Dr John Wells PhD, MSc, BA (Hons), PGDip(Education) RNT, RPN
Head of the Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences (Appointed September 2005)
Professional registration
Registered Nurse Tutor An Bord Altranais
Registered Psychiatric Nurse An Bord Altranais
Education
King’s College University of London | 2004 | PhD, Nursing Studies |
London Guildhall University | 1993 | MSc, Care, Policy & Management |
London Southbank University | 1993 | Post Graduate Diploma in Education (Registered Nurse Tutor) |
University of Manchester | 1983 | BA (Hons) (2:1), History |
Henry Thornton School, London | 1979 | 8 'O' levels & 4 'A' levels |
Professional Institution
School of Nursing St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London 1988 ENB 998 Teaching and Assessing
School of Nursing St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London 1984 Registered Mental Nurse (RMN)
Further Training
National Centre for Social Research, London 2001 Qualitative Data Interviewing and Analysis
Dept of Psychotherapy, St George’s University Hospital, London 1991 Individual Psychotherapy
Institute of Group Analysis, London 1991 Introductory Course to Group Analysis
Appointments and Esteem Indicators
Waterford Institute of Technology | 2002-2005 | Lecturer - Mental Health Nursing |
Waterford Institute of Technology | 2000-2002 | Lecturer - Social Care |
South Eastern Health Board | 1998-2000 | Nurse Tutor |
Kings College, University of London | 1993-1998 | Lecturer in Nursing |
South Bank University | 1992-1993 | F/T Postgraduate Student |
Maudsley Hospital School of Nursing | 1991-1992 | Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing |
Springfiled Hospital London | 1990-1991 | Ward Manager, Acute Admissions (Grade G) |
Springfield Hospital London | 1990-1990 | Community psychiatric nurse and rehabilitation ward manager (Grade G) |
Springfield Hospital London | 1989-1990 | Deputy ward manager,Acute Admissions (Grade G) |
Maudsley Hospital London | 1987-1989 | Staff nurse, Adolescent unit (Grade E) |
St George’s Medical School, London | 1984-1987 | Student Nurse |
Central London College | 1983-1984 | Teacher |
National Army Museum London | 1982-1983 | Research Assistant, 'Barracks Project' |
Advisory Bodies
Institutional
SETU Waterford Management Co-ordinating Forum 2005 to present Committee member
School of Health Science Management Committee, SETU Waterford 2005 to present Deputy chair-person
SETU Waterford Research Council 2002 to 2004 Council member
Department of Nursing Research Ethics Committee 2007 to present Chairman
Regional
Research Governance Committee, Waterford Regional Hospital 2007 to present Committee member
WIT-HSE (SE) post-graduate steering committee 2005 to present Co-chair person
WIT-HSE (SE) Local Joint Working Group 2005 to present Co-chair person
National
Department of Health and Children Committee for the Implementation of the National Nursing Research Strategy 2007 to present Committee member
National Advisory Drugs Training Programme Sub-committee 2007 to present Committee member
ABA advisory group on Requirements and Standards for the RPN One Year Post Registration Education Programme 2007 Committee member
Fellowship in Nursing Health Research Board 2006 Review panel member
International
UDINE C group (Understanding developments in Nurse Education and Careers) 2008 to present Chairman
External examining
Department of Nursing, University of Hertfordshire 1998 to 2001 BSc mental health nursing
Editorial
The International Journal of Leadership in Public Services 2008 to present Member of the editorial board
Journal of Advanced Nursing 2001 to present Review panel member
Journal of Mental Health. 2005 to present Review panel member
Journal of Nurse Education Today 2007 to present Review panel member
Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 1994 to present Review panel member
International Journal of Nursing Research 2008 to present Review panel member
The Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies 1998 to 2000 Deputy editor
Research Awards
Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Union | 2008 | €365,085 | Reducing Occupational Stress in Employment (ROSE) – Lead applicant |
The National Academy for Integrating Research, Teaching & Learning (NAIRTL) | 2008 | €1,000 | How Teaching Using A Multiple Intelligence Teaching Approach Affected Student Achievement In An Undergraduate Education Programme In Ireland – co-applicant |
SETU Waterford BEHEST | 2008 | €23,000 | The establishment of a health informatics research group – co-applicant |
SETU Waterford BEHEST | 2008 | €6,000 | Gender sensitive mental health services - co-applicant |
Council of Directors of the Institutes of Technology | 2007 | €46,000 | Continuing education and support of preceptors in the clinical setting: a collaborative action research project – co-applicant |
National Council for Nursing and Midwifery and Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Unit HSE – South East | 2007 | €40,000 | A service impact evaluation of a post-graduate education programme for nurses – co-applicant |
SETU Waterford BEHEST | 2006 | €10,000 | Establishment of a health and social marketing research cluster – co-applicant |
Council of Directors of the Institutes of Technology | 2006 | €35,000 | A comparative analysis of employers’ views on disability policy and the employment of people with enduring mental health problems – Sole applicant |
Waterford Youth Training and Enterprise | 2004 | €1,700 | Meeting the employment needs of marginalized youth – Sole applicant |
South Eastern Health Board | 2001 | £35,000 | The role of hospital based industrial therapy units in the SEHB and their impact on the quality of life of people with enduring mental illness – Sole applicant |
South Eastern Health Board | 2001 | £2,500 | WAVE Project–A soft systems evaluation of a resettlement support project for persons recovering from mental illness – Sole applicant |
Department of Health and Children, Dublin | 1999 | £40,000 | Factors affecting recruitment to RPN pre-registration programmes in Ireland – Lead applicant |
General Nursing Council Trust | 1997 | £2,180 | Variables affecting CPNs achieving commissioned priorities – Sole applicant |
City and Hackney NHS Trust | 1997 | £3,000 | Implementation of Supervised Discharge – Sole applicant |
Total Research Income to date | €527,785 £79,500 (Ir) £3,180(stg) |
Postgraduate Research Supervision
Current: 1 PhD student – Mr Michael Bergin – Title of study ‘Exploring gender sensitive mental health services through a critical realist perspective
(co –supervisor Professor Sara Owen, University of Lincoln)
Expected completion date July 2010.
1 MSc student – Ms Charlotte Wall
Past: 6 MSc students