Victoria Hewson

Victoria Hewson

Senior Lecturer MSc, BSc (Hons), SFHEA, RDN

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery

Qualifications

  • BSc (University of Hull)
  • MSc (University of Hull)

Summary

Head of Apprenticeships (Quality of Education)/Senior Lecturer/Senior Fellow HEA

Victoria began her career in academia at the University of Hull in 2004. Victoria has a wealth of professional and academic experience specifically in undergraduate and Apprenticeship education.

Victoria’s academic focus in recent years is the development of degree apprenticeships following the UK Government’s drive to implement degree apprenticeships within a higher education setting. She has a wide range of experience in curriculum development, internal and external Quality Assurance relating to undergraduate education and higher and degree Apprenticeships.

A Senior Lecturer and Fellow of Advanced HE, Victoria also has significant experience in strategic leadership and management evidenced by her most recent role as Head of Department (Nursing).

Victoria continues to be a registered Dental Care Professional with research and scholarship outputs and interests in oral health, mouth care, promoting health and preventing ill health.

Victoria has extensive experience in developing Degree Apprenticeships

Victoria has a broad level of experience within Health and Social care supporting the development of Degree Apprenticeships.

Victoria is a registered Dental Care Professional and has wide range of experience in dental and public health services.

Recent outputs

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Digital Artefact

Blog Post: Be proud of your mouth: Taking care of your oral health can help you live a happier and healthier life

Hewson, V. (2021). Blog Post: Be proud of your mouth: Taking care of your oral health can help you live a happier and healthier life

Journal Article

Raising awareness of mouth cancer action month

Hewson, V. (2017). Raising awareness of mouth cancer action month. Nursing and Residential Care, 19(11), 610-612. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2017.19.11.610

Raising awareness of mouth cancer in the care home

Hewson, V. (2017). Raising awareness of mouth cancer in the care home. Nursing and Residential Care, 20(6), 256-260. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2017.19.11.610

Improving Oral Health: NICE draft quality standard

Hewson, V. (2017). Improving Oral Health: NICE draft quality standard. Nursing and Residential Care, 19(3), 131-133. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2017.19.3.131

Addressing the oral health needs of older people in care

Hewson, V., & Lee, A. (2017). Addressing the oral health needs of older people in care. Nursing and Residential Care, 19(1), 23-28. https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2017.19.1.23

Research interests

Oral Health

Older People's Oral Health

Degree Apprenticeships

All Our Health

Oral Health of Adults with an illegal drug dependency

Public Health/All Our Health

Vulnerable adults

External examiner role

External Examiner

2022

External Examiner

2017 - 2020

External Examiner

2017 - 2020

Membership/Fellowship of professional body

Aurora Leadership programme

2020

Advance HE

Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

2019

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

2016 - 2018

Dental Care Professional (General Dental Council)

2008

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