Senior Lecturer Programme Lead Nursing Associates
I am a registered nurse with a primary background in Critical Care and Critical Care Outreach. I have previously delivered clinical skills education across health related courses including Pharmacy and Nursing. I have also led the Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship programme in collaboration with Spire Healthcare. Since July 2024 I have been the lead for the Nursing Associate programmes. During my career at the university I have developed an interest in simulation across all aspects of healthcare education.
I am part of a team of Armed Force Champions, committed to ensuring that service personnel and their families are supported as they transition into life at university. Having started my career serving as an engineering technician in the Royal Navy, working on Polaris Submarines, I changed my career to retrain as a nurse. I want to ensure my experiences can help influence others who are interested in exploring a new career in healthcare.
Teaching and supervision
I am the lead for the Nursing Associate programmes. I have an interest in human factors and the impact on patient safety. I also have a substantial input into the simulation-based teaching and OSCE assessments across the Faculty.
Publications
Article
Hayes, Catherine, Fulton, John, Devlin, Siobhan, Westwood, Diane, Garfield, Iain, Beardmore, Phil, Archer, David, Collins, Michael and Bingle, Lewis (2016) Perception of academic learning environments and perceived impact on articulation of employability; a mixed methods study. Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education (10). ISSN 1759-667X
Hayes, Catherine and Collins, Michael (2013) Significance of clinical history taking in healthcare provision. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 7 (10). pp. 494-499.
Conference or Workshop Item
Hayes, Catherine, Collins, Michael, Duffy, Victoria and Brown, Kate (2015) Embedding Patient Safety across the Pharmacy Clinical Skills Curriculum; Modernising Professional Identity via Strategic Pedagogic Design. In: Health Education North East, Faculty of Patient Safety Event, 13 May 2015, Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham. (Unpublished)
Hayes, Catherine and Collins, Michael (2015) Situating Cognition and Augmenting Reality via the Integration of High Fidelity Simulation Resources across UK Undergraduate Pharmacy Curricula. In: Health Education North East, Faculty of Patient Safety Event, 13 May 2015, Ramside Hall Hotel, Durham. (Unpublished)
Collins, Michael, Green, Alan, Maguire, Louise, Hardisty, Jessica and Scott, Lesley (2014) 0146 Managing Risk, The Use Of Simulation In Pharmacy Education. In: BMJ Simulation & Technology Enhanced Learning, Short Communications/Works in Progess, 12th Novermber 2014.