Kairen started nursing in 1983, as a pre-registration ophthalmic nurse, after qualification completed her Registered General Nursing as Staffordshire. Since then, Kairen went on to have a career in Accident and Emergency after completing her Accident and Emergency certificate. In 1992, Kairen became a Specialist Practice Nurse and then advanced her skills as a non-medical prescriber. She has been in general practice for 32 years. Kairen joined Staffordshire University in 2009 as a Senior lecturer, teaching Respiratory care, long term conditions, and health care assistants, since then has developed nursing associate, and assistant practitioner qualifications and teaches The Fundamentals of Practice Nursing. Kairen also maintained a clinical role once a week until 2020. Since then, Kairen has grown general practice nurse education, respiratory care, long term conditions and health care assistant programs. Kairen has a passion for all her subjects, the courses she runs are always link theory to practice enabling all her students to think outside the box. Kairen has excellent links to clinical practice and has many members of the multidisciplinary team join her on her teaching programs. She also won Living the values at Staffordshire university this year.
Professional memberships and activities
Academic qualifications
MA Higher and Professional Education in Health and Social Care by negotiated learning
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Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Higher Education
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Post Graduate Certificate in Professional Higher Education
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BSc (Hons) Specialist Practice (Practice Nursing)
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Independent and Supplementary Prescribing (Level 6)
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University Diploma in Teaching in The life long learning Sector
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Diploma in Spirometry
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Diploma in Management of Asthma and COPD
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Diploma in Family Planning in Society (Level 6)
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Diploma in Nutrition
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Travel Health Promotion (Level 6)
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Diabetic Nursing (Level 6)
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Accident & Emergency Certificate
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Diploma in Ophthalmic Nursing
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Registered General Nurse
Expertise
- Respiratory Care
- Primary Care Nursing
- Accident and Emergency Nursing
- Practice Nursing
- Non-Medical Prescribing
- Health Care Support Worker
- Long Term Conditions
Research interests
- Respiratory care
- Primary care
- Non-medical prescribing
- Long term conditions
- Health care assistant training
Teaching
Post Registration Courses:
Undergraduate:
- Caring for people with long term conditions level 4
- The role of the Health Care Assistant in the community level 3
- The Health Care Assistant Award
- Pre-registration Nurses
Postgraduate:
- The Care and Management of Asthma & C.O.P.D level 6 & 7
- Fundamentals of general practice nursing level 6
- Respiratory care
Publications
ROCHE, K. & ALLSOP, M. (2020) Improving standards of asthma management in a prison setting Nursing Times vol 116 2 pg 49-51
NORMAN K., ROCHE K. AND JUKES S. (2012) Integrated Care – a way forward for Assistant Practitioners. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, Vol 6 (9) p458-461.
NORMAN, K & ROCHE, K. (2015) Mentors: supportive learning to improve patient care. British Journal of Health Care Assistants Vol 09 No 3 pp 132- 137
ROCHE, K (2000) UK’s ‘first wellness center takes prevention action.’
Nursing Times vol 39 pg 44