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