Sam Pollitt
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Sam is a Senior Lecturer in Nursing and Course leader for the BSc (Hons) in Nursing with Registered Nurse March cohorts. In addition, Sam teaches across a large number of pre-registration nursing courses (BSc and MSc).
Sam has been with us since 2000. Initially, she was a Research Fellow before joining the teaching team as a Lecturer in 2001 and Senior Lecturer in 2003. Whilst at UCLan, Sam has been responsible for module leadership, cohort leadership, year three leadership and since September 2020 course leadership for the BSc (Hons) in Nursing with Registered Nurse (Adult). Sam’s nursing career began at Blackpool Victoria Hospital in the late 1980s working in Acute Medical care before specialising in Care of the Elderly and Stroke rehabilitation. Sam completed her PhD in 2022.
- Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) University of Central Lancashire
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (NTFS)
- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) teaching Qualification
- Postgraduate certificate in Learning, Teaching and Higher Education (PGCert LTHE)
- Masters by Research (MSc), University of Central Lancashire
- BA (Hons) Health Studies combined with BSc Nursing Studies, University of Central Lancashire
- ENB 998 (Teaching and Assessing), Manchester College of Midwifery and Nursing
- General Nursing (Level 1), Blackpool, Wyre and Fylde Health Authority, Victoria Hospital
- Sam has won the ‘Most Supportive Staff Award 2018’ from East Lancashire Hospital Trust
- Sam was nominated for the University Stars 2019, in the Student Choice category
- Sam has also received a student union 'We Heart U’ award voted for by students
- Nutrition and nutritional care - Sam completed her MSc on the nutritional experiences of elderly hospitalised patients
- Pharmacology
- Human anatomy & physiology
- Eschatology
- Middle Eastern politics
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) member
- Royal College of Nursing (RCN) member
- Active member of the Bridge Church Bolton and a Children's programme Leaders
- Sam supports 'Compassion UK', 'CAP UK' and 'Iris Global' Sam has regularly helped raise money for the Florence Nightingale foundation
Sam completed a PhD on 'Student experience of Higher education Pre-registration nursing courses' and has a particular interest in how those experiences can be improved through working co-collaboratively with students. Sam is also amongst the first researchers in the UK to use the novel Experience Based Co-Design methodology, normally used in the clinical setting, in a university setting with students.
Key publications:
- Pollitt, S., Gurbutt, D., Harrison, N., & Duckworth, J. E. (2023). Capturing, the experiences of undergraduate student nurses undertaking a pre-registration nursing degree course using an adapted experience-based co-design approach. Nurse Education Today, 125, 105795.
- Pollitt, S. (2008) Nutrition and Fluid Management, in Richardson, R. (ed) (2008) Clinical skills for student nurses, Devon: Reflect Press Ltd.
- Pollitt, S. (2008) Breaking bad news, in Richardson, R. (ed) (2008) Clinical skills for student nurses, Devon: Reflect Press Ltd.
- Abstract published: “A blob of this and a blob of that”: a phenomenological enquiry into the nutritional experiences of older people on a rehabilitation ward, RCN events; Royal College of nursing of the United Kingdom Research Society, p.61(2.1.1).
- Abstract published: Eating in a rehabilitation ward: What is it really like? RCN events; Royal College of nursing of the United Kingdom Research Society, p.29 (25).
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- Sam has presented at conference including:
- UCLan’s Learning and Teaching Conference (2017) 'Capturing student experience Using an Experienced based co-design Methodology'
- School of Health Sciences and nursing Postgraduate Student Forum presentation (2016) 'Capturing and understanding the experiences of undergraduate student nurses undertaking a pre-registration nursing degree course: An Experience Based Co Design study'
- RCN Annual International Nursing Research Conference, University of Exeter
- Institute for Health Research: Health of Older People: Research perspectives, 6th Annual research Conference
- 5th RCN European Nursing Older People conference & exhibition (Bridging the Gap), invited lecture
Telephone:+44 (0)1772 893624
Email: Email:Sam Pollitt
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