Andrea-Lorien Stebbings

Andrea-Lorien Stebbings

    Overview

    Profile summary

    • Associate Professor in Midwifery Education- School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)
    •  SNAM Inter-professional Learning Academic Lead for PIHC ( Plymouth Integrative Health and social care education)
    • PDT Academic Lead -Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust (Northern)
    • Professional Midwifery Advocate
    • Link Lecturer - Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust (Northern) - Maternity (Acute and Community)
    • Module Lead A-EQUIP (Advocacy and Education for Quality Improvement in Practice)
    • Module Lead Family Planning and Women's Health in Primary Care
    • Academic Assessor 

    Professional memberships

    Royal College of Midwives
    Royal College of Nursing
    Association for Improvement in Maternity Services
    Association of Radical Midwives
    Baby Milk Action

    Roles on external bodies

    2022 Expert Reference Group on Education Standards for Professional Nurse Advocates - member 2021-present -NHSE/HEI/ Trust Lead National Network for Professional Nurse Advocacy - member
    2021- present - National Professional Midwifery Advocate Steering Committee - member
    2021-present - National Academic Professional Midwifery Advocate Network - member and workstream contributor/ developer
    2020 - present Case Examiner - Nursing and Midwifery Council
    2019- 2022 Midwifery Forum Committee Member - Royal College of Nursing represent the RCN:
    • Newborn Genomes Programme - NHS steering group
    • ERG RCN education / ilearn platforms
    • Maternity Support Workers oversight group - national group
    2017- present Professional Midwifery Advocate
    2010 - present Expert witness (Midwifery) Defence and Claimant cases
    2009 - 2017 Registrant Panellist Fitness to Practise - Nursing and Midwifery Council
    2003-2016 Advisory Faculty ALSO (UK) - Advanced Life Support Obstetrics
    1999- 2017 Supervisor of Midwives - South West Local Supervising Authority

    Supervised research degrees

    Supervisor to the following Postgraduate Master's students;
    • MSc Advance Professional Practice "Partner notification in a sexual health service- utilising practice development and quality improvement" completed 2023
    • MSc Advance Professional Practice "Supporting physiotherapy transition to advanced practice level working using practice development methods" completed 2023
    • MSc Advance Professional Practice "Developing a NIV (non invasive) prescription and record chart to improve NIV treatment for acute exacerbation of COPD within the respiratory unit"  completed 2023
    • MSc Advance Professional Practice " Implementation of a Neonatal Skin Assessment Tool (NSAT) for premature and sick infants who require neonatal Tertiary Care" completed 2022
    • MSc Advanced Professional Practice "Management of the introduction of an electronic proforma into a local Trusts’ heart revascularisation multidisciplinary team meeting". completed 2020
    • MSc Advanced Professional Practice " A service development project to improve the information given to women for the induction of labour process within maternity services" completed 2020
    • MSc Contemporary Healthcare (Education) " What are the most effective methods of assuring clinical skills acquisition in simulation settings in undergraduate student nurses, peer-to-peer or lecturer led methods?" completed 2020
    • MSc Contemporary Healthcare (Education): “An exploration of Assistant Practitioner’s (Nursing) experiences of joining an undergraduate nursing degree programme.” completed 2019
    •  MSc Advanced Professional Practice: "Introducing a Safeguarding Domestic Abuse Screening Tool In The Emergency Department" completed 2019
    •  MSc Contemporary Healthcare  "GP's perceptions of increasing paediatric acute referrals" completed 2018
     

    Teaching interests

    Professional Advocacy- Nursing and MidwiferyInterprofessional communication and education
    Maternity emergency management (skills and human factors)
    Teamworking
    Professional regulation
    Sustainability in workforce development
    Midwifery Practice
    Impact of scrutiny on the professions
    Midwifery Developer and Link for the Physician Associate Programme
    Midwifery Developer and Link for Medlaw (interdisciplinary learning project)
    Midwifery Lead - Digital Champions

    Additional information

    Twitter lead @UOPMAS: University of Plymouth Midwives, Alumni and StudentsTwitter lead @Peninsuar PMA's
    Twitter lead@PNA21

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
      SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
    2. SDG 4 - Quality Education
      SDG 4 Quality Education
    3. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
      SDG 5 Gender Equality
    4. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
      SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions