I qualified as a Registered General Nurse in Lothian in 1993. My background has been mainly in surgical nursing and the speciality of urology. Most recently, I worked in the Nurse Urology Unit as Deputy Charge Nurse at the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh. I have experience working in various different ward areas, specialist urology clinics and a one year secondment in prostate cancer research. My clinical role over the past few years was combined with an educational role within the NHS Lothian education team which included teaching post-registration clinical skills. I completed my post-graduate certificate in professional and higher education and subsequently joined Queen Margaret University part-time in June 2012. My initial role was as an assistant lecturer and this has now become a full time lecturer position.

My Masters dissertation focused on aspects of skills and simulation learning experiences. I am keen to develop research in this area at QMU and collaboratively with colleagues elsewhere. I am also currently involved in the collection of data from two longitudinal studies intended to develop a person-centred focus within the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes of the division.