Health Professions staff
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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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Lianne Potter
Senior Lecturer in Cross-Sectional Radiography
Lianne Potter is a diagnostic radiographer with 15 years of industry experience including management before coming to work for Birmingham City University. Lianne is experienced in several modalities, but MRI is their main specialism.
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Julie Quick
ODP Apprenticeship Course Leader / Senior Lecturer
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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Natalie Quinn – Walker
Deputy Course Leader and Senior Public Health Lecturer
Natalie Quinn-Walker is a public health professional with a strong background in LGBTQ+ sexual health, particularly within LGBTQ/MSM communities. Her work as a Sexual Health Specialist focused on investigating and responding to the sexual health needs of LGBTQ+ and MSM individuals, delivering tailored health promotion and...
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Keiran Mark Randazzo
Teaching Fellow in Speech and Language Therapy
Keiran has close links to the surrounding local area, and is a BCU graduate himself, qualifying as a Speech and Language Therapist back in 2017. After graduating, Keiran specialized in treating adults with acquired communication and swallowing disorders. Keiran has worked in acute settings, such as Stroke Wards and Critical...
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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...
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Dr Hazel Richards
Senior Lecturer
Hazel is a registered Speech and Language Therapist (SLT) who worked in NHS for over 20 years as a specialist SLT, with a focus on complex special needs including AAC (alternative and augmentative communication), dysphagia, CAMHS, and multi-disciplinary working. She completed a Level 5 Institute of Leadership and...
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Lee Rollason
Lecturer
Lee is a lecturer in Operating Department Practice and a BCU alumnus. In clinical work, Lee was based in a major trauma center in the West Midlands where he specialised in trauma and orthopedic surgery. Lee has practices across all areas of Operating Department Practice and was one of the first ODPs to be awarded a Chief Nurse...
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Gillian Rudd
Senior Lecturer and Course Lead (MSc Speech and Language Therapy)
Gillian has extensive experience of supporting children and young people with a wide range of communication needs and additional expertise in supporting children and adults who stammer and/or clutter. She promotes a person-centred, solution-focused approach in both her teaching and practice. Gillian is actively engaged with...
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Michelle Ryland
Senior Lecturer in Radiotherapy
Michelle qualified from the University of Liverpool and Northern Centre for Cancer Treatment (Newcastle) in 1999 with a BSc (Hons) in Radiotherapy and started work as a therapeutic radiographer at UHCW. She then moved to London in 2001 and worked at the Royal Marsden Hospital, in Chelsea, as Senior 2/Band 6 clinical...