Senior Lecturer in the School of Healthcare Practice

I have been a registered adult nurse for thirty years, specialising in the community. I have been a Rehabilitation Nurse, District Nurse, Community Matron and Team leader.

I took up my position as a lecturer within the field of healthcare practice, specialising in District Nursing in 2015.

More recently I have progresses to senior lecturer within this field branching also into Mentorship education and pre-registration nurse education.

I am passionate about education within nursing and enjoy adopting a creative and innovative approach to my teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate level.

Qualifications

• Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education
• V300, Nurse and Midwifery Independent And Supplementary Prescribing
• Specialist Community Practice District Nurse Branch. Bachelor of Arts with Honours.
• Diploma of Higher Education in Midwifery
• Registered General Nurse.
• Queens Nurse

Teaching Expertise

• Course Co-ordinator for Specialist Practitioner Community District Nursing
• Unit lead for Assessment and Diagnostics
• Unit lead for MSPP
• Unit lead for Health and Communities Across the Lifespan

Research Interests

• Record Keeping
• District Nursing

Projects

• The impact of the role of the Community Matron

Contact Details

E: rachel.bruce@beds.ac.uk
T: 07730195719