Mrs Gillian Dolbear

My qualifications are FCR, PFHEA, MSc, PgC L&T (HE), DCRR and DMU.

I am also a registrant with the Health and Care Professions Council and a Member of the British Medical Ultrasound Society. My areas of specialism and interest include diagnostic imaging, sonography, point of care ultrasound (PoCUS) and sonography education.

My previous clinical work experiences include twenty-one years as a Diagnostic Radiographer, alongside eighteen years as an Advanced Practitioner Sonographer. I also volunteered as a School Governor (including two years as Vice Chair of Governors) at St George’s Church of England Foundation School from 2007 to 2012.

My previous work experiences at Canterbury Christ Church University include:

• Practice Placement Co-ordinator Project (2001-2003)
• Link Tutor for BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography students (2003-2014)
• Module Lead for various academic level 0 to 7 modules (2003-2022)
• Senior Lecturer (2003-2015)
• Course Director for the MSc Medical Imaging (2003-2016)
• Course Director for the PgC Forensic Imaging (2008-2010)
• Short Course Director for the Focused Ultrasound Course on Hands, Wrists and Feet in Rheumatology (2013-2021)
• Mentor responsible for mentoring new members of staff whose role encompasses the BSc Diagnostic Radiography Course, the MSc Clinical Reporting courses and the Ultrasound courses (2014-2022)
• Academic Group Lead for Paramedic Science, Operating Department Practice and Diagnostic Radiography (2014-2018)
• Validation Panel Chair and Member (2015-2022)
• Exam Board Chair (2015-2022)
• Ultrasound Pathway Lead for the MSc Medical Imaging (2016-2020)
• Short Course Director for the Focused Ultrasound Course in Third Trimester Scanning (2017-2021)
• School Representative on the University Faculty Quality Committee (2017-2022)
• Academic Group Lead for Diagnostic Imaging (2018-2022)

My current positions and responsibilities at Canterbury Christ Church University include:

• Course Director for the PgC Musculoskeletal Ultrasound (2008-present)
• Principal Lecturer (2015-present)
• Student Fitness to Practice Panel Chair (2015-present)
• Member of Student Fitness to Practice Sub-Committee (2015-present)
• Course Director for the MSc Medical Imaging (2020-present)
• Member of Internal Scrutiny Panels/Critical Reading Groups from (2021-present)
• Course Director for the Point of Care Ultrasound Suite of Micro-credentials (2022-present)
• School Professional Lead (2022-present)
• Module Lead for the Techniques in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound module
• Module Lead for the Clinical Applications and Management in Musculoskeletal Ultrasound module

My teaching career spans from 2001 to the present, and I have been Course Director for several courses throughout this timeframe. I have led and taught on a wide variety of modules encompassing academic levels 0 (Foundation Year), 4, 5 and 6 (BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography) through to Level 7 ultrasound modules. I have been responsible for and taken part in, numerous successful validations/revalidations and most recently, have co-led on the approval of a suite of microcredentials with an external partner. I have been a Principal Lecturer 1 since 2015 and currently take part in Internal Scrutiny Panels/Critical Reading Groups across the University.

An investigation of the adverse outcome of pregnancy at a District General Hospital: the relationship between sonographically detected abnormalities and those at birth or termination; and a comparison with the literature.

This was a five year, four-module MSc research project undertaken from 1998 to 2002 on a sample group of 7500 fetuses on behalf of East Kent Hospitals University Foundation Trust. The findings of the research led to changes in the obstetric ultrasound protocols for the benefit of clients.    

• South East member (elected)- Society & College of Radiographers UK Council (2005-2013)
• Session Chair- United Kingdom Radiological Congress (2006)
• Review Panel Member- Society & College of Radiographers Curriculum Framework (2006)
• Society & College of Radiographers representative/speaker- Trade Union Congress (2007)
• Session Chair- United Kingdom Radiological Congress (2007)
• Vice President (elected)- Society & College of Radiographers (2007-2008)
• Chair- Society & College of Radiographers Ultrasound Advisory Board (2007-2010)
• School Governor (elected)- St George’s Church of England Foundation School (2007-2012)
• Chair- Society & College of Radiographers Annual Delegates Conference (2008)
• President Elect- Society & College of Radiographers (2008-2009)
• Session Chair- United Kingdom Radiological Congress (2009)
• President- Society & College of Radiographers (2009-2010)
• Member of the College of Radiographers Board of Trustees (2009-2010)
• Session Chair- United Kingdom Radiological Congress (2010)
• Allied Health Professions Federation Chair and representative at an advisory meeting with the Centre for Workforce Intelligence (2010)
• Allied Health Professions Federation Chair and representative at the UK Government ‘Listening Exercise’ event chaired by Lord Howe at the Department of Health (2010)
• Allied Health Professions Federation Chair and representative at the UK Government ‘Listening Exercise’ event with the Prime Minister (David Cameron) at 10 Downing Street (2010)
• Society & College of Radiographers Representative/Speaker- Trade Union Congress (2010)
• Past President- Society & College of Radiographers (2010-2011)
• Chair (elected)- Allied Health Professions Federation (2010-2012)
• Member of Local Children's Trust Board (Thanet) (2010-2012)
• Allied Health Professions Federation Chair and representative at regular meetings with the Department of Health (2010-2012)
• Allied Health Professions Federation Chair and representative at regular meetings with the Chief Nursing Officer (2010-2012)
• Allied Health Professions Federation Chair and representative at regular meetings and telephone calls with Anne Milton, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health (2010-2012)
• Allied Health Professions Federation Chair and representative on Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership Board (2011-2012)
• Member and Accreditor- College of Radiographers Approvals and Accreditations Board (2012-2016)
• Society & College of Radiographers Pensions Trustee (invited) (2012-2017)
• Member of 'Radiography' journal editorial board (2012-2022)
• Chair (elected) of the Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education (2013-2016)
• External Examiner for the University of Leeds (2013-2017)
• Ultrasound Advisor for Health Education England (Kent, Surrey and Sussex) (2014-2019)
• Session Chair at the British Medical Ultrasound Society Annual Conference (2015)
• Vice Chair of the Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education (2016-2019)
• Independent Chair of Student Appeal Panel for St. George's University of London (2021)
• Lead Accreditor for the Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education (2017-present)
• Annual Programme Monitoring Review Lead for the Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education (2020-present)
• Reviewer for the British Medical Ultrasound Society 'Ultrasound' journal (invited) (2022-present)