I have been a Nurse Fellow, Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer at the university since 1997.
I teach on BSc Adult Nursing, MSc Nursing (Adult or Mental Health), Return to Practice, and both the Nursing Associate and Degree Nurse Apprenticeship courses.
I am a Personal Academic Tutor on the BSc course.
I qualified as an Adult Nurse in 1986. Prior to starting work at the university, I worked in East Kent in various settings, including a mixed speciality short stay ward, oncology and out patient units and district nursing teams.
My Academic Qualifications:
- Diploma Community Health (District Nursing) Cert. Ed (post- compulsory 1994)
- BSc. (Hons) Community Health Studies 2.1 1997
- Masters Applied Social Science 2006
My Professional Qualifications:
- RN Adult nursing Kent and Canterbury school of nursing Registered Nurse July 1986
- Diploma Community Health ( District Nursing) CCUC Specialist practice 1994
- Nurse Prescribing CCUC 1997
Academic Leadership Roles:
- Acute Pathway Lead, Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care, 2008-2010
- Academic Co-ordinator, Adult Nursing, Broadstairs Campus, Sept 2004-August 2010
- Programme Director, BSc (Hons) (Graduate Apprenticeship) Care Sector Management- 2003
- Programme Director, Dip. Care Home Management and Practice 2000-2002