AS A COMPANY WE’RE VERY PROUD TO HAVE MARIJA ON BOARD AS A HIGHLY-EXPERIENCED CLINICAL TRAINER. HOWEVER, WE DON’T SHOUT ABOUT HER INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE ENOUGH! SO HERE’S HER STORY…
WORK
Deputy Director of Nursing at a large teaching hospital
16 years as a Senior Nurse Lecturer within a large professional university, Main focus on pre-registration nurse education and clinical law.
Practice Development Nurse for Surgery and Critical Care
Head of Nursing Development for an Acute General inner city hospital
Clinical Risk Manager for Two Large inner city Trusts
10 years as an NHS Surgical and Critical Care Nurse and Unit Manager
Acute General Adult nurse for 44 years. Delivery of direct care in Orthopaedics, Surgical, General Medicine, Accident and Emergency, Intensive Care, Respiratory Medicine, Infectious Diseases and Coronary Care, in eight General Hospitals in the North West region
QUALIFICATIONS
Registered Nurse (Adult)
MSc Nursing
BSc (Hons) Nursing with Education
Registered Nurse Tutor
Mentorship in Nursing Level 6 certificate
Diploma in Risk Management and Clinical Law
Advanced Cert level 6 in Health and Safety
Manual Handling Training level 5
Diploma in Nursing Studies
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University admissions team member
Teaching on the Transitional to Professional Practice Unit, including leadership, management, quality assurance, employability skills, advanced clinical skills, problem based learning and evidence based practice
Pastoral support role for pre and post registration nursing and law students
Post registration Nursing Dissertation supervision at level 6
Acute Illness Management qualified instructor
Clinical skills teaching across BSc Hons (Nursing Adult) programme
Clinical Skills moving and handling trainer
Health and Safety officer
Link lecturer role for clinical practice areas
Post registration Nursing Independent study at Level 6
Foundation degree unit lead
Foundation year programme lead
RESEARCH, SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES & AWARDS
Actively involved in the Nursing Times Student Awards
– 2013 Winner
– 2014 Finalist
– 2015 Winner
– 2016 Finalist
– 2017 Winner
– 2018 Finalist
Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trust level 1, 2, 3 achieved in Two Foundations Trusts
Systematic review on the use of online assessment in pre and post registration education
Workshop presentation for Learning and Teaching Conferences
NMC recorded Teacher
Royal Collage of Nursing (RCN) Union Learning Representative