Nursing and Midwifery staff
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Megan Bowater
Lecturer
Megan graduated as a Mental Health Nurse from Coventry University. She then went on to work in a range of community mental health settings including Crisis Resolution and Home Treatment Team and an Ex Armed Forces Mental Health Service. Throughout her role she has been a practice assessor and has enjoyed teaching and...
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Jenny Bradford
Senior Lecturer
Jenny graduated as a Children’s nurse after completing a DipHE Child Nursing at UCE (BCU) in 2004, during which she was a student representative. Her career began on the neonatal unit at Sandwell Hospital soon completing her Neonatal Pathway (QIS) in 2006, then moving to City Hospital when the Trusts merged and then achieving...
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Kirsty Brook
Lecturer- FdSc Nursing Associate
Kirsty is a mental health nurse, and before coming to Birmingham City University she worked primarily within Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). Kirsty worked in community and hospital settings. She is particularly interested in improving care for people who self harm, and trauma-informed mental health...
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Donna Brookes
Senior Lecturer
Donna started her career as a nurse in 2009 working in a nursing home looking after patients living with dementia and multiple long-term conditions. In 2015, Donna secured a job in General Practice and started her career as a general practice nurse, becoming a non-medical prescriber and a professional nurse advocate. ...
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Natasha Carr
Senior Midwifery Lecturer
As a senior lecturer in the Midwifery Department, Natasha is responsible for providing, supporting and facilitating teaching and learning on both the long and short BSc (Hons) Midwifery Programmes. In addition, Natasha teaches alongside colleagues on the Examination of the Newborn Programme and lead the Professional Midwifery...
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Lucille Casey
Assistant Lecturer
Lucille trained in Midwifery at Birmingham City University and qualified in 2000. She then worked at Birmingham Heartlands Hospital (BHH), orientating to all departments, and becoming core staff on a midwifery led postnatal ward. In 2003, she moved to Birmingham Women’s Hospital to become core staff on the Birth Centre, the...
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Jim Chapman
Academic Lead for Apprenticeships and Partnerships
Prior to moving into education, Jim worked as a mental health nurse in in-patient and community mental health settings, specialising in providing urgent and crisis care to working age adults. As an academic, Jim has worked across undergraduate and postgraduate nurse education, focusing on teaching clinical nursing skills...
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Natalie Charles
Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Natalie qualified as a registered adult nurse in 2010. She has experience in a variety of fields, including stroke, critical care, research, and critical care outreach. Since qualifying, Natalie has demonstrated a strong interest in teaching and has participated in several innovative clinical training programs, including The...
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Cheryl Chessum
Visiting Lecturer/Practitioner
Cheryl started her nursing career with registration as a learning disability nurse, something that has proved invaluable to helping her work with people with a dual diagnosis – mental health and learning difficulties or with families where a member has a learning difficulty. She then went on to complete Registered Mental...
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Marie Clancy
Senior Lecturer and Admissions Tutor for FdSc Health and Social Care
Marie is a children’s nurse by background and studied in Birmingham with much of her initial nurse roles at Birmingham Children’s Hospital (BCH). Subsequently she has worked internationally in Australia, Trinidad, Malawi, Afghanistan and New Zealand. Marie's work to date both clinically and academically has focused on...