Mrs Susan Roberts

I have been a Nurse Fellow, Lecturer, then Senior Lecturer at the university since 1997.

I teach on BSc Adult Nursing course, and have previously taught on 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

Prior to working at the university, I was very keenly involved in teaching in practice. This included teaching nursing students, fellow staff colleagues, and delivering teaching sessions to staff in care homes. 

Since joining the University, I completed the Certificate of Education (Post Compulsory) in 2000. I now teach on a number of courses at Canterbury Christ Church University.

The modules I teach include:

• Adult Clinical Supervision and Professional Development
• Nursing and Social Justice
• Wellbeing across the lifespan
• Professionalism Relationships and Fundamental Skills
• Caring for the Patient with Complex Health Needs
• Compassionate Conversations
• CPD Academic Assessor Preparation Days

Masters in Applied Social Science
An Analysis of the Concept of Choice in Health Care using the theories of Foucault
CCCU

Completed in 2006

• Poster presentation 2009 (psycho-social effects of wound healing) at wound care conference Llandudno
• Presentation 2000 (Integrated Nursing Teams) at international conference Trier Germany