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University of Bedfordshire
Park Square
Luton
Bedfordshire
UK, LU1 3JU

Vivien Perry

Midwifery Lecturer

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Following the completion of my midwifery training I worked at Buckinghamshire NHS trust in a variety of clinical roles. Most recently I was a practice development midwife providing training for the multi-disciplinary team.

I am an instructor for the Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics programme and for Neonatal Life Support via the UK Resuscitation council.

I qualified as a Registered General Nurse in December 1995. I spent the majority of my nursing career in cardiothoracic intensive care working at Papworth, Oxford and St. Mary’s Hospitals.

During this time I completed an adult intensive care course and a teaching and assessing in clinical practice course. I also have experience in the fields of sexual health, general and orthopaedic surgery.

My aim as a lecturer is to support students to fulfill their dream of becoming a midwife whilst challenging them to become the best midwife that women and their families deserve.

Qualifications

  • Simulation in Practice, University of Bedfordshire, 2011
  • Enhancing Academic Practice, University of Bedfordshire, 2011
  • BSc (Hons) Midwifery, University of Luton 10/2003
  • Examination of the healthy newborn, University of Hertfordshire 06/2006
  • NLS Instructor Training 12/2009
  • ALSO Instructor Training 06/2008
  • ENB 100 (Adult ICU) Homerton College, Cambridge 09/1999
  • ENB 998/7 (Teaching & Assessing) Homerton College, Cambridge 02/1998
  • Aquanatal Instructor training 05/2007
  • DipHE in Nursing studies/RGN, University of Central England 12/1995

Teaching Role

  • Co-lead for year 1 undergraduate midwifery programme
  • Unit leader for MSc unit, examination of the healthy newborn
  • I have an interest in teaching acute and high dependency aspects of midwifery whilst not forgetting the basic care needs of women and their families
  • The use of simulation in midwifery education
  • Midwives undertaking the examination of the healthy newborn

Research Interests

  • Information and research literacy in undergraduate midwifery students
  • Inclusivity and widening participation
  • Simulation in midwifery education

Recent Research Projects

  • Action research project (component of PgCAP) – “Does enquiry based learning improve the research and information literacy of first year undergraduate midwifery students?”

Contact Details

Oxford House
Aylesbury
Bucks, HP21 8SZ

T: +44 (0)1296 734346
E: vivien.perry@beds.ac.uk

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