Helen Conway

Helen Conway

Lecturer in Acute Adult Nursing and Associated Programmes

Faculty and Department

  • Faculty of Health Sciences
  • School of Nursing and Midwifery

Qualifications

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

Summary

Helen is an Adult Nursing Lecturer specialising in Acute Nursing care at the University of Hull. Helen started her lecturing role at the University in 2021 and has experience in a number of specialities within Nursing care. Helen qualified in 2008 as an Adult Nurse and worked for 10 years in Cardiothoracic Surgery having rotated into the Cardiac Intensive Care unit within Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. In 2018 Helen commenced her MSc in Advanced Practice whilst undertaking her training as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) in the Community within a General Practice (GP) surgery. Helen is completing her dissertation module currently to complete her MSc in Advanced Practice. On commencing her lecturing role in 2021, Helen has completed a Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice in 2023 and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Helen teaches on modules within the BSC (Hons) and Apprenticeship Nursing programme and also the University Certificate programme. Helen also assists the Advanced Practice Apprenticeship team to be the Internal Quality Assurer (IQA) for the presentation assessments for the final trimester of the programme prior to completion.

Helen has input into multiple modules for teaching and supervision of students. Helen has vast experience in leading large clinical skills modules and is co-lead for 2 further modules also as below:

BSc Nursing (Core modules), BSc Adult Nursing and Apprenticeship programme modules

- Fundamental Nursing Skills (FNS) - Previous Module Lead 2021-2023, currently co-lead for FNS

- Developing Nursing Skills (DNS) Module Lead since 2023

- Care and Management of the Acutely Ill Adult - Co lead

- Leading and Managing Care

- Preparing for Registration

- Maximising my Health - Learning Disability Nursing module

- Academic Assessor for all Adult Nursing Practice Placements

University Certificate for Health and Social Care Programme

- First Step Study Skills

- Learning for the Workplace (Previously Module Lead 2021 - 2022)

Helen's extended roles are:

- Personal Supervisor for Adult Nursing Students

- Academic Link Lecturer (Areas within Castle Hill Hospital in HUTH)

Research interests

Helen has research interests in:

- Cardiothoracic Surgery

- Clinical Skills in Nursing

- Nursing Simulation

- Acute surgical wound Care

- Advanced Clinical Practice

Membership/Fellowship of professional body

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

2023

NMC Adult Nurse

2008

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