Jennifer Bate

Senior Lecturer

Health, Education, Policing and Sciences

My healthcare experience started out working as a health care assistant in an elderly care home for 5 years, where I completed my NVQ’s in care and progressed my application for nursing.

I qualified as a registered nurse with Staffordshire University in 2003. I initially worked in acute medicine and subsequently specialised in Infection Prevention & Control with experience working in acute, community and commissioning organisations. I have worked as a quality lead for primary care and care homes supporting organisations with internal and external quality monitoring of their services.

I’m passionate about preventing healthcare associated infection, antimicrobial stewardship, and patient safety and keen to ensure these aspects are included in learning through simulation.

I feel very privileged to be back where I studied and be part of the team in teaching and developing our future healthcare professionals.

Professional memberships and activities

  • Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • Member of Infection Prevention Society
  • Member of Nurses Antimicrobial Group
  • Associate Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Academic qualifications

  • MSc in Medical Education
  • BSc (Hons) Dimensions in Health Care
  • RN Dip HE Adult

Expertise

  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Antimicrobial stewardship

Research interests

  • Infection prevention and control
  • Antimicrobial stewardship

Teaching

Undergraduate:

  • Level 4 teaching team
  • Practical skills
  • Infection prevention and control
  • Antimicrobial stewardship

Postgraduate:

  • Practical skills
  • Infection prevention and control
  • Antimicrobial stewardship

Publications

Bate, J (2024) Factors responsible for student nurses’ use of non-sterile gloves: An exploratory qualitative study. Journal of Infection Prevention Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/17571774241238686

Courtenay et al., (2024). The application of antimicrobial stewardship knowledge to nursing practice: A national survey of United Kingdom pre-registration nursing students. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 00, 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.16195

Courtenay et al., (2022) Delivery of antimicrobial stewardship competencies in UK pre-registration nurse education programmes: a national cross-sectional survey. Journal of Hospital Infection. 121, pp. 39-48. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2021.09.027

in the UK for Quality Education

Sustainable Development Goal 4, Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2024

for Career Prospects

Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023

for Facilities

Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2023

for Social Inclusion

The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023

of Research Impact is ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Very Considerable’

Research Excellence Framework 2021

of Research is “Internationally Excellent” or “World Leading”

Research Excellence Framework 2021

Four Star Rating

QS Star Ratings 2021