Department of Nursing

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Research
Staff
Alumni
International activities

About

The School of Health & Psychological Sciences at City, University of London, is a leader in the field of healthcare education and health policy due to our interdisciplinary approach and world class research.

The Department of Nursing at City, University of London, is one of London’s most established providers of health care education, delivering undergraduate and postgraduate courses at both pre and post-registration level.

Our relationship with some of London’s leading hospitals and trusts including Bart’s Health NHS Trust, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, the East London NHS Foundation Trust and Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, mean our students have the opportunity to take placements in a diverse range of settings.

City has been ranked 1st in London for student satisfaction in Nursing, for two consecutive years (Complete University Guide 2020 and 2021).

Study

Funding

Nursing courses at City

The department offers a range of courses at undergraduate, postgraduate taught and research degree level, as well as a range of Continuing Personal and Professional Development courses.

See which course is right for you:

Foundation Degrees

Introduction to Health Sciences

Undergraduate

Pre-registration

Postgraduate

Research Degrees

MRes Clinical Research.

CPPD

Nursing CPPD and short courses.

MSc Conversion - Research Methods module

All students at City, University of London, who are studying on Postgraduate Diploma courses in Nursing and who would like to continue their study with one of the MSc research modules offered by the School of Health & Psychological Sciences are eligible for 50% off the module fee. This applies to both online and classroom-based modules. For more information, please contact the Postgraduate Administration team at pghealth@city.ac.uk.

Related subjects

Research

Research within the department addresses mental health care:

across the life span
in people with physical health and long-term conditions
across the full range of mental health services
in the transitions between services.

The Centre for Mental Health Research is also at the heart of the Joint Institute of Mental Health Nursing established in 2009 in partnership with East London NHS Foundation Trust.

Research within the Department of Nursing takes places across a number of research centres in the School of Health & Psychological Sciences, including the Centre for Mental Health Research.

Staff

Academic staff

Dr Sally Barlow, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing
Maria Bliss, Senior Lecturer
Tracey Bowden (née Gibson), Clinical Research Fellow
Petra Chipperfield, Lecturer
Dr Alison Coutts, Senior Lecturer
Jacqueline Davies, Lecturer
Maria Dingle, Deputy Divisional Lead Education - Division of Nursing Senior Lecturer Biological Sciences
Dr Nicholas Drey, Senior Lecturer in Health Services Research
Lydia Emerson, Research Fellow
Professor Lars E. Eriksson, Professor
Steve Gillard, Professor of Mental Health
Rachel Grant, Lecturer in Critical Care Nursing
Susannah Hermaszewska, Honorary Research Fellow
Dr Allan Hicks, Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing
Dr Marie Hill, Senior Lecturer
Dr Juanita Hoe, Reader in Mental Health Nursing
Caroline Howard, Visiting Lecturer
Janet Hunter, Associate Professor
Mark Jones, Senior Lecturer for Adult Nursing
Tracy Lindsay, Senior Lecturer
Dr Sofia Llahana, Senior Lecturer in Advanced Nursing Practice
Grace Lucas, Senior Lecturer
Dr Edward McCann, Reader in Mental Health Nursing
Professor Julienne Meyer, Emeritus Professor
Kat Millward, Lecturer in Advanced Nursing Practice
Louise Mullins, Lecturer in Health Visiting
Benedict Murphy, Lecturer
Alison Nel, Lecturer in Childrens Nursing
Athanasia Niarrou, Lecturer in Advanced Clinical Practice Nursing
Madeline O'Carroll, Senior Lecturer
Michelle Parker, Senior Lecturer
Louise Phillips, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health
Dr Lisa Reynolds

Alumni

Studying a Nursing course at City, creates a wide range of rewarding career opportunities, not only constrained to clinical settings and Hospital trusts.

You will gain the essential practical skills and develop the theoretical knowledge and compassionate care values, which can then be applied across the broader field of Healthcare.

Exciting career opportunities can exist with flexible work patterns; in the teaching and education sectors and in Health Advisory roles up to director level, across a range of community, public and private sector settings.

For example, our Nursing graduates have progressed to work in significant roles for HMIP, Universities and Schools and as nursing and research consultants in specialist Medical centres.

Take a look at our inspiring Alumni profiles to find out more.

International activities

The School of Health & Psychological Sciences brings together students and staff from over 60 countries and a global community of alumni and partners. Our goal is to create a truly international community for our staff and students, where a global outlook is embedded in our education, research and partnerships.

What we do

We provide future healthcare professionals with the education, training and skills they need in order to be employable and culturally-agile in an interconnected world.

We produce world-leading research that addresses issues of global concern and shapes policy and practice in the wider world.

We draw on our long-standing and new partnerships with world-leading universities, in order to provide global opportunities for staff, students and those who visit us.

Staff activities

Staff in the department have been involved in numerous research collaborations with colleagues in other countries such as Australia, Sweden, Greece, Canada and Mozambique, among others.

Student opportunities

Current opportunities include:

Postgraduate students are offered the opportunity to visit Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) each year for a week to observe and engage in clinical education as part of a student exchange.
Postgraduate students have the opportunity to study at the Karolinska Institutet, Sweden as part of a student exchange programme.
Second year BSc students can opt to spend their elective placement outside of the UK to experience nursing practice overseas.

Students can apply for these opportunities directly through the Department of Nursing.

For more information

For more information on the School’s international activities, please see details on each of the School's department pages.

To discuss opportunities for a partnership with the School of Health & Psychological Sciences, please contact: Dr Raheelah Ahmad, Director for Global Engagement for the School of Health & Psychological Sciences.

Facilities

Where required, we provide students, staff and service users with PPE in order to ensure they can carry out their educational activities safely
Our Clinical Skills Centre designed to mirror 'real' health care environments with simulated 6-bedded ward to provide an adaptable, modern and appropriate space for both teaching and research.
Our Department of Nursing has access to simulators and realistic equipment including piped oxygen, call bells, medicines and emergency equipment.
In addition, medium-fidelity simulators and laboratories, including a biology laboratory, allow you to rehearse skills in preparation for practice in a range of placements.
City TECS is a learning hub, designed to simulate a home environment. Equipped with the latest telehealth, telecare, telemedicine, telerehabilitation, electronic health and wearable technologies.
Our three campus libraries consist of around 250,000 books with over 25,000 online journal titles and over 1600 study places available.
As part of the University of London, City students have access to Senate House Library.