The Nursing Associate's Handbook of Clinical Skills

Janine was awarded a prestigious Department of Health Researcher Development Award, enabling doctorate‐level studies, and her PhD examined ‘Collaborative Care for Depression in Primary Care’.

Janine has been engaged in a wide range of research and has led a Cochrane systematic review into Collaborative Care for common mental health problems (CMHPs). Awarded a prestigious Florence Nightingale Travel Award, Janine developed links with experts in Australia; this work cumulated into educational outputs and research exploring the management of long‐term conditions and CMHPs.

Stuart Baker RGN, BSc (Hons), MSc, TCH, PGCE, FHEA Senior Lecture in Nursing (Adult), University of South Wales

Stuart is a Senior Lecture in Nursing (Adult) at the University of South Wales. He is part of the team responsible for the CertHE Health Care Nursing Support Worker course, and also works closely with the independent sector. Stuart began his nursing career in 1987 at Peterborough and Stamford School of Nurse Education. After several years as a staff nurse in acute surgery, he moved to Surrey as a deputy charge nurse. From here, he moved to Wales to complete a computer studies degree at the University of Glamorgan before returning to nursing in an educational role. Stuart also delivered training in nursing homes for almost 10 years before taking up a position as a senior lecturer at the University of South Wales in 2015.

Nicole Blythe RGN BSc (Hons) Cert Nurse (Germany) Clinical Educator. University of Salford

Nicole began her nursing career in 1989 in Erlenbach am Main, Germany. She undertook 3 years’ student nurse training at the ‘Krankenpflegeschule St. Hildegard’ before becoming a staff nurse and then Deputy Ward Manager on a neurology/neurosurgical unit in a large district general hospital in Aschaffenburg, Germany. Nicole moved to England in 1997, working mainly in the Greater Manchester area as a staff nurse and Sister in Haematology, Acute Stroke Services, Cardiology and Cardiac Catheterisation. She completed her BSc (Hons) from the University of Manchester in 2010. Her areas of interest are staff and student education, pressure ulcer prevention and tissue viability. In 2017, Nicole started her full‐time educational career as a Clinical Educator for the nursing associate pilot programme. She joined the University of Salford in 2018, where she continues to work as a Clinical Educator on the Nursing Associate Degree Apprenticeship.

Angelina L. Chadwick RGN RMN DipN BSc (Hons) PGCE MSc SFEA Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, School of Health and Society, The University of Salford

Angelina began her career in 1986, starting with 3 years of general nurse training followed by a staff nurse position in the area of surgery at Bury General Hospital. She later retrained for a further 2 years to become a mental health nurse and continued to progress in a variety of clinical and management roles. These were held in acute inpatient, older people and community practitioner roles within the field of mental health nursing. Later, she moved into education as a training manager with National Health Service (NHS) Mental Health Trust, before moving into higher education as a nurse lecturer in 2010. She is currently a module leader with the pre‐registration degree nursing programme and teaches on both pre‐registration and post‐qualifying programmes. Her keen interest areas are around physical health in mental health and the use of simulation in education. She gained Senior Fellow status with the Higher Education Academy in 2017.

Jacqueline Chang SFHEA, MA Medical Ethics and Law, BSc Adult Nursing Course Lead for Nursing Associates at Kingston University and St Georges University of London

Jacqueline has 20 years of nursing experience, specialising in palliative care in the community. She has been teaching nursing for 10 years and supports trainee and student nurse associates through their degree.

Angela Chick RN DipHE Ward Manager/Sister, Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust

Angela is the ward manager on the stroke unit where she has worked since 2016 at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. She joined the Trust in 2001 as a cadet nurse and completed her Diploma in Adult Nursing in 2006. Angela has a vast amount of nursing clinical expertise, having worked in medicine and surgery with a focus on stroke as well as elective and emergency admissions, with a strong interest in caring for colorectal patients. Working within the NHS, her passion is to enhance patient care through innovation and quality improvement. Angela has many scholarly outputs to her credit, including developing a poster to educate staff on managing high‐output stomas to improve care standards. Alongside her colleague, she entered the trust’s Dragons’ Den–style competition with the idea to improve mouth care on her ward. They both won this and went on to develop a Trust‐wide policy and protocol for mouth care across Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust. This innovation was selected as a high‐scoring abstract for the 2019 stroke conference, and most recently, the work has been highlighted by NHS providers with an output of an article.

Carl Clare Programme Lead MSc Nursing, University of Hertfordshire

Carl began his nursing a career in 1990 as a nursing auxiliary. He later undertook student nurse training for 3 years at Selly Oak Hospital (Birmingham), moving to the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospitals, then Northwick Park Hospital, and finally the Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Trust as a Resuscitation Officer and Honorary Teaching Fellow of Imperial College (London). Since 2006, he has worked at the University of Hertfordshire as a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing. His key areas of interest are long‐term illness, physiology, sociology, and cardiac care. Carl has previously published work in cardiac care, resuscitation, and pathophysiology.

Nigel Davies MSc, BSc (Hons), RN, FHEA Principal Lecturer in Nursing, University of East London

Nigel began his nursing career in 1986, undertaking a degree in nursing at the then Polytechnic of the South Bank in London and at Wolfson School of Nursing at Westminster Hospital. His post‐registration experience was predominately in cardiac care before moving into management positions and working as a chief nurse and director of infection prevention and control. He has maintained links or worked directly in higher education throughout his career, holding appointments as a lecturer–practitioner, senior lecturer, head of nursing, research fellow and professor. He joined the University of East London in 2017 to set up its new nursing courses, including apprentice and direct‐entry nursing associate programmes. Nigel’s qualifications include BSc (Hons) in nursing, MSc in health science, PGDip in practitioner research and a certificate in teaching in higher education.

Esme Elloway RN Adult Nursing BSc (Hons), PGCAP, FHEA Lecturer in Adult Nursing, Plymouth University

Esme has nursing experience in the United Kingdom and as a student nurse in Tanzania. She graduated from Keele University with an Honours Degree in Adult Nursing. Since then, she has gained a wealth of experience from working in a variety of specialties. Previous roles include working in stroke rehabilitation, renal, community, neurosurgical and trauma intensive care and research. She was part of the first cohort to complete the National Institute of Health Research Advanced Leadership Programme. Esme is enjoying her current role as a lecturer in Adult Nursing and is passionate about the development of student nurses as they progress throughout their degree programme.