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I am the Course Director for the BSc Children's Nursing course within the Institute of Health. I joined LSBU in 2014 having previously worked at Birmingham Children's Hospital as a Clinical Educator in Paediatric Intensive Care. I teach on a variety of modules, particularly focusing on the care of the critically ill child.

I completed my Masters in Education at Birmingham City University in 2014, which enabled me to register as a nurse teacher with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

I have presented research at conferences. I also write and peer review procedures for Clinicalskills.net.

Masters in Education

Birmingham City University

2011
2014
BSc Child Health Nursing

Coventry University

2000
2003
Clinical Educator
Imperial Collage Healthcare

Part of this role is to manage all nursing staff education and development. Work clinically to support nurses in developing their skills and knowledge

2016
2017
Other public sector
Clinical Educator
Birmingham Children's Hospital

Facilitated and delivered the university accredited Foundations of Paediatric Intensive Care Nursing Course, liaising with the local university regularly. This includes undertaking classroom teaching, simulation and clinical teaching. Marking assignments and sitting on exam boards to award credits for the two modules undertaken by candidates. I managed approx 60 staff nurses within their first year on PICU, providing supervision and support both clinically, academically and emotionally.

2011
2013
Other public sector
Junior Sister
Birmingham Children's Hospital

Lead care for 10 patients n a daily basis, support other staff members

2008
2011
Other public sector
Staff Nurse
Birmingham Children's Hospital

I cared for a range of children and young people within a large PICU. I had experience of caring for people with respiratory, cardiac, renal, burns, neurological injuries or diseases. I completed the foundations in intensive care course, shortly followed by the mentor and assessor’s course and the more advanced intensive care course. I was exposed to caring for children and their families with a number of different healthcare needs. During this time I was seconded to the PICU education team for 18 months.

2003
2008
Other public sector
University of Bedford
External examiner

External examiner for the BSc Children's Nursing Course

October 2018

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Embedded training for undergraduate children’s nursing students to increase self-leadership, personal autonomy and emotional agility skills.
Hewitt, C. (2021). Embedded training for undergraduate children’s nursing students to increase self-leadership, personal autonomy and emotional agility skills. NET19.

Do not disturb! The impact of wearing red aprons on medication administration in PICU
Hewitt, CA, McKeever, S and Giles, S (2017). Do not disturb! The impact of wearing red aprons on medication administration in PICU. The 31st Paediatric Intensive Care Annual Scientific Meeting. Nottingham, UK 11 - 13 Oct 2017

Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater: Preserving children’s undergraduate nurse education in the move towards genericism in nursing
Tatterton, M., Carey, M., Hyde, R. and Hewitt, C. (2024). Don’t throw the baby out with the bathwater: Preserving children’s undergraduate nurse education in the move towards genericism in nursing. Journal of Child Health Care. https://doi.org/10.1177/13674935241231112

Biological basis of child health 13: structure and functions of the skin, and common children's skin conditions.
Davies, K. and Hewitt, C. (2021). Biological basis of child health 13: structure and functions of the skin, and common children's skin conditions. Nursing children and young people. https://doi.org/10.7748/ncyp.2021.e1359