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Mrs Cathryn Smith
(she/her)
AFHEA PGCE QN MSc, BSc, RN
Lecturer: Adult Nursing, Primary Care and Public Health
Overview
I am a lecture in Primary Care and Public Health, I assess and supervisor students across undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. I am a module lead and teach on the level 7 Specialist Practice Qualification Community Health Studies Programme. My keen interest are Primary Care, Dementia, End of Life Care, clinical supervision and Health Promotion. I currently work part-time as I am a PhD student funded by RCBC Wales researching decision making and end of life care for patients with dementia.
My clinical background is district nursing within primary care.
Publication
2024
- Smith, C., Baillie, J. and Gill, P. 2024. The importance of patient and public involvement in doctoral research: involving people living with dementia.. Nurse Researcher
2023
- Smith, C., Gill, P. and Baillie, J. 2023. The clinical decision‐making process involved in end of life care for people with dementia in primary care: A protocol paper. Journal of Advanced Nursing 79(7), pp. 2744-2753. (10.1111/jan.15587)
- Smith, C. and Willis, S. 2023. Public health and the older person. In: Holland, A. et al. eds. Fundamentals for Public Health Practice. Sage
- Smith, C. 2023. Working with community organisations to implement clinical supervision. Presented at: gLocal Solution Room Event, Romania, Bucharest, 09 June 2023.
2022
- Smith, C., Baillie, J. and Gill, P. 2022. The value of patient and public involvement in doctoral research: involving people living with dementia. Presented at: RCN International Nursing Research Conference, Cardiff, UK, 5-6 Sept 2022.
- Smith, C., Bennett, C., Morgan, K., Carrier, J., Klugarová, J. and Klugar, M. 2022. Enhancing the clinical supervision experience of staff members working within primary and community care: a best practice implementation project. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare 20(S1), pp. S23-S31. (10.1097/XEB.0000000000000317)
2021
- Smith, C., Bennett, C., Morgan, K., Carrier, J., Kugar, M. and Klugarova, J. 2021. Enhancing the practice of clinical supervision within primary and community care: a best practice implementation project. Presented at: 2021 JBI European Symposium and SPIDER Multiple Event, Virtual, 24 June 2021. Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde - Enfermagem da Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra pp. 63-64.
2019
- Smith, C. and Newbury, G. 2019. Palliative care for community patients diagnosed with dementia: a systematic review. British Journal of Community Nursing 24(12), pp. 570-275. (10.12968/bjcn.2019.24.12.570)
Adrannau llyfrau
- Smith, C. and Willis, S. 2023. Public health and the older person. In: Holland, A. et al. eds. Fundamentals for Public Health Practice. Sage
Cynadleddau
- Smith, C. 2023. Working with community organisations to implement clinical supervision. Presented at: gLocal Solution Room Event, Romania, Bucharest, 09 June 2023.
- Smith, C., Baillie, J. and Gill, P. 2022. The value of patient and public involvement in doctoral research: involving people living with dementia. Presented at: RCN International Nursing Research Conference, Cardiff, UK, 5-6 Sept 2022.
- Smith, C., Bennett, C., Morgan, K., Carrier, J., Kugar, M. and Klugarova, J. 2021. Enhancing the practice of clinical supervision within primary and community care: a best practice implementation project. Presented at: 2021 JBI European Symposium and SPIDER Multiple Event, Virtual, 24 June 2021. Unidade de Investigação em Ciências da Saúde - Enfermagem da Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra pp. 63-64.
Erthyglau
- Smith, C., Baillie, J. and Gill, P. 2024. The importance of patient and public involvement in doctoral research: involving people living with dementia.. Nurse Researcher
- Smith, C., Gill, P. and Baillie, J. 2023. The clinical decision‐making process involved in end of life care for people with dementia in primary care: A protocol paper. Journal of Advanced Nursing 79(7), pp. 2744-2753. (10.1111/jan.15587)
- Smith, C., Bennett, C., Morgan, K., Carrier, J., Klugarová, J. and Klugar, M. 2022. Enhancing the clinical supervision experience of staff members working within primary and community care: a best practice implementation project. International Journal of Evidence-Based Healthcare 20(S1), pp. S23-S31. (10.1097/XEB.0000000000000317)
- Smith, C. and Newbury, G. 2019. Palliative care for community patients diagnosed with dementia: a systematic review. British Journal of Community Nursing 24(12), pp. 570-275. (10.12968/bjcn.2019.24.12.570)
Research
I have been successful in achieving a PhD fellowship granted by RCBC Wales from January 2021 – June 2026. The title of my thesis is Caring for people with dementia at end of life: The clinical decision-making process of healthcare professionals within primary care.
I have also been successful in applying for a Strategic Partnership in Innovation and Development of Evidence-Based Healthcare (SPIDER) project in the Czech Republic in November 2019. This was through the Joanna Briggs Institute and included a clinical fellowship course in which I implemented a project within clinical practice on clinical supervision.
My research interests are:
Nursing
Dementia
End of Life Care
Clinical Supervision
Qualitative research methods
Implementation projects
Teaching
Within my role at the University I work with both undergraduate student nurses, postgraduate and masters' level students in nursing and other disciplines.
Teaching Experience
- Teaching and running of the Postgraduate community health studies programme (Specialist Practice Qualification) (v100)
- Module lead and teach on the Contemporary Issues in District and Practice Nursing including V100 prescribing (level 7 postgraduate module attached to the SPQ) and co-lead and teach on the Research Methods and Health Improvement in Community Nursing (level 7 postgraduate module).
- Teaching, marking and supervision responsibilities on the postgraduate level 7 Leadership module (attached to the SPQ programme and wider postgraduate programmes)
- Teaching, supervision and marking responsibilities on the Return to Practice programme within the School of Healthcare Science
- Teach on a variety of undergraduate modules ranging from level 4-6
- Clinical skills – I teach on various subjects including, manual handling, Basic Life Support, catheterisation, wound care, venepuncture and canulation and PEG care to undergraduate students.
- I am involved in developing and implementing the primary care content that runs throughout the undergraduate curriculum.
- Previously in my job role I carried out AS dissertation supervision and marking, but this has been put on hold due to workload and undertaking my PhD.
I am an external examiner at the University of Greenwich
I am a Fellow of the Higher Education Academny
Biography
I am a lecturer in Primary Care/Public Health Nursing at the School of Healthcare Sciences. I started this post in 2018, prior to this I worked as a Team Leader within Primary Care. I have an extensive background in Community nursing where I worked clinically and contributed to Primary care and Community nurse education.
After completing the Speciliast Practice Qulaitifcation in Community Health Studies in June 2018 I applied and completed an MSc in Community Health Studies in 2019 which sparked my interest in research. Since then I have been successful in achieving a PhD fellowship granted by RCBC Wales from January 2021 – June 2026. The title of my thesis is Caring for people with dementia at end of life: The clinical decision-making process of healthcare professionals within primary care. I am completing this part-time alongside my lecturing role
Honours and awards
Queens Nurse
Specialist practice qualification (SPQ)
Community Health Studies
Master of Science Community Health Studies
Bachelor of Nursing
Professional memberships
Nursing and Midwifery Council
Research themes
Specialisms
- Dementia
- ethnography
- qualitative research methods
- Primary health care