Nursing
BSc (Hons) Promoting Practice Effectiveness - specialist practitioner.
BSc (Hons) Surgical Practitioner
MSc Advanced Clinical Practice.
PGCE LTHE
Fellow of the Higher Education Teaching Academy
Learning and Teaching Interests and Activities
I have 11 years experience with the delivery of a range of pre and post registration nursing curricula.
Teaching interests:
Improving ways of getting students to learn, and how the brain processes information.
A strong interest in pathophysiology and mechanisms of disease.
External Roles and Professional Activities
I have 10 years expereince as a theatre scrub nurse, involving the specialities of trauma, orthopaedic, spinal, breast, gynaecology, plastics, gastrointestinal, urological, and ocular surgery. As well as experience of upper and lower GI endoscopy and urology.
I have 5 years experience as a surgical practitioner, running an autonomous clinic and operating list for specific hand procedures, such as carpal tunnel release, trigger finger release and excision of lumps. As well as assisting for all aspects of operatuve surgery, including haemostasis and wound closure of simle and complex wounds.
External Roles and Professional Activities
I'm chairman of a local community group the Friends of Seaton Park.
Education/Academic qualification
Master, Advanced Clinical Practice, Teesside University
1 Sep 2012 → 1 Sep 2014
Award Date: 1 Sep 2014