Health Professions staff
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Stephen Carr
Teaching Fellow Operating Department Practice
Steve is a clinically current Registered Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) with experience in the military, emergency services, and healthcare. Since earning a First-Class Honours Degree in BSc (Hons) Operating Department Practice from Birmingham City University, he has worked across both NHS and private theatre...
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Kate Chadwick
Senior Lecturer in Radiotherapy
Kate has worked as a Therapeutic Radiographer in Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre and as a Radiation Therapist in Perth, Western Australia. Kate joined Birmingham City University in 2006 as a Senior Clinical/Academic Lecturer in Radiotherapy. During her time at BCU Kate has co-ordinated modules for the BSc and FdSc...
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Dr Nicola Clarke
Senior Lecturer / Professional Navigator / Academic Advisor / SEDA Accredited Doctoral Supervisor
Nicola is a registered mental health nurse completing her degree with honours in Mental Health Nursing at Oxford Brookes University. She has an MSc in General Psychiatry which she completed at Keele Postgraduate Medical School. In 2013 Nicola was awarded her Educational Doctorate and she has since become a Senior fellow of the...
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Lewis Clemson
Lecturer in Operating Department Practice
Lewis qualified as an Operating Department Practitioner (ODP) in 2017. Once qualified, he worked at a Major Trauma Centre, helping to care for patients with severe life-threatening injuries. He was able to experience the perioperative care of patients undergoing complex procedures within Orthopaedics (both elective and...
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Peter Cooke
Senior Lecturer
Peter's key experience of Rehabilitation Work arose from working in the heart of Birmingham area delivering rehabilitation assessment and training to people newly diagnosed with sight loss. This area of Birmingham was particularly challenging due to high numbers of people of working age whose sight loss was often accompanied...
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Lucy Davies
Module Leader / Lecturer Return to Practice Health Care Professions
Lucy is an HCPC and BAOT Occupational Therapist with over 20 years experience in acute, community, private, independent and voluntary organisations. Lucy’s clinical background is in adult physical health. Lucy has held voluntary positions at RCOT and has worked in senior leadership roles including Trust Professional Lead for...
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Julie Davis
Foundation Year Lecturer
Julie joined the ADD (Academic Development Department) in 2018 as a Lecturer on the HELS Foundation Year programme. Prior to joining Birmingham City University, she worked at a number of local FE and HE institutions where she developed and delivered a range of Early Years and Education programmes. Her professional background...
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Lesley Ann Docherty
Senior Lecturer
Lesley Ann qualified in 2001 from UCE and worked at Selly Oak Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital until joining the University in 2014. She worked in the Stroke Unit and supported patients in the Burns Unit and ITU. Lesley Ann currently holds an honorary contract at a local NHS hospital.
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Dr Kwabena Duedu
Associate Professor in Life Sciences
Kwabena’s research sits at the intersection of pathogen biology, epidemiology, and public health microbiology, with a central focus on understanding how bacterial pathogens behave under real-world environmental and clinical pressures, and how these behaviours shape persistence, treatment outcomes, and disease dynamics in...
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Paul Finnemore
Lecturer in Operating Department Practice
Paul is an Operating Department Practitioner and Alumni of BCU. During his training he attended the Birmingham hospitals circuit rotation for his first year and at City Hospital for his second. Paul initially worked at City Hospital post qualification for three and a half years, and then moved to Birmingham Children’s...