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Clare Kirkpatrick

Senior Lecturer In Nursing (Adult)

I am an NMC registered nurse, experienced lecturer in adult nursing and education, and a PhD student. I am proud to be a member of the team delivering the innovative FdSc Nursing Associate course.

Biography

I qualified as a registered nurse from the University of Surrey in 2002 and have worked in a wide variety of settings across both health and social care. The majority of my clinical experience lies in care of the elderly and management and leadership.

As a lecturer and researcher, I am primarily interested in the transformational potential of higher education students, particularly for those whose pathway to HE has been less traditional, for example apprenticeship students. This is the focus of my current PhD research.

Qualifications

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, 2023
  • MSc Advancing Practice (Healthcare Leadership and Management), University of Worcester, 2021
  • DipHE breastfeeding counselling, University of Bedfordshire/NCT, 2006
  • BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies (Adult), University of Surrey, 2002

Membership of professional bodies

Registered Nurse: Nursing and Midwifery Council

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (AdvanceHE)

Teaching & Research

Teaching

Adult nursing. I have a specific interest in nursing older people in particular those with long term complex co-morbidities including dementia, nursing in social care and the complexities of mental capacity and the interface between health and social care e.g. patient flow and complex discharge planning.

Research

I have completed a piece of qualitative research into the management of clinical safety in care homes as part of my master’s and this is in the process of being submitted for publication. I am interested in continuing research into nursing in social care and across the interface between health and social care in the future.

Publications

More publications from Clare Kirkpatrick can be found in the Research Repository.