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Valuing the role of educators in practice : Greater Manchester's framework (2022)
Journal Article
Williams, C., Leigh, J., Burns, D., Halse, J., Haydri, S., Collins, S., …Le Blanc, C. (2022). Valuing the role of educators in practice : Greater Manchester's framework. British Journal of Nursing, 31(3), 174-175. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2022.31.3.174

The correlation between enabling high quality practice learning environments for health and care learners and their ability to deliver quality person-centred care is not a new concept. Indeed, Health Education England (HEE) outlined the importance of... Read More about Valuing the role of educators in practice : Greater Manchester's framework.

Chapter 9 : Contemporary issues and trends in nursing (2021)
Book Chapter
Stephens, M., Vasilica, C., Davis, D., Darvill, A., Leigh, J., & Priestley, C. (2021). Chapter 9 : Contemporary issues and trends in nursing. In A. Darvill, M. Stephens, & J. Leigh (Eds.), Transition to nursing practice : from student to registered nurse (second edition) (194-216). SAGE Publications

The purpose of this chapter is to increase your awareness of what contemporary issues are and your roles and responsibilities in responding to these contemporary issues as they arise. This will include issues that cause discomfort or make you think d... Read More about Chapter 9 : Contemporary issues and trends in nursing.

Chapter 6 : Identifying and developing clinical leadership in relation to transition (2021)
Book Chapter
Leigh, J., & Chadwick, A. (2021). Chapter 6 : Identifying and developing clinical leadership in relation to transition. In A. Darvill, M. Stephens, & J. Leigh (Eds.), Transition to nursing practice : from student to registered nurse (second edition) (119-135). SAGE Publications

This chapter will explore the concepts of leadership and management. This chapter will first define leadership and management and then discuss what is meant by clinical leadership. Next, self-assessment will be applied to help determine areas of lead... Read More about Chapter 6 : Identifying and developing clinical leadership in relation to transition.

Chapter 5 : Learning theory for personal and professional development (2021)
Book Chapter
Leigh, J., & Warburton, T. (2021). Chapter 5 : Learning theory for personal and professional development. In A. Darvill, M. Stephens, & J. Leigh (Eds.), Transition to nursing practice : from student to registered nurse (second edition) (99-118). SAGE Publications

One of our defining features as human beings is an enormous capacity to learn new things, be they skills, behaviours or bodies of knowledge. It is something that starts at birth, continues to the grave and shapes our lives at every point in between.... Read More about Chapter 5 : Learning theory for personal and professional development.

Nurse education in the UK : moving beyond the EU regulations? (2021)
Journal Article
Leigh, J. (2021). Nurse education in the UK : moving beyond the EU regulations?. British Journal of Nursing, 30(12), 756-757. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2021.30.12.756

In 2018 the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) launched its Future Nurse and Realising Professionalism standards (NMC, 2018a; 2018b; 2018c). Collectively, these three-part standards specify the knowledge and skills that NMC registrants must demonstr... Read More about Nurse education in the UK : moving beyond the EU regulations?.

Interventions to support graduate nurse transition to practice and associated outcomes : a systematic review (2021)
Journal Article
Kenny, A., Dickson-Swift, V., McKenna, L., Charette, M., Rush, K., Stacy, G., …Phillips, C. (2021). Interventions to support graduate nurse transition to practice and associated outcomes : a systematic review. Nurse Education Today, 100, 104860. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104860

Objective The aim of this mixed methods systematic review was to: i) document the interventions that support and facilitate graduate nurse transition from university to practice in a diversity of healthcare settings and ii) to identify outco... Read More about Interventions to support graduate nurse transition to practice and associated outcomes : a systematic review.

Chapter 3 : Using coaching conversations and coaching models to promote effective supervision and assessment (2021)
Book Chapter
Leigh, J., Anderson, K., Medcalf, A., Surtees, A., & Sutton, W. (2021). Chapter 3 : Using coaching conversations and coaching models to promote effective supervision and assessment. In J. Leigh, & D. Roberts (Eds.), Supervising and assessing student nurses and midwives in clinical practice : a practical guide (61-88). Lantern Publishing Limited

According to NMC Standards for education and training, Part 2 (Standards for student supervision and Assessment) (2018b: 4): “Students in practice or work-placed learning must be supported to learn. This may include being supernumerary, meaning that... Read More about Chapter 3 : Using coaching conversations and coaching models to promote effective supervision and assessment.

Chapter 2 : Developing the education team (2021)
Book Chapter
Leigh, J., & Roberts, D. (2021). Chapter 2 : Developing the education team. In J. Leigh, & D. Roberts (Eds.), Supervising and assessing student nurses and midwives in clinical practice : a practical guide (27-60). Lantern Publishing Limited

This chapter explores the culture for practice learning through developing the education team. The education team will of course include the three new roles outlined by the NMC: practice supervisor, practice assessor and academic assessor; but it has... Read More about Chapter 2 : Developing the education team.

Chapter 9 – The future of practice learning (2021)
Book Chapter
Leigh, J. (2021). Chapter 9 – The future of practice learning. In J. Leigh, & D. Roberts (Eds.), Supervising and assessing student nurses and midwives in clinical practice : a practical guide (209-236). Lantern Publishing Limited

This chapter explores the future of practice learning, applying the core concepts of a learning organisation to promote excellence (quality and governance); it therefore looks at the whole picture, considering strategies that enable creative thinking... Read More about Chapter 9 – The future of practice learning.

The knowledge and skills required of advanced level practitioners for accreditation and safe practice (2021)
Journal Article
Gloster, A., & Leigh, J. (2021). The knowledge and skills required of advanced level practitioners for accreditation and safe practice. British Journal of Nursing, 30(3), 168-171. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2021.30.3.168

Change, for better or worse, seems to be endemic in western societies, and in the past two decades advanced practice has not been exempt. Healthcare leaders and lecturers in the UK have adapted education programmes that are preparing for increasing n... Read More about The knowledge and skills required of advanced level practitioners for accreditation and safe practice.

The future of nurse education : imagining the art of the possible (2020)
Journal Article
Leigh, J., & Roberts, D. (2020). The future of nurse education : imagining the art of the possible. British Journal of Nursing, 29(16), 968-970. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.16.968

Thinking about the pipeline for registered nurses and the transition of students to registered nurse: what if we were to create a perfect nurse education curriculum- something that we feel is currently elusive!? What if HEI’s and their healthcare par... Read More about The future of nurse education : imagining the art of the possible.

Protecting frontline workers (2020)
Journal Article
Kwegyir-Afful, E., & Leigh, J. (2020). Protecting frontline workers. British Journal of Nursing, 29(13), 728. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.13.728

In December 2019, news of a strange new illness, mainly in Wuhan, the capital of Hubei Province in China, came through social media. Little was known about the virus until 11 February 2020, when it was named severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavi... Read More about Protecting frontline workers.

Developing digitally capable graduates (2020)
Presentation / Conference
Leigh, J., Vasilica, C., Dron, R., Davis, D., & Etherington, S. (2020, July). Developing digitally capable graduates. Presented at Education 4.0: Our Next Phase to Curriculum and Assessment Design International Virtual Series, University of Hong Kong (Online)

During the current coronavirus pandemic, undergraduate nurse teaching is facing many challenges. United Kingdom (UK) Universities have had to close their campuses, which means that academics are working from home and may be coping with unfamiliar tec... Read More about Developing digitally capable graduates.

Student experiences of nursing on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020)
Journal Article
Leigh, J., Bolton, M., Cain, K., Harrison, N., Yates-Bolton, N., & Ratcliffe, S. (2020). Student experiences of nursing on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic. British Journal of Nursing, 29(13), 788-789. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.13.788

This article provides the reflections of three University of Salford student nurses. Two have experience of working on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic. One has now qualified as a registered nurse. The crucial role of students' personal tu... Read More about Student experiences of nursing on the front line during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Top tips for interprofessional education and collaborative practice research : a guide for students and early career researchers (2020)
Journal Article
O’Carroll, V., Owens, M., Sy, M., El-Awaisi, A., Xyrichis, A., Leigh, J., …McFadyen, A. (2021). Top tips for interprofessional education and collaborative practice research : a guide for students and early career researchers. Journal of Interprofessional Care, 35(3), 328-333. https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2020.1777092

Interprofessional research within the contexts of education and health and social care practice has grown exponentially within the past three decades. To maintain the momentum of high-quality research, it is important that early career researchers e... Read More about Top tips for interprofessional education and collaborative practice research : a guide for students and early career researchers.

A guide to the NMC emergency standards for nurse education during the current deployment of student nurses (2020)
Journal Article
Leigh, J., Bulpitt, S., Dunn, J., Fletcher, J., Heggs, K., Hopley, T., …Sigley, H. (2020). A guide to the NMC emergency standards for nurse education during the current deployment of student nurses. British Journal of Nursing, 29(11), 632-638. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.11.632

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) recognises the important contribution that nursing students are making to the national response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article reports on the Greater Manchester Supervision and Delegation Framework, pro... Read More about A guide to the NMC emergency standards for nurse education during the current deployment of student nurses.

Redefining undergraduate nurse teaching during the coronavirus pandemic : use of digital technologies (2020)
Journal Article
Leigh, J., Vasilica, C., Dron, R., Gawthorpe, D., Burns, E., Kennedy, S., …Croughan, C. (2020). Redefining undergraduate nurse teaching during the coronavirus pandemic : use of digital technologies. British Journal of Nursing, 29(10), 566-569. https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.10.566

During the current coronavirus pandemic, undergraduate nurse teaching is facing many challenges. Universities have had to close their campuses, which means that academics are working from home and may be coping with unfamiliar technology to deliver t... Read More about Redefining undergraduate nurse teaching during the coronavirus pandemic : use of digital technologies.

Promoting the consumer voice : the role of Healthwatch Salford's Enter and View programme (2019)
Journal Article
Leigh, J., Lawson, D., Griffin, S., & Yates Bolton, N. (2019). Promoting the consumer voice : the role of Healthwatch Salford's Enter and View programme. Nursing and Residential Care, 21(11), 621-624. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2019.21.11.621

The daily business of running a care home means that, outside of regulatory inspections, assessing and improving the user experience can often be forgotten. Healthwatch Salford discuss their process of gaining constructive feedback using their innova... Read More about Promoting the consumer voice : the role of Healthwatch Salford's Enter and View programme.