Nursing and Midwifery staff
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Nusrat Nadir
Assistant Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Nusrat is an experienced Registered Nurse, and Operating Theatre and Cath-Lab Specialist with critical care and cardiac intensive care experience, and a motivated postgraduate doctoral researcher with knowledge and experience in qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods research. Having up to date knowledge and training...
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Aleksandra Naglowska
Senior Lecturer
Aleksandra Naglowska is a Polish national who relocated to the United Kingdom almost two decades ago. Upon arriving in the UK she completed the Graduate Diploma in Nursing with distinction at Birmingham City University and received the BCU Student of Excellence Award. Aleksandra then began working in primary care as a...
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Helen Needham
Senior Lecturer
Helen worked for 25 years as a Community Nurse for people with Learning Disabilities. She became a full time member of the Learning Disability Nursing team at Birmingham City University in 2016. Helen is a qualified counsellor with a particular interest in the psychological wellbeing of people with Learning disabilities....
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Paul Nix
Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Since qualifying in January 2018 as a registered nurse Paul has been working in coronary care and cardiac catheter labs. This is where he developed highly specialised skills and knowledge in the management of critically unwell cardiac patients. During his time as a registered nurse, Paul spent two years on a specialist...
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Cara Norwood
Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Cara has had a dynamic and interesting career working in construction as a Quantity Surveyor with a Higher National Certificate in Building Studies, a role that took her all over the UK, working in challenging environments. In 2014, she began studying adult nursing, graduating with a 1 st Class Hons Degree Bachelor of...
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Joanna O’ Brien
Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Having completed her training in Ireland in 2015, Joanna began her career as a theatre practitioner across a variety of fields, eventually specialising in plastics and general surgery. Seeking a new challenge, Joanna then moved to critical care nursing and has worked across several specialist areas including liver and neuro...
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Chinazam Onyendi
Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Chinazam joined Birmingham City University in 2024 as a lecturer in adult nursing. Prior to this she worked as a clinical skills trainer at University Hospitals Plymouth. She was also a visiting clinical demonstrator at the University of Plymouth. She grew up in Nigeria and obtained a Bachelor of Nursing Sciences degree from...
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Dr Andrea Page
Associate Professor
Andrea is a registered nurse for people with learning disabilities, with 30 years plus experience in this field. Prior to joining Birmingham City University in 2000, she was a community nurse for people with learning disabilities. Throughout her career she has always had an interest in how challenging behaviours are managed...
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Stephanie Paget
Interim Quality Enhancement Lead
Stephanie is Interim Quality Enhancement Lead and an Associate Professor. She was previously the course leader for two of our provisions within the School of Nursing and Midwifery, MSc Nursing and MSci Nursing. Stephanie graduated from Birmingham City University with a BSc (hons) degree in Children’s Nursing in 2012. Post...
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Charlotte Parnham
Maternity Pathway Lead and Deputy Course Lead, FdSc Assistant Practitioner Apprenticeship and Senior Lecturer
Charlotte joined BCU in July 2019 as a lecturer. She is also the Maternity Pathway Lead and Deputy Course Lead for the FdSc Assistant Practitioner Apprenticeship. Charlotte leads the level 4 and 5 maternity specific modules within the apprenticeship. These range from ‘supporting normal birth’ to ‘supporting the transition to...