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Lucille Kelsall-Knight

Lecturer in Children's Nursing, University of Birmingham

Lucille Kelsall-Knight qualified as a Children’s Nurse from Swansea University in 2004 and worked at Birmingham Children’s Hospital in a variety of nursing positions. Whilst she was there she studied for and gained her PGCE in Paediatric Cardiothoracic Practice and an MSc in Advanced Practice. In 2011 she entered Higher Education at the University of Wolverhampton and has taught on a variety of undergraduate and post graduate courses within Nursing and Paramedic Science. In addition she has book chapter publications and peer reviewed articles within nursing journals. She joined the University of Birmingham in May 2019 as a Lecturer in Children's Nursing and in 2021 completed a Professional Doctorate with a thesis titled: Different Constellation and Shining Stars: Lesbian parents' experiences of accessing healthcare for their adopted children in England. Lucille is a member of the National Adoption Recruitment Steering Group.

Experience

  • 2019–present
    Lecturer in Children's Nursing, University of Birmingham
  • 2011–2019
    Senior Lecturer in Children's Nursing, University of Wolverhampton
  • 2008–2011
    Clinical Site Practitioner, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital NHS Trust
  • 2004–2008
    Staff Nurse, Birmingham Women's and Children's Hospital NHS Trust

Education

  • 2021 
    University of Wolverhampton, Professional Doctorate
  • 2013 
    Birmingham City University, MSc Advanced Practice
  • 2013 
    University of Wolverhampton, PGCE Academic Practice
  • 2007 
    Coventry University, PGCE Paediatric Cardiothoracic Practice
  • 2004 
    Swansea University, BN (Hons) Nursing (Child)

Publications

  • 2022
    Clinical assessment and management of children with bronchiolitis, Nursing Children and Young People
  • 2022
    Practising cultural humility to promote person and family-centred care, Nursing Standard
  • 2021
    Courtney goes to the hospital, Austin Macauley Publishers Ltd
  • 2021
    Qualitative exploration of lesbian parents' experiences of accessing healthcare for their adopted children in England, British Medical Journal Open
  • 2021
    Experiences of LGBT parents when accessing healthcare for their children: a literature review, Nursing Children and Young People
  • 2020
    Non-biological lesbian mothers’ experiences of accessing healthcare for their children., Nursing Children and Young People
  • 2015
    Effect of technology on undertaking nursing observations, Nursing Standard