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