About Thushara Jayanth
I qualified as a nurse in 2009, graduating from Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, India. My background is mostly renal although I've worked in NICU, respiratory ICU, and emergency care. I've worked as a dialysis nurse in the private sector and the NHS across various parts of the country.
As a dialysis nurse, my special interest was vascular access. I was part of the Sunderland Diagnostic Interventional Nephrology Team, which went live in 2019. In this role, I organised workshops and delivered teaching sessions on the care of vascular access to patients who undertook home dialysis.
Apart from teaching, I love to explore nature through walking and I enjoy yoga.
Teaching and supervision
I joined the University as a lecturer in 2022. I'm Programme Leader for the BSc (Hons) Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship where I support a team of lecturers and senior lecturers in delivering high-standard nurse education.
I'm also a Senior Lecturer and teach a wide range of subjects across different teams. I'm module leader for Holistic Nursing for Altered Physiology To Promote Wellbeing (Adult).
Additionally, I act as an AESiP (Apprentice Educator and Supervisor in Practice). In this role, I work with nursing apprentices based in hospitals across London. I act as a personal tutor to these students and meet them on a regular basis, ensuring they get the support to progress in their course.
I've completed my PGCE Health Professions and Master of Education (Health Professions) which have enhanced my skills as a lecturer.
Interests
My interests are:
- Care and management of renal patients
- Care of vascular access for renal patients
- Transition of nurses from clinical role to academia.
Research
As part of my master's, my research explored the experiences of nurses from clinical practice to academia.