Mr Tim Murray

Biography

Lecturer in Adult Nursing

Charge Nurse and Clinical School Fellow (Honorary Contract), University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust

Tim is a Lecturer in Adult Nursing having previously worked in the NHS since he qualified in 2013. He has a clinical background in Cardiac Intensive Care, Respiratory and Cardiology Nursing and also in Clinical Nursing Management. Whilst being a Ward Manager in Cardiology, Tim also managed the Stroke and Neurology Ward and one of the inpatient COVID-19 Wards for a short term in response to the COVID pandemic. As part of his role as Ward Manager, Tim participated in the Senior Nurse rota where he was the Senior Nurse for the Hospital and would perform this role alongside his Clinical Nursing Management duties. Tim maintains his clinical and nursing management skills through a mixture of honorary contract work and bank work in addition to his Lecturer in Adult Nursing role.

He was successful in securing a grant from the National Institute of Health Research to undertake the Master of Clinical Research course in the School of Health Professions at the University of Plymouth. During this time he planned and carried out the POSETIV Study - the Perceptions Of healthcare Staff on Establishing a Trial of nurse-led non-Invasive Ventilation weaning on wards.

Throughout his clinical career, Tim has been a Clinical Skills Demonstrator and regularly facilitated Clinical Skills sessions with the School of Nursing and Midwifery and is happy to be able to continue this as part of the Year 2 and 3 nursing clinical skills module teams. Tim has commenced a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education to help him develop in his role as Lecturer in Adult Nursing.

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing

Master in Clinical Research (MClinRes)

Registered Nurse (RN) - Adult

Clinical Background

Staff Nurse Cardiac Intensive Care - September 2013 - September 2014
Junior Charge Nurse Respiratory Medicine - September 2014 - January 2018
Senior Charge Nurse (Ward Manager) Cardiology - January 2018 - April 2021

Professional membership

Nursing and Midwifery Council Registrant - 13C1133E

Royal College of Nursing - Member

Teaching

Teaching interests

Cardiac Intensive Care Nursing

Care of the post operative patient receiving:

Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
Chest Drain Care
Inotropic Therapy
Central Line management
Arterial Line management

Respiratory Nursing

Care of the patient receiving:

Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV)
Arterial blood gas sampling and interpretation
Chest Drain management
Intravenous Antibiotic Therapy
Nebuliser Therapy
Inhaler Therapy
Palliative and End of Life Care

Cardiology Nursing

Care of the patient receiving:

Cardiac Rehabilitation
Interventional Cardiology Procedures
Intravenous Diuretic Therapy
Pre-Cardiac Surgery Workup
Transfemoral Aortic Valve Insertion (TAVI)
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)

Holistic Care Planning

Clinical Skills and Simulation

Recognition, Assessment and Escalation of the Deteriorating Patient

Interprofessional Learning

Management and Leadership

Current Taught Modules:

NRS410 Being an Accountable Professional

NRS416 Assessing Needs and Planning Care

FDNA512 Developing Nursing Associate Practice and Skills

NRS507 Developing Nursing Practice

ADN603 Developing Competence in Adult Nursing Practice

Research

Research interests

Nurse-led care models

Nurse-led invasive and non-invasive ventilation weaning

Clinical Skills and Clinical Simulation

Nursing Workforce Skill-Mix Optimisation

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