Ellie Jack

Ellie Jack

  • u_ejack at bournemouth dot ac dot uk
  • Senior University Practice Learning Adviser
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Biography

Senior Lecturer/Academic (University Practice Learning Adviser) at BU - Faculty of Health and Social Sciences.

I am a University Practice Learning Adviser (UPLA) at Bournemouth University (BU), a multifaceted, practice education focussed academic role. This roles serves as a communication conduit between the university and practice partners, including quality assuring the placement learning environments for our healthcare students.

Professionally, as an adult nurse I worked for three years within a high dependency surgical head and neck cancer unit and subsequently spent many years also working as a mental health nurse in a variety of roles within acute and community settings.

I joined BU in 2001 and spent nine years as a researcher within the faculty working on a wide variety of community based projects as a research assistant and also as a principal investigator. From 2010 -2014 my role was an Associate Lecturer within the pre-registration BU Mental Health Nursing Programme until I joined the UPLA team...

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Research

An Evaluation of the Bristol Women's Court Support Worker

Journal Articles

Chapters

  • Jack, E., 2013. Social Isolation and Loneliness in Later Life. In: Barker, S., ed. Caring for Older People in Nursing. London: Learning Matters, 165-190.

Conferences

Reports

Profile of Teaching PG

  • Learning and Assessing In Practice

Grants

  • Bristol Women’s Court Support Worker (Missing Link Charity, 01 Jan 2015). In Progress

External Responsibilities

  • Medical Education, Reviewer (2015-)
  • National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Reviewer (2013-)
  • NIHR Evaluation, Trials and Studies Coordinating Centre NETSCC and National Institute for Health Research Journals Library, Reviewer (2012-)

Journal Reviewing/Refereeing

  • Medical Education, Anonymous peer review, 23 Jun 2015

Conference Presentations

  • NET 2018, An innovation in mental health practice education for Pre-registration Paramedic students, 04 Sep 2018, Cambridge
  • NET 2018, University Practice Learning Advisor: The unique role that links the university with practice and supports both students and mentors, 04 Sep 2018, Cambridge

Qualifications

  • PGCE in Education Practice (2010)
  • ENB 870 in An Introduction to the Understanding and Applicati (English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting, 1994)
  • Professional Studies 1 in Learning, Teaching and Counselling (National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland, 1986)
  • BA (Hons) in Nursing Studies (National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Scotland, 1985)

Honours

  • “You’re Brilliant Award” (SUBU, 2013)
  • “You’re Brilliant Award” (SUBU, 2012)

Memberships

  • The Higher Education Academy, Fellow (2011-),
  • NMC, Registered Nurse Teacher (2010-),
  • NMC, Registered General Nurse (1985-),