Profiles
Ms Andrea-Lorien Stebbings
Associate Professor in Midwifery Education
School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)
Ms Andrea-Lorien Stebbings can be contacted through arrangement with our Press Office, to speak to the media on these areas of expertise.
- Midwifery
- Professional practice
- Professional regulation
Email publicrelations@plymouth.ac.uk to enquire.
Biography
Biography
- Associate Professor in Midwifery Education- School of Nursing and Midwifery (Faculty of Health)
- SNAM Inter-professional Learning Academic Lead for PIHC ( Plymouth Integrative Health and social care education)
- PDT Academic Lead -Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust (Northern)
- Professional Midwifery Advocate
- Link Lecturer - Royal Devon University Healthcare Foundation Trust (Northern) - Maternity (Acute and Community)
- Module Lead A-EQUIP (Advocacy and Education for Quality Improvement in Practice)
- Module Lead Family Planning and Women's Health in Primary Care
- Academic Assessor
Qualifications
2015 Plymouth University PG Certificate in Contemporary Healthcare (Education)
2014 Expert witness Certificate - Cardiff University and Bond Solon
2011 Recordable Teacher - Nursing and Midwifery Council
2005 Masters in Arts Midwifery Practice - Thames Valley University
1999 Instructor Advance Life Support in Obstetrics
1999 Supervisor of Midwives University West of England
1999 Management Certificate NEBS
1998 Baby Massage Teacher Training Active Birth Centre
1996 BSc (hons) Midwifery
1993 Registered Nurse NSW Australia
1992 Registered General Nurse Kingston College
2014 Expert witness Certificate - Cardiff University and Bond Solon
2011 Recordable Teacher - Nursing and Midwifery Council
2005 Masters in Arts Midwifery Practice - Thames Valley University
1999 Instructor Advance Life Support in Obstetrics
1999 Supervisor of Midwives University West of England
1999 Management Certificate NEBS
1998 Baby Massage Teacher Training Active Birth Centre
1996 BSc (hons) Midwifery
1993 Registered Nurse NSW Australia
1992 Registered General Nurse Kingston College
Professional membership
Royal College of Midwives
Royal College of Nursing
Association for Improvement in Maternity Services
Association of Radical Midwives
Baby Milk Action
Royal College of Nursing
Association for Improvement in Maternity Services
Association of Radical Midwives
Baby Milk Action
Roles on external bodies
2022 Expert Reference Group on Education Standards for Professional Nurse Advocates - member
2021-present -NHSE/HEI/ Trust Lead National Network for Professional Nurse Advocacy - member
2021- present - National Professional Midwifery Advocate Steering Committee - member
2021-present - National Academic Professional Midwifery Advocate Network - member and workstream contributor/ developer
2020 - present Case Examiner - Nursing and Midwifery Council
2019- 2022 Midwifery Forum Committee Member - Royal College of Nursing represent the RCN:
2021- present - National Professional Midwifery Advocate Steering Committee - member
2021-present - National Academic Professional Midwifery Advocate Network - member and workstream contributor/ developer
2020 - present Case Examiner - Nursing and Midwifery Council
2019- 2022 Midwifery Forum Committee Member - Royal College of Nursing represent the RCN:
- Newborn Genomes Programme - NHS steering group
- ERG RCN education / ilearn platforms
- Maternity Support Workers oversight group - national group
2017- present Professional Midwifery Advocate
2010 - present Expert witness (Midwifery) Defence and Claimant cases
2009 - 2017 Registrant Panellist Fitness to Practise - Nursing and Midwifery Council
2003-2016 Advisory Faculty ALSO (UK) - Advanced Life Support Obstetrics
1999- 2017 Supervisor of Midwives - South West Local Supervising Authority
2010 - present Expert witness (Midwifery) Defence and Claimant cases
2009 - 2017 Registrant Panellist Fitness to Practise - Nursing and Midwifery Council
2003-2016 Advisory Faculty ALSO (UK) - Advanced Life Support Obstetrics
1999- 2017 Supervisor of Midwives - South West Local Supervising Authority
Teaching
Teaching
Teaching interests
Professional Advocacy- Nursing and MidwiferyInterprofessional communication and education
Maternity emergency management (skills and human factors)
Teamworking
Professional regulation
Sustainability in workforce development
Midwifery Practice
Impact of scrutiny on the professions
Midwifery Developer and Link for the Physician Associate Programme
Midwifery Developer and Link for Medlaw (interdisciplinary learning project)
Midwifery Lead - Digital Champions
Maternity emergency management (skills and human factors)
Teamworking
Professional regulation
Sustainability in workforce development
Midwifery Practice
Impact of scrutiny on the professions
Midwifery Developer and Link for the Physician Associate Programme
Midwifery Developer and Link for Medlaw (interdisciplinary learning project)
Midwifery Lead - Digital Champions
Research
Research
Research interests
Supervision to Masters students' dissertations and final projects;
MSc Dissertation x3 students to be supervised
Other research
2020 Poster presentation: The Use of Inter-Professional Education (IPE) Healthcare Law and Ethics Scenario Based Learning Sessions amongst Nursing, Midwifery, and Law Students”Twenty-seventh International Conference on Learning, at Universitat de València
Research degrees awarded to supervised students
Supervisor to the following Postgraduate Master's students;
- MSc Advance Professional Practice "Partner notification in a sexual health service- utilising practice development and quality improvement" completed 2023
- MSc Advance Professional Practice "Supporting physiotherapy transition to advanced practice level working using practice development methods" completed 2023
- MSc Advance Professional Practice "Developing a NIV (non invasive) prescription and record chart to improve NIV treatment for acute exacerbation of COPD within the respiratory unit" completed 2023
- MSc Advance Professional Practice " Implementation of a Neonatal Skin Assessment Tool (NSAT) for premature and sick infants who require neonatal Tertiary Care" completed 2022
- MSc Advanced Professional Practice "Management of the introduction of an electronic proforma into a local Trusts’ heart revascularisation multidisciplinary team meeting". completed 2020
- MSc Advanced Professional Practice " A service development project to improve the information given to women for the induction of labour process within maternity services" completed 2020
- MSc Contemporary Healthcare (Education) " What are the most effective methods of assuring clinical skills acquisition in simulation settings in undergraduate student nurses, peer-to-peer or lecturer led methods?" completed 2020
- MSc Contemporary Healthcare (Education): “An exploration of Assistant Practitioner’s (Nursing) experiences of joining an undergraduate nursing degree programme.” completed 2019
- MSc Advanced Professional Practice: "Introducing a Safeguarding Domestic Abuse Screening Tool In The Emergency Department" completed 2019
- MSc Contemporary Healthcare "GP's perceptions of increasing paediatric acute referrals" completed 2018
Publications
Publications
Key publications
Key publications are highlighted
Journals
Articles
(2023) 'An exploration of assistant practitioner’s (nursing) experiences of joining an undergraduate nursing degree programme: a qualitative descriptive study' South West Clinical School Journal , DOI Open access
(2021) 'The use of inter-professional education (IPE) healthcare law and ethics scenario based learning sessions amongst nursing, midwifery and law students: A qualitative investigation' Nurse Education Today 109, 105254-105254 , DOI
(2021) 'A Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of the Effectiveness of Peer- versus
Faculty-led Simulation for Clinical Skills Acquisition in Undergraduate Student
Nurses' Open Nursing Journal 15, 273-284 , DOI Open access
(2020) 'The use of inter-professional education (IPE) healthcare law and ethics scenario based learning sessions amongst nursing, midwifery and law students: An evaluation' Nurse Education Today 91, 104455-104455 , DOI
Books
(2022) Developing Practical Nursing Skills Foundations for Nursing and Healthcare Students. Routledge
Personal
Personal
Reports & invited lectures
2022- Webinar round table discussion lead NHSE Professional Nurse Advocates2021 - Certificate of Recognition for outstanding contribution to the support of practice learning
2021 - Webinar round table discussion lead NHSE Professional Nurse Advocates
2020 - South West Professional Midwifery Advocates PI development
2019 - South West Regional Student Leadership Conference invited plenary session
2021 - Webinar round table discussion lead NHSE Professional Nurse Advocates
2020 - South West Professional Midwifery Advocates PI development
2019 - South West Regional Student Leadership Conference invited plenary session
Other academic activities
Peninsula Professional Midwifery Advocates (PMA) networking events developer and supporter since 2018
Additional information
Twitter lead @UOPMAS: University of Plymouth Midwives, Alumni and StudentsTwitter lead @Peninsuar PMA's
Twitter lead@PNA21
Twitter lead@PNA21