Jacqueline Mitchell RN, BSc, BN, PCGE, MA

Jacqueline Mitchell started her Higher Education career as a lecturer in pre-registration Nursing Studies at Bangor University in 2002. She then joined the University of Wolverhampton in 2011 as a Senior Lecturer and worked within the Institute of Health. She is a registered adult nurse with a broad range of teaching experience and clinical expertise, with a critical care clinical nursing background; intensive care, and high dependency settings. She has taught and assessed at Diploma, Degree, and Master’s levels across a variety of Pre and Post Registration Courses within the Institute of Health. In 2017 she was the award leader for one of Health Education England’s trailblazer test sites for the Nursing Associate Foundation Degree; a newly created support role for registered nurses. She graduated from Manchester University with a BSc (Hons) in Nursing Studies in 1996. She completed a Masters in Medical Ethics and Law at Keele University in 2006. She is at the post viva stage of a Professional Doctorate in Health and Wellbeing at the University of Wolverhampton and has conducted a qualitative study exploring the experiences of registered nurses working with trainee nursing associates in acute hospital settings. She is an external examiner and a Nursing and Midwifery Council registrant visitor. Her current role is Apprenticeships and Higher Technical Education - Strategic Lead within the Faculty of Education, Health and Wellbeing at the University of Wolverhampton, providing strategic and academic leadership to course teams developing and delivering apprenticeship programs across the faculty at Foundation, Degree, and Post Graduate levels. She works collaboratively with all faculties, employers, stakeholders, and professional bodies both regionally and nationally to respond to workforce requirements for teaching, nursing, social work, midwifery, and allied health professions apprenticeships.