Health Professions staff
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James Michael
Co-course Lead and Senior Lecturer in Medical Ultrasound
James has previously worked as a Radiographer and Sonographer at University Hospital Birmingham NHS trust for 15 years before joining the BCU lecturing team. He is Co-Course lead of the MSc Medical Ultrasound Course. James teaches on both the BSc Medical Ultrasound and MSc Medical Ultrasound courses, along with radiology...
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Geraldine Nevin
Associate Professor - Faculty Lead Apprenticeships
Gerri is an Associate Professor and Faculty Lead for Apprenticeships. Gerri qualified as a Registered Nurse in 1982, worked in a variety of clinical settings including Cardiology/Neurology, Coronary Care and Intensive Care. Before joining University Gerri was a Clinical Teacher for the Intensive Care course and a Lecturer...
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Katie O'Connor
Lecturer in Operating Department Practice / Admissions Tutor
Katie's career as an ODP began at Birmingham City University 15 years ago when she undertook the Diploma in Higher Education in Operating Department Practice, she has been qualified for almost 13 years. Since qualification Katie has worked full time in the clinical environment working pre-dominantly in anaesthetics and...
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Melanie Packer
Lecturer/ Placement Coordinator in Speech and Language Therapy
Melanie Packer has always demonstrated a keen interest in communication. After graduating from Goldsmiths’ College, University of London, in 1994, Melanie spent a number of year working for television companies based in Birmingham. In 2000, Melanie’s interest shifted from the media to human communication. By 2006, Melanie had...
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Kirsty Patel
Graduate Researcher and Teaching Assistant
Kirsty qualified as a diagnostic radiographer from Derby University in 2011 and completed her postgraduate qualification in Mammography Practice in 2015. Kirsty’s clinical experience in the NHS ranges from general radiography, training and development, and breast imaging and screening. Kirsty joined BCU in 2021 as a Graduate...
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Tracey Perks
Senior Lecturer in Diagnostic Radiography / Course Leader for Preceptorship - MSc Medical Ultrasound
Tracey is a Diagnostic Radiographer with 20 years’ experience, focusing on trauma imaging and student support. She worked clinically in Southampton before moving to Heartlands Hospital as a Senior Radiographer. Tracey moved into academia in 2002 as a senior lecturer with Birmingham City University. She has fulfilled a number...
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Lisa Pharaoh-Stokes
Senior Lecturer and Course Lead, MSc Therapeutic Radiography (pre-registration)
Lisa qualified as a Therapeutic Radiographer from the University of Liverpool and the Christie Hospital Manchester. Her experience as a clinical radiographer was at Mount Vernon Hospital. Christie Hospital, Clatterbridge Hospital and Auckland Hospital, New Zealand. Lisa joined the therapeutic radiography teaching team at...
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Kiri Pointon-Bell
Lecturer in Dietetics
Kiri joined BCU after working for the British Dietetic Association (BDA) as their Policy Officer for Professional Development. In this role she supported the dietetic profession across the UK in various aspects of professionalism, digitalisation and also led a key project on safe workload and safe staffing levels for NHS...
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Julie Quick
ODP Apprenticeship Course Leader / Senior Lecturer Clinical Lead & Enterprise/Research
Julie has spent 25 years working within the perioperative environment. In her last NHS post she worked as a Surgical Care Practitioner in general surgery at Trust within the West Midlands. Julie is passionate about perioperative care and has a particular interest in surgery, research and advancing surgical roles.
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Lynsey Richards
Senior Lecturer and Course Lead for MSc Dietetics
Lynsey qualified as a Registered Dietitian in 2010 at the University of Nottingham, and has over a decade of experience in the NHS in a range of clinical areas, including home enteral tube feeding, nutrition support, weight management, renal and diabetes. Lynsey joined BCU in 2017 as a Lecturer in Dietetics and an admissions...