Professor Jacquie White

Professor Jacquie White

Head of School (Nursing and Midwifery), Professor of Nursing

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery

Qualifications

  • BSc (University of Hull)
  • PGCert (University of Hull)
  • PhD / DPhil (University of East Anglia)

Summary

A Registered Mental Health Nurse since 1986, Jacquie studied the role of the mental health nurse in medication management for her first degree and conducted a programme of research into nurse-led physical health checks in secondary mental health services for her PhD.

This work implemented the Health Improvement Profile (HIP), a tool she co-designed for mental health nurses that is now used across the world.

Developing practice that has an impact on the mental health and wellbeing of adults and young people remains the focus of her teaching, research, knowledge exchange and scholarship activity. Jacquie has worked in a variety of roles at the University including Associate Dean Education (2015-2020), Mental Health Strategy Lead (2020-2023) and Head of School (Nursing and Midwifery) (from 2023).

A University Teaching Fellow Jacquie was awarded the Outstanding Achievement Award at the 2017 Hull University Union Student Led Teaching Awards. Jacquie’s teaching includes contributions to the education of undergraduate and postgraduate students and apprentices, and national and mental health and learning disability professionals from across the UK and beyond. She delivers content at all academic levels with a particular focus on psychopharmacology, medicines management and health behavior change.

Recent outputs

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Journal Article

The Health Improvement Profile for people with severe mental illness: Feasibility of a secondary analysis to make international comparisons

Bos, D., Gray, R., Meepring, S., White, J., Foland, K., & Bressington, D. (in press). The Health Improvement Profile for people with severe mental illness: Feasibility of a secondary analysis to make international comparisons. Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing, https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12748

Other

Guidance On The Use Of Esketamine Nasal Spray For Treatment Resistant Depression

White, J., & Feetam, C. (2021). Guidance On The Use Of Esketamine Nasal Spray For Treatment Resistant Depression. Janssen Medical Cloud for UK Healthcare Professionals

Report

Independent Local Evaluation of HeadStart Hull: Report for Children and Young People

White, J., Hardy, S., & Colley, S. (2021). Independent Local Evaluation of HeadStart Hull: Report for Children and Young People. Hull City Council

Independent Local Evaluation of HeadStart Hull: Executive Summary

White, J., Hardy, S., & Colley, S. (2021). Independent Local Evaluation of HeadStart Hull: Executive Summary

Independent Local Evaluation of HeadStart Hull - Final Report

White, J., Hardy, S., & Colley, S. (2021). Independent Local Evaluation of HeadStart Hull - Final Report. Hull City Council

Research interests

Mental health

Mental health nursing

Medication management

Multimorbidity

Interventions in serious mental illness

Public health interventions in child and adolescent mental health and wellbeing

Student mental health and wellbeing

Interdisciplinary education

Lead investigator

Project

Funder

Grant

Started

Status

Project

Headstart Hull Independent Evaluation

Funder

Local Government Association

Grant

£194,760.00

Started

1 April 2017

Status

Complete

Postgraduate supervision

Jacquie currently supervises four PhD students and welcomes applications in areas related to medication management, shared decision making, nurse-led interventions, mental health and population level interventions to address multi morbidity in primary or secondary care settings, or those that aim to strengthen emotional resilience and mental wellbeing in children and young people.

Awards and prizes

Hull University Union Student Led Teaching Awards Outstanding Achievement

2017

Faculty Research Fellow Award.

2010 - 2011

University Teaching Fellow

2006

Membership/Fellowship of professional body

NMC Registered Nurse Teacher

2005

NMC Registered Mental Nurse [RN3]

1986

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