Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing

I completed my Bachelor of Nursing in Manchester in 1997, and initially worked in intensive care. I later moved into community nursing, working as a qualified District Nurse in Manchester, Cheltenham and Milton Keynes. Whilst in Manchester, I completed my Masters in Applied Social Research – exploring the invisible role of District Nurses in palliative care.

Throughout my clinical career I have enjoyed teaching and mentoring students. I therefore embraced the opportunity to extend my educational role, qualifying as a teacher in 2004, and working as a Practice Educator with pre and post-registration students.

Through a subsequent practitioner/management role, I enhanced my skills, qualifying as an Independent Prescriber. Then as a Macmillan Clinical Nurse Specialist for 6 years, I was able to combine my teaching, leadership, research and practitioner roles with my earlier passion for palliative care – developing an End of Life Competency programme for community nurses and conducting clinical audits and care reviews.

I took up my position as Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing in March 2016, and I co-lead the Enhanced Assessment and Decision-Making unit in year 3.  I have a keen interest in innovative teaching and learning approaches, particularly interventions designed to bridge the theory-practice gap and facilitate development of core skills and clinical competence.

Whilst pre-registration nurse education is my main focus, I have opted to retain my role as a part-time Advanced Nurse Practitioner within an Out-of-Hours/Urgent Care Service, where I have worked for the last six years. I believe this not only keeps my practice fresh and current, but assists me in clinical and core skills training, which in turn enhances student experience.

Qualifications

• MA (Econ) in Applied Social Research – University of Manchester
• BNurs (Hons) with Registered Nurse (Adult); Specialist Nurse (District Nursing); Teaching and Learning in Clinical Practice (ENB998) – University of Manchester
• PGCFHE with Practice Educator (NMC Registered Lecturer/Practitioner) – University of Gloucestershire
• Non-Medical Prescribing – Oxford Brookes University
• Advancing Healthcare Practice – University of Bedfordshire
• Minor Illness – National Minor Illness Centre

Teaching Expertise

• Co-Unit Lead, Enhanced Assessment and Decision-Making
• Palliative Care
• Urgent Care
• Minor Illness

Research Interests

• Innovation in teaching and learning
• Palliative care
• Community service provision

Projects

• End of Life Care Review for North and Mid Bedfordshire (2014)
• Preferred Place of Death Audit for North and Mid Bedfordshire (2012)
• Development of a palliative care competency programme for nurses (2010). Bedfordshire.
• Development of a Pre-Registration Student Nurse Practice-Based Curriculum (2003). Gloucestershire.
• Supporting: The role of the District Nurse in palliative care (2000). Masters Research Project [unpublished]

External Roles

• Advanced Nurse Practitioner, Northamptonshire Out-of-Hours Service

Contact Details

E: anne.butterworth@beds.ac.uk