Dr Graham Williamson

• Associate Professor, Adult Nursing.
• Site Lead for Exeter School of Nursing.

Qualifications

Qualifications

• Doctor of Philosophy. Developing Lecturer Practitioner roles in Nursing using Action Research University of Plymouth. Awarded February 2004.
• Post Graduate Diploma in Social Research. University of Plymouth. 1999-2001. P/T
• Post Graduate Diploma in Adult Education (Nurse Teacher). University of Plymouth. 1997-1998. P/T
• Master’s Degree in Public and Social Administration (MA). Brunel University. London. 1991-1994. P/T
• Registered General Nursing (RGN) St Mary’s Hospital School of Nursing, Paddington, London. 1986-1989
• BA (Hons) Social Science Degree. Grade 2/1.University of Westminster. London. 1982-1985

Clinical background

• Charge Nurse (F Grade), RD&E Hospital NHS Trust. 1993-1995
• Staff Nurse (E Grade), Emergency Medical Admissions Unit, RD&E Hospital NHS Trust. 1992-1993.
• Staff Nurse (D&E Grade), CCU, RD&E Hospital NHS Trust. 1990-1992
• Staff Nurse (D Grade), Joseph Toynbee Ward, St Mary’s Hospital, London. 1989-1990.

Professional membership

• Professional Registration with Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Fellow, Higher Education Academy (FHEA, Accredited for Membership June 2001)

Roles on external bodies

External academic work

Current:

• The Open Nursing Journal. Commenced June 2007. Associate Editor 2013-2019. Editor in Chief 2019- present
• International Scientific Advisory Panel member for the Royal College of Nursing annual international nursing research conference 2007-present.

Previous:

• Academic Lead for RD&E Placement Development Team.
• Book Reviews Editor & Editorial Board Member, Journal of Advanced Nursing. 1 January 2003- 1 January 2008.

Teaching interests

Current teaching:

• Evidence informed decision making.
• Management and leadership.
• Accountable professional module.
• Substantive Professional Project.
• Postgrad supervision at master's and doctoral levels

Staff serving as external examiners

Previous External Examiner roles:

Pre-registraion nursing programmes

• Thames Valley University, Module 4, CFP, Pre-registration diploma in nursing. September 2003 to September 2007.
• University of Hertfordshire Pre-registration diploma in nursing. September 2001 to September 2006.
• University of Surrey Postgraduate Nursing programmes. September 2007-July 2011.
• External Examiner. University of Cardiff Overseas Nursing External Examiner. BSc. Commencing September 2011-September 2015.
• Kingston University. BSc Nursing Programme. Commencing September 2011-September 2015.
• Bucks New University. PGDIP Nursing programme. September 2015-2018
• Worcester University School of Nursing Periodic Review panel member December 3 2015.

Research interests

• Asthma and pregnancy.
• Supporting students in clinical practice.
• CLIP (Collaborative Learning in Practice)
• Nurse education research 
• Research Gate link http://www.researchgate.net/profile/Graham-Williamson-2
  

Other research

Current doctoral supervision as Director of Studies

Research degrees awarded to supervised students

Grants & contracts

Personal grants - projects completed and published in 2018-2021:

• CLIP evaluation. Unfunded. Acute sector implementation, with Adele Kane et al.
• Collaborative Learning in Practice: A systematic review and narrative synthesis of the research evidence in nurse education. £5000. HEESW. With Adele Kane, Danny Clarke, Hayley Plowright.
• Could students' experiences of clinical placements be enhanced by implementing a Collaborative Learning in Practice (CLiP) model? (Community cluster). £10,000 HEESW. With Adele Kane, Val health, Jane Bunce. 
• Preparation and communication for CLiP. Design, trial and evaluation of reusable learning objects. HEESW £30000. With Adele Kane.
• CLiP patient care and clinical outcomes service evaluation project. HEESW £20000. With Adele Kane.

Grants in preparation or awaiting decisions at March 2021.

Investigating the impact of Collaborative Learning in Practice in a regional General Practice Nursing placement project for student nurses. G Williamson with Adele Kane, Alison Williams, Katy Nash, Sharon Evans. + RA. Health Education England. £65,600. On hold due to COVID but not rejected.

Impact of E-EQUIP training for Professional Nurse Advocates on staff engagement in ICU. G Williamson with Ruth Endacott, Andrea Stebbings and Pam Rae. NHS England. £TBC. Awaiting tender info & confirmation.

Collaborative Learning in Practice: Student nurses' GP practice nursing placements evaluation project. G Williamson. With Adele Kane, Sharon Evans and SNAM staff member TBC. 6 month research internship just circulated to SNAM staff for expressions of interest.

Previous personal grants:

• Developing student nurse retention using action research. 2012-13 Pedagogic Research Institute & Observatory/Plymouth University Teaching Fellowship Scheme. £5,000. With Val Heath & Tracey Proctor-Childs.
• Developing student nurse retention using action research. Institute of Health and Community, Plymouth University. Pump priming scheme 2011-2012. £1000. With Val Heath & Tracey Proctor-Childs.
• Evaluating Lecturer Practitioner and Clinical Facilitator roles at the University of Plymouth. Research development funding. Devon and Cornwall Workforce Development Consortia. With Professor Christine Webb. 1999-2000. £14,250. Replacement salary costs
• Arterial blood gas sampling e-learning resource. Fellowship of University of Plymouth Centre of Excellence in Professional Placement Learning Innovations Fund bid. Sept 2006 £5000. With Sarah Dodds and Rob Stillwell.
• CEPPL Innovations Fund Bid: Non-invasive ventilation E-learning Resource. With Sarah Dodds, Rob Stillwell, Helen Daggar and Claire Hullett. June 2007. £5000

Grants as co-holder

• A pilot study investigating the feasibility of a care bundle on women’s experiences of asthma in pregnancy. With Chervonne Chamberlain and Anita O’Connor. Plymouth University Alumni Grants Scheme. £5000. Oct 2016
• A systematic review of the literature on women’s experiences of asthma care in pregnancy. With Kayleigh Elmslie-Jones and Anita O’Connor. Plymouth University School of Nursing and Midwifery Alumni Grants Scheme £5000. March 2016.
• Investigating women’s previous experiences of asthma care in pregnancy. With Chamberlian, Williamson, Knight and Daly. £5000 RD&E small grants programme. July 2011.
• Stakeholders online for smarter healthcare. April 2011. With Ray Jones et al. UoP CEPPL £30,000.
• Short KTP: User-led learning for mental health professionals. Pilot study Jones, Williamson and Emmens. sKTP. £25,000. sKTP 1000313. Jan 2010.
• Short KTP: To explore the impact of e-health support for patients at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital: pilot study for an RfPB application. Jones, Williamson, Chauhan, Sheaves. £25,000. March-Sept 2010. SKTP 1000260
• NHS Service Delivery and Organisation R&D Programme. Programme of research on e-health. Scoping exercise EH2:
• E-health policy context and consultation with stakeholders in the NHS. Reference WS20. With Professor Ray Jones et al. 2003-2004. £80,000
• HEFCE CETL. Placement Learning in Health and Social Care. With Dr Susan Lea et al. 2004 £4.5 million over 5 years. 
• Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation NHS Trust Small grants programme: Investigating pregnant women’s experiences of asthma care With Sarah Dodds, Chervonne Chamberlain and Jacqueline Tipper. One year from Sept 2006. £2500.
• CEPPL placement learning developmental activity. CEPPL research support: Evaluating the Implementation of Placement Development Teams in the South West Peninsula. With Val Heath and Lynne Callaghan. Programme of evaluation to begin Sep 2007 for 2 years.
• CEPPL research support: Improving Student Support in Professional Placement Learning: Lessons from the South West Peninsula Pilot of a New National Placement Evaluation Process. With Heath, V, Ballantyne, E, Callaghan, L, Webster, D, Hunter, C. June 2007.
• CEPPL placement learning developmental activity. Supported by CEPPL buy-out. Evaluating the impact of placement development teams in induction and introduction to professional placement activity using action learning. July 2008-2009. With Val Heath, Josie White et al.
• Impact of e-health support for patients: pilot study.
• Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital: funded by RD&E and UoP, via a short KTP. Pilot for an RfPB application. £25,000. With Ray Jones et al.

Other academic activities

• Placement Development Team Academic Lead. RD&E Foundation NHS Trust until 2019
• Chair, University of Plymouth Faculty of Health and Human Sciences student research ethics committee. Until Dec 2016
• University Senate member. 2016-2017
• Nursing Times National Awards 2006 Finalist as part of RD&E Respiratory Development Forum clinical team in the category Cancer Services, for nurse led clinics in cancer care.

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