Nursing and Midwifery staff
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Imran Khan
Senior Lecturer
Imran has worked in a variety of community and in-patient facilities and since entering higher education and he has tried to keep clinical skills up-to-date by engaging in practice to complement my teaching. He has an interest in learning support mechanisms for pre-registration nurses and has also looked at users’ attitudes...
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Nikki Kidd
Senior Lecturer in Child Health
Nikki is the Field lead for Child on the current Future BSc/MSci Programme. She is privileged to be a member of The Future Nurse Programme Team and as Deputy Course Lead for Child enjoys supporting and guiding the Child Field Students on their progression throughout the course. Her clinical background is as a paediatric...
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Sheryl King
Lecturer in Learning Disability Nursing
Sheryl has worked as a Registered LD Nurse for the past 33 years, having retired in October 2020 to start a new career at BCU. Post qualifying, she worked in a number of inpatient and residential settings. However, her career has predominantly been spent supporting adults and children with Learning Disabilities in the community...
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Shirley Kirnon
Senior Lecturer, Infection Prevention and Control
Shirley's professional background is in nursing and she specialises in teaching Infection Prevention and Control, which is a specialism within the health protection strand of Public Health. She is involved in teaching on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes, across the various healthcare disciplines.
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Clare Knowles
Senior Lecturer
I graduated with BSc (Hons) in Physiology 1988. I then qualified as a RGN in 1994 and pursued a career in paediatric nursing, becoming an RN Child in 1996. I continued to work within the cardiac field of paediatric nursing for several years. For a couple of years I worked as a clinical teacher across several specialties...
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Sophia Kuyateh
Lecturer in Child Health
Sophia Elizabeth Kuyateh is a Child Health Lecturer at Birmingham City University (BCU). She has been in post since March 2015, and thoroughly enjoys her role here at the University. Sophia maintains close links with practice and still works clinically. This enhances her credibility with the students as well as physically...
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Katherine Lemon
Senior Lecturer in Advanced Practice and Non-Medical Prescribing
Katherine qualified as a Children’s nurse in 2003 and after gaining experience across many sub specialities, went on to train as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) in Paediatric Emergency Medicine. Having practiced in her role as an ANP and Non-medical Prescriber (NMP) for ten years, she took up the position of Senior...
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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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Rhiannon Lockley
Foundation year Lecturer
Rhiannon’s primary focus as a lecturer is equality and widening participation. I believe access to education for all is essential for democracy and a healthy society. She grew up in the Black Country and studied in the West Midlands, graduating from Aston University in Psychology and Sociology in 2001 followed by an MA in...
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Kar Lok Koo
Academic Technology Enhanced Learning Support Technician
With broad-ranging experience in filming and teaching, along with a robust understanding of video production, Lok confidently assists and instructs students and staff in the use of equipment and facilities. His expertise extends beyond teaching, including industry experience which has equipped him to deliver high-quality...