Staff profiles
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Rachel James
Assistant Lecturer
Rachel is an assistant lecturer in Adult Nursing at Birmingham City University and is teaching on module NUR 4033- Providing and Evaluating Care. Rachel will also be facilitating clinical skill sessions at the University. She is passionate about Nurse Education and Pastoral Support and wants to support every student to achieve...
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Ms Bernie Keenan
Senior Lecturer
Bernie Keenan is a Senior Lecturer at Birmingham City University where she has been the Programme Lead for the PG Cert Long Term Conditions, the Safeguarding Lead for nursing, and is a founding member of the Older People’s Practice Development Unit. Bernie’s extensive clinical background has included both neuro-medicine and...
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Úna Kerin
Associate Professor
Úna is an Associate Professor in Nursing and Midwifery at Birmingham City University. Úna trained as a general nurse at the National University of Ireland Galway and later undertook specialist postgraduate courses in emergency nursing and clinical education. Úna has extensive experience designing and delivering educational...
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Mrs Judy (Julia) Lewis-Basson
Visiting Tutor
Judy was a staff midwife at Gloucester Royal Hospital and after having a break for ‘motherhood’ she returned to an orthopaedics/trauma ward for a number of years before working at the Royal orthopaedic hospital in the High Dependency unit. She has always had a keen interest in education and worked as one of the first Practice...
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Cathy Liddle
Senior Lecturer (Skills and Simulation)
In 2000 Cathy joined Birmingham City University when it was known as University of Central England (UCE) following a career working at local Trusts. Cathy qualified at Good Hope Hospital and worked on a general medical ward before moving to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital or University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) as it is known now....
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Claire Lynch
Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Claire has a clinical background in Neuroscience Nursing. She enjoys working across different areas relating to both medical and surgical nursing skills but has a keen interest in trauma, high dependency and acute care. Claire worked her way through nursing roles from a health care assistant 15 years ago, undertaking her...
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Robert Mapp
Associate Professor of Nursing & Midwifery
Rob has worked at Birmingham City University since 2010. He is passionate about student engagement and how this relates to attrition. Rob is a proud advocate for Nursing at BCU and is currently working on several projects within the university that involve both students and staff.
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Sharon McLeod
Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Sharon qualified as a State Enrolled Nurse in 1988 and as a Registered General Nurse in 1991. She has worked in both acute and critical care settings. Additionally Sharon has worked as a Practice Nurse, Tissue Viability Nurse and Practice Development Nurse . ...
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Andrew McQueen
Adult Nursing Lecturer
Andy completed his Bsc Hons in 2014 at Birmingham City University, he then began his clinical career in Trauma and Orthopedics. Following this he moved to a surgical HDU setting and gained other experience and skills in this post. He also became a student mentor and has always enjoyed guiding students and teaching. In late 2018...
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Hannah Mosley
Senior Lecturer
Hannah graduated from Queens’ University, Belfast in 2010 and has spent most of her clinical career nursing in critical care, except for a year spent working across a variety of specialties in Australia. In 2015 Hannah completed a PGCert in Adult Critical Care from Birmingham City University. This allowed Hannah to develop...