Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, Mental Health Practice Education Lead

I am a Mental Health Nurse and qualified teacher, with both qualifications registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in the United Kingdom.

As a clinician, I have worked in both community mental health teams (Mental Health Crisis Nurse and Accident and Emergency Liaison Nurse) and in-patient mental health services nursing working age adults with acute mental health problems.

This experience and clinical interests, together with my academic background in mental health promotion and public health, have subsequently influenced my teaching. Assessments in mental health, suicide prevention and management of self-harm underpin my teaching and I apply mental health promotion approaches in practice settings.

I enjoy teaching mental health sessions to postgraduate students and pre-registration students in other in fields of practice.

I am passionate about mental health practice education and maintain close links with placements supporting practice learning, which accounting for about 50% of my role as Mental Health Practice Education Lead.

I liaise with our local Mental Health NHS Trust and private and voluntary organisation in enhancing student experience in mental health practice learning environments.

Qualifications

• MSc Public Health - University of Bedfordshire, 2013
• Post-graduate Certificate in Academic Practice - University of Bedfordshire, 2013
• BSc (Hons) Specialist Community Mental Health Nursing – Brunel University, 2000
• BSc (Edu) – University of Sierra Leone 1992
• Diploma in Higher Education (Mental Health Nursing) – University of Surrey, 1997

Teaching Role

• Mental Health Nursing – Crisis Intervention and Resolution Unit Lead
• Mental Health Practice Education - Lead
• Mentorship and Supervision for Professional Practice
• Service Improvement Project: Facilitation and Supervision
• Mentor Updates
• Practice Learning and Development

Research Interests

• Self-harm prevention and intervention
• Emotional intelligence amongst nurses
• Enhancing practice learning environment

Recent Research Projects

• I am part of a research team exploring the Role of Assistant Practitioners and Health Support Workers with District Nursing Teams and Mental Health Community Teams in South Essex Partnership NHS Trust, 2013.

Service to the Academic/Professional Community

• Associate fellow for the Higher Education Academy (HEA), England.
• Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council: Mental Health Nurse and Teacher

Recent Conference Presentations

• 'Workforce Planning and skills mix: Developing the Role of Assistant Practitioners and Health Support Workers with Community Mental Health Teams' – University of Bedfordshire and South Essex Partnership Trust Conference - 23^rd January 2013

Recent Publications

• Cook M., Millar M., Mustapha-Saliho K and Morey, S 2013: A research report: Developing the Role of Assistant Practitioners and Health Support Workers with District Nursing Teams and Mental Health Community Teams
• Mustapha-Saliho K. and Papadopoulos C. (2013): A systematic review of the relationship between emotional Intelligence and burnout registered among nurses (Article in preparation)

Contact Details

Kaidu Mustapha-Saliho
Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing
Practice Education Lead: MH-Beds
Unit 270 Butterfield Park
c/o University Square
Luton
LU1 3JU


T: +44 (0)1582 743869
E: kaidu.saliho@beds.ac.uk