I have had many years’ experience working as a staff nurse and team leader in forensic services. I have also worked as a senior trainer in the NHS developing and delivering mandatory courses such as Care Co-ordination, Risk Assessment and Adult Safeguarding. After leaving the NHS I spent seven years working for Local Authority managing all required Mental Health training and also AMHP training. A major aspect of my role within Local Authority was to embed service user and carer involvement throughout all services.
I joined the University of Chester at the start of 2014 after finishing my master's degree.
Teaching
I teach field specific sessions on numerous Pre Reg and Post Reg modules.
I am a Mental Health First Aid facilitator.
I am also Departmental Lead for Safeguarding issues
Research
My research interests include Service User involvement, Safeguarding Adults, Forensic Nursing and Wellness Recovery Action Planning.
Published Work
I have worked in partnership with NMS and Welsh Government to develop numerous training packages for post-qualification staff.
Qualifications
Registered Mental Health Nurse (1991) English National Board for Nursing Midwifery and Health Visiting
D32/D33 Vocational Assessor Award (1996) City and Guilds
V1 Level 4 Certificate in Internal Quality Assurance (2004) City and Guilds
Post Graduate Certificate in Education (Further, Adult and Higher Education) (2006) Manchester Metropolitan University
Masters in Professional Education (Health and Social Care) (2014) University of Chester