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Gemma Holden

Lecturer/Programme Director Learning Disability Nursing

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery

Qualifications

  • BSc (University of Hull)
  • PCAP (University of Hull)

Summary

Gemma is a NMC Registered Nurse (Learning Disability) who graduated at the University of Hull in 2010. Gemma has over twenty years experience of working with people with Learning Disabilities and complex health/behaviour.

Gemma has worked within education for over ten years, initially within the Learning and Development team at a local NHS trust and for the last five years as a Lecturer at the University of Hull. She is passionate about teaching and believes strongly in improving the student experience and outcomes whilst maintaining the standards expected by the university and the NMC.

Gemma is currently the Programme Director for Learning Disability Nursing.

BSc Nursing (Learning Disability)

-Maximising my Health

-Living my Best Life

Contributes to teaching and assessment on:

-Fundamentals of Professional Practice

-Fundamental Nursing Skills

-Developing Professional Practice

-Developing Nursing Skills

Delivers lectures on other health programmes:

-Trainee Nursing Associate

-Midwifery Programme

Recent outputs

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Presentation / Conference

#118. Co-creation of an educational event to support an integrated field approach, student collaboration and ongoing student growth within health care education

Jennison, L., Combe, K., Jennison, L., Pattrick, K., Holden, G., Maile, C., & Morris, T. (2023, April). #118. Co-creation of an educational event to support an integrated field approach, student collaboration and ongoing student growth within health care education. Paper presented at RCN Education Forum National Conference & Exhibition 2023. Ambitions for change: Investing in the health and social care workforce for the future, Birmingham

Research interests

Complexities in Learning Disabilities including behaviour and meeting health inequalities.

The experience of students who study within the smaller nursing fields.

Membership/Fellowship of professional body

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

2021

NMC Registered Nurse

2010

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