I registered as a children’s nurse in 2006 after graduating from the University of Plymouth. My first post was working in respite care with children with complex need in the community. This was predominantly supporting children requiring non-invasive ventilation. In 2007, I secured a post working in acute children's nursing on a children ward for children aged from birth to 16 years of age. Between 2008-2011 I worked within the children’s high dependency unit alongside children with critical care needs. Following this post, I progressed into the role of clinical educator for children's nursing. Alongside my clinical role, I worked as an associate lecturer for the University of Plymouth. I joined the University of Plymouth as a Lecturer in Child Health Nursing in 2012. I was promoted to Associate Professor in Child Health Nursing in 2023.  

 

Teaching experience
Paediatric Acute and Critical Care, Qualitative Research, Ethnography, Systematic Reviews, Narrative Reviews, Research Methods, Research and Evidence Informed Decision Making. I supervise a number of masters and PhD students. Currently open for PhD students

 

 

Current posts
Associate Professor in Child Health Nursing (Acute Care)
Post Graduate Research Coordinator, School of Nursing and Midwifery (2024-)
SNaM Research lead for Children and Family Health (2024-) 
External Examiner Swansea University (BSc (Hons) Nursing (Child) S23 and S26)

Programme Lead for Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeships (2021-23)

Lead for the Part-Time undergraduate BSc(hons) Degree Nursing Apprenticeship Programmes (2021-23)

Deputy Programme Lead for BSc Nursing, University of Plymouth (2020-2021)

Programme Lead for Nursing: Child Health, University of Plymouth (2019-2020)

Associate Lecturer with the University of Plymouth (2007-2012)

 

 Professional activities past and present
-Academic Co-ordinator for Peer-Assisted Learning; Nursing: Child Health

-Member of Senate, academic governance for University of Plymouth (2016-2018)

-Member of the student and staff research ethics committee (2019-)

-CSRTP Systematic Review Trainer with University of Plymouth a centre of excellence for the Joanna Briggs Institute 2019-2022)

 

Notable achievements
Winner of the SSTAR Inspirational Teacher Award 2019. University of Plymouth.
Nominations: SSTAR Outstanding Personal Tutor of the Year, 2018, 2019 and 2023 University of Plymouth. 
Successful grant application for the NIHR Undergraduate Internship Programme 2024.