Nursing and Midwifery staff
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Cara Norwood
Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Cara has had a dynamic and interesting career working in construction as a Quantity Surveyor with a Higher National Certificate in Building Studies, a role that took her all over the UK, working in challenging environments. In 2014, she began studying adult nursing, graduating with a 1 st  Class Hons Degree Bachelor of...
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Joanna O’ Brien
Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Having completed her training in Ireland in 2015, Joanna began her career as a theatre practitioner across a variety of fields, eventually specialising in plastics and general surgery. Seeking a new challenge, Joanna then moved to critical care nursing and has worked across several specialist areas including liver and neuro...
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Chinazam Onyendi
Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Chinazam joined ̽»¨Ö±²¥ in 2024 as a lecturer in adult nursing. Prior to this she worked as a clinical skills trainer at University Hospitals Plymouth. She was also a visiting clinical demonstrator at the University of Plymouth. She grew up in Nigeria and obtained a Bachelor of Nursing Sciences degree from...
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Dr Andrea Page
Associate Professor
Andrea is a registered nurse for people with learning disabilities, with 30 years plus experience in this field. Prior to joining ̽»¨Ö±²¥ in 2000, she was a community nurse for people with learning disabilities. Throughout her career she has always had an interest in how challenging behaviours are managed...
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Stephanie Paget
Interim Quality Enhancement Lead
Stephanie is Interim Quality Enhancement Lead and an Associate Professor. She was previously the course leader for two of our provisions within the School of Nursing and Midwifery, MSc Nursing and MSci Nursing. Stephanie graduated from ̽»¨Ö±²¥ with a BSc (hons) degree in Children’s Nursing in 2012. Post...
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Charlotte Parnham
Maternity Pathway Lead and Deputy Course Lead, FdSc Assistant Practitioner Apprenticeship and Senior Lecturer
Charlotte joined BCU in July 2019 as a lecturer. She is also the Maternity Pathway Lead and Deputy Course Lead for the FdSc Assistant Practitioner Apprenticeship. Charlotte leads the level 4 and 5 maternity specific modules within the apprenticeship. These range from ‘supporting normal birth’ to ‘supporting the transition to...
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Samantha Peck
Assistant Lecturer
Having qualified in Adult Nursing in 2009 from BCU, Samantha undertook roles within gastroenterology and gynaecology at the QEHB and Sandwell General Hospital. After gaining a postgraduate diploma in SCPHN, she worked within ̽»¨Ö±²¥ as a Health Visitor for 7 years. Whilst working to support and safeguard vulnerable families...
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Claire Perkins
Senior Lecturer
Experienced nurse educator with a key interest in the the recognition and management of acute physiological deterioration. Also in the development of under graduate and post graduate nursing curricula.
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Pamela Perks
Lecturer / Admissions Tutor
Pamela has worked in health care since the eighties starting her career on a children’s ward.  The majority of her career though has been in Critical Care working in a variety of settings and specialties at Grimsby, Leeds and Papworth hospitals before coming to ̽»¨Ö±²¥â€™s Major Injuries Unit in the early nineties. Of...
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Jody Perry
Course Lead for BSc Nursing and FdSc Assistant Practitioner (Health) and Senior Lecturer
Jody initially joined the University as a Health and Safety Advisor has a back ground in Risk Management/Clinical Governance as well as Learning and Development. Before joining the University, Jody worked in the NHS for almost twenty years. In 2014, Jody moved into academia as Senior Lecturer to undertake the role of...