Jo is an Associate Professor and Head of Division for Adult Nursing.
Jo is a Mental Health Nursing registrant by background, teaching pre and post registration nursing and under graduate paramedicine, with particular emphasis on psychosocial interventions, acute mental health care, community mental health care, prescribing for mental health, early intervention in psychosis, mental health recovery and mental health diagnoses.
Her current lead role/s within the Leicester School of Nursing and Midwifery are:
- Associate Professor / Head of Division - Adult Nursing (July 2022 - Ongoing)
- School Early Resolution Officer (ERO) (Ongoing).
Previous Lead Roles within the Leicester School of Nursing and Midwifery held by Jo include:
- Programme Leader - Future Nurse Curriculum (2021) BSc in Nursing (all Fields of Practice with NMC registration) (September 2021 - August 2022)
- Programme Leader for BSc Nursing (with NMC registration) (All fields of Practice) from September 2020 - August 2022
- Programme development lead - Future Nurse Curriculum (2021) BSc in Nursing (all Fields of Practice with NMC registration)
-Co- Programme Leader for BSc in Nursing – September 2016 - September 2020.
-Subject Lead for Mental Health from 1st September 2014 – July 2017.
Her roles within the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences include:
- Co-chair of the Staff Health and Wellbeing Faculty Group.
- Faculty research ethics group committee member.
Prior to working in Higher Education, Jo held various roles as a Registered Mental Health Nurse including clinician and managerial roles. She has experience of working in the following mental health nursing care environments:-Acute Adult In-patients (mixed gender)- Community Mental Health Team / Case Management Team- Peri-natal services- Assertive Outreach services- Early Intervention in Psychosis Services.