I am member of the national Mental Health Nurse Academics UK. I am also a member of the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust Research and Development Group and Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust Research and Development Steering Committee. I am currently a Member of the Research Working Group reporting to the NHS England Adult Secure Clinical Reference Group and also a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Invited Review Service. Previously, I was a member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Forensic Faculty Working Group on the Management of Violence and helped develop the published guidance on management of violence.
I am an Associate Editor for BMC Psychiatry (2020 Impact Factor: 2.86) and a reviewer for a number of journals including: International Journal of Nursing Studies; International Review of Psychiatry, Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing; Journal of Mental Health, Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology; Perspectives in Public Health; and BMJ Open. I also peer review for the following funding bodies: National Institute of Health Research, Programme Grants for Applied Research; National Institute of Health Research, Research for Patient Benefit Fund; Health Review Board, Ministry of Health, Ireland; The Big Lottery Fund.
I am currently a member of the University Research Research and Enterprise Integrity Committee. On a Faculty level, I am the Chair of the Faculty Mental Health Research hub and a member of the Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy Unit of Assessment (UoA 3) REF Steering Committee and lead author of the mental health research impact case study which will be part of the REF submission. I am also a member of the School of Nursing Strategic Executive Team.