This blog comes from Alwin Puthenpurakal, an experienced senior lecturer and researcher working at The University of Greenwich. He led University apprenticeship programmes since its inception and highly values the impact it has on widening social mobility and addressing the national workforce challenges. With almost two decades worth of clinical experience, he is an experienced […]
Category: Nursing Roles
COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: the role of Nurses and other Health and Social Care Professionals in Vaccine Concerns
This week’s blog has been written by Dr Carol Gray Brunton, from Edinburgh Napier University, UK and highlights the vital role that nurses and health professionals play in addressing beliefs around vaccines. Vaccination is one of the most successful public health interventions in developing countries through the eradication of infectious diseases. Achieving high vaccination rates […]
Everyday challenges of being a nurse team leader: “Do you have two minutes?”
Blog by Jo McVey (Lecturer of Mental Health Nursing) at Glasgow Caledonian University. Being a Nurse Team Leader in Older Adult Community Mental Health Services is three-fold: there is the management of staff, the management of a caseload of patients, and the management of a service. The advice given is “be prepared and be organised,” […]
The Professional Nurse Advocate
In this week’s blog, Kate Wales (@Katewales20) and Emma Dillon (@EmmaDillonMH) share their thoughts on the experience of the Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) journey as a PNA graduate and PNA module leader. Kate works as a National PNA and Supervision Lead for The Practice Plus Group and Emma is a senior lecturer at University of […]
Next Stop: Nurse Entrepreneurship
Judy Campbell MSN, RN, CCM Nurse & Writer; judy@judy-campbell.com Entrepreneurs strive to work efficiently, are attentive to details, and are focused. Sounds exactly what nurses are like. Nurse entrepreneurs offer a unique perspective on the nursing role and challenge traditional views of the nursing profession. This significant shift is important as future health challenges call […]
A Day in the Life of…a Senior Clinical Nurse Advisor with 111 Wales
In the second of our current ‘Day In the Life Of…’ blog series on diversity of nursing roles, Ms Abby Howells talks about combining her responsibilities in clinical care and leadership in role as a Senior Clinical Nurse Advisor with NHS 111 Wales. (1) What is your job title and your main role/responsibilities?I am a […]
A Day in the Life of…a Clinical Advisor with 111 Wales
In our latest Day in the Life of Series, we are showcasing the diversity of nursing roles within the 111 telephone triage service. In the first of our three blogs in this series, Ms Rebecca Malin tells us about her role as a Clinical Nurse Advisor with NHS 111 Wales. (1) What is your job […]
A day in the life of…a Clinical Nursing Professor
In the third blog of our ‘day in the life of…’ series, Catherine Paterson, a Professor and Clinical Chair in Nursing at University of Canberra, Australia talks about her current role and career journey in clinical academic nursing research. (1) What is your job title and your main role/responsibilities?My nursing title is a Professor in […]
A day in the life of a….Clinical Academic Research Nurse
In the second blog of our ‘day in the life of….’ series, Maria Drummond (@mdrumm88), a Clinical Studies Officer with ENRICH Scotland and PhD student in Nursing and Healthcare at University of Glasgow talks about her current role and her experiences of a clinical academic nurse pathway. (1) What is your job title and your […]
A day in the life of…a Clinical Research Manager
Welcome to the first blog in our ‘day in the life of…’ series which aims to showcase different roles and career pathways within nursing. In our first blog, Ms Chloe Cowan, Clinical Research Manager for the Glasgow Clinical Research Facility in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde gives some insight into her current role and offers […]