Helen Miller
Senior Lecturer
Biography
I am a registered nurse with 30 year’s experience in the NHS and private health care sectors. I have worked in various specialities including Cardiology, Respiratory and Palliative Nursing. I specialised in Adult and Adolescent Cystic Fibrosis (CF) Nursing, working in a regional CF unit on Merseyside until 2009. I have held various leadership and management roles but my passion is hands on clinical nursing. I qualified with a Masters in Advanced Nursing Practice form Liverpool University in 2003 and am a licensed Non Medical Prescriber (V300). I moved to the Middle East in 2009 where I worked for an international airline, providing health care services for staff and their dependents. My role encompassed aviation legislative nursing, Emergency care, Walk in services, Occupational Health and General Practice Nursing. Prior to commencing my current role at Chester University, I qualified as a specialist community public health nurse (SCPHN) in school health from LJMU and worked within school health services In Central Liverpool. This role generated my interest in Public Health and Safeguarding along with Neurodevelopmental Disorders.
Teaching and Supervision
I have a wide range of experience of teaching in practice, both within the UK and Middle East. My passion for teaching and supporting others led me to my current role as senior lecturer here at Chester University. I am the Programme Lead for the Integrated Masters in Nursing (MNurse) Programme, which enables students to attain two fields of nursing over four years study and results in dual qualification of fields on the NMC register. I am the deputy programme lead for the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN) Programme and field lead for the School Health Pathway. I am an academic dissertation supervisor for international students studying Masters level Public Health. I teach on a variety of Pre and Post registration nursing modules including Clinical Skills, Person Centred Care, Public Health and engaging in masters level studies. these range from Level 4 to level 7 academic study levels.
Research and Knowledge Exchange
I have an interest in Quantitative Research and have been Principal Investigator in various Clinical trials within my previous clinical roles. I have presented at various national and international conference's and had various publications including those as below: Journal Articles • Al-Aloul M, Miller H, Alapati S, Stockton P.A, Ledson M.J, Walshaw M.J (2005) Renal impairment in cystic fibrosis due to repeated intravenous aminoglycoside use. Journal of Pediatric Pulmonology Vol 39, January 2005 • Mohamed Al-Aloul, Helen Miller, Paul Stockton, Martin J. Ledson, Martin J. Walshaw (2005) Acute renal failure in CF patients chronically infected by the Liverpool epidemic Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain (LES) Journal of Cystic Fibrosis Vol 4, September 2005 197-201 • Dixon G, Deehan D, Dickson R, Miller H, Pegnam-Mason H. (2006) Clinical and consumer guidelines related to the management of childhood fever. 2006 Journal of Research in Nursing Vol 11(3) 2006 263-278 • Kamlesh Mohan MRCP, Helen Miller MSc, Hassan Burnhan MRCP, Martin J. Ledson FRCP, Martin J. Walshaw FRCP (2008) Management of cystic fibrosis related diabetes: A survey of UK cystic fibrosis centers, Journal of Pediatric Pulmonology Vol 43, issue 7, July 2008 642-647 • Mohan K, Israel K.L, Miller H, Grainger R, Ledson M.J, Walshaw M.J (2008) Long-Term effect of insulin treatment in cystic fibrosis-related diabetes. Respiration Vol76 (2) August 2008 181-6