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Claire Leader

Assistant Professor

Department: Nursing, Midwifery & Health

My nursing and midwifery career has spanned over 20 years across clinical practice, research delivery and more recently inacademiaas a Senior Lecturer for NorthumbriaԾٲ.

In my current role I am responsible for theProgrammeleadership of the September 2018 Adult Nursing cohortofapproximately 300 students. This roleincorporates a range of responsibilities relating to programme and module design andmanagement,student support, engagement and enhancement of the student experience as well as quality monitoring and review.From September 2021 I will also be contributing to pre-registration nursing programmes at Glasgow Caledonian University as an external examiner.

I completed my MA at Newcastle University in Sociology and Social research. The focus of my dissertation was decision making in pregnancy following a previous caesarean section using Foucault’s Technologies of Power as a theoretical framework. Building on theoretical understandings of power, I am currently undertaking a PhD in the area of NHS workforce wellbeing and policy implementation which I hope to have completed by 2025.

I have a range of publications including articles in peer reviewed journals, comment pieces as well as book chapters which contribute to knowledge and education of Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals.

Claire Leader

  • Education PGCert April 01 2020
  • Sociology MA November 01 2012
  • Midwifery BSc (Hons) March 01 2005
  • Nursing Studies Advanced Diploma July 08 1999


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