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Debbie Wyatt

(She/Her)

Senior Lecturer

Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society

  • Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society

BIOGRAPHY

Debbie Wyatt, RN, is an experienced Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Society at the University of Chester. She supports the division of Nursing and Health Care Education and wider Faculty to develop and deliver quality education for learners at a range of academic levels and has a particular interest in cancer care and the applied sciences. In addition, her role as Faculty Credit Co-ordinator involves promoting flexible learning through credit transfer whilst ensuring that the University requirements for the Accreditation of Prior Learning (Certificated and Experiential) are met.

Debbie is also a member of the European Oncology Nursing Society Education Working Group and Workstream 1 of ACCEnD: The Aspirant Cancer Career and Education Development programme which aims to provide transformational reform in the education, training, and career pathways for nurses and AHPs throughout the UK, who support people affected by cancer.

UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER APPOINTMENTS

  • Senior Lecturer
    University of Chester, Health and Social Care, Chester, United KingdomMar 2021
  • Senior Lecturer
    University of Chester, Health and Social Care, Chester, United Kingdom2001 - 2021
  • Nurse Teacher
    University College Chester, Nursing, Chester, United Kingdom1991 - 2001

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Macmillan Lecturer and Head of Clinical Education Department
    The Clatterbridge Cancer Centre, Clinical Education, Birkenhead, England8 Sep 1997 - 5 Mar 2021
  • Unqualified Nurse Teacher
    Chester School of Nursing and Midwifery, Nursing, Chester, United Kingdom1988 - 1991
  • Secondment Nurse Teacher
    Chester School of Nursing and Midwifery, Nursing, Chester, United Kingdom1987 - 1988

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Acting Junior Sister
    Countess of Chester Hospital, Ward 51 Medicine, Chester, United Kingdom1987 - 1987
  • Staff Nurse
    Countess of Chester Hospital, Ward 51 Medicine, Chester, United Kingdom1985 - 1987
  • Staff Nurse
    Mold Community Hospital, Ward, Mold, United Kingdom1984 - 1985
  • Staff Nurse
    Hammersmith Hospital, Paediatric Medicine, London, United Kingdom1983 - 1984

DEGREES

  • BA (Hons)
    Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom1994 - 1996
  • MSc Nursing
    Manchester University/Royal College of Nursing, Manchester, United Kingdom2002 - 2004

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Diploma of Professional Studies in Nursing (DPSN)
    Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, United Kingdom1986 - 1988
    Diploma
  • Certificate of Education for Nurse Teachers
    Chester College of Higher Education, Chester, United Kingdom1989 - 1991
    Cert Ed
  • ENB 237 Oncology Nursing Course
    Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology/Chester College of Higher Education, Chester, United Kingdom1996 - 1997
    Cancer Certificate
  • Registered General Nurse
    Hammersmith Hospital, London, United Kingdom1980 - 1983
    RGN Nursing Programme

RESEARCH AND KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE INSTITUTE

  • Health and Wellbeing Research and Knowledge Exchange Institute

SCHOOL

  • School of Nursing and Midwifery