Personal profile
Biography
Ursula is an accomplished Senior Lecturer, Senior Fellow of Advance HE, and Registered Nurse with extensive leadership experience across the School of Nursing and Paramedic Science. She is currently Programme Director for the innovative interprofessional Postgraduate Certificate in Education for Healthcare Professionals and has previously led a PSRB (NMC) Adult Nursing programme.
Alongside this, Ursula serves as Faculty Partnership Manager for collaborative provision within the Faculty of Life and Health Sciences. Her remit includes supporting and overseeing quality assurance across validated, franchised, and out‑centre provision at Certificate in Higher Education, Foundation Degree, BSc, and MSc levels. This portfolio spans regional, UK‑wide, and international partners across Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Her work encompasses new programme development, curriculum design, governance, quality assurance, and enhancement of the student experience through close monitoring of key metrics.
From 2015–2022, Ursula held the role of Academic Lead for Education, providing strategic leadership in learning and teaching, driving educational innovation, and supporting colleagues across a dynamic School. She chaired the School Learning and Teaching Committee, advised on policy, and oversaw the implementation of recommendations. She played a central role in curriculum development across undergraduate and postgraduate provision, guiding teams through revalidations and course amendments.
Ursula has experience of chairing preliminary boards of examiners across the School and collaborative provision and contributes to sector‑wide quality assurance as an NMC registrant visitor.
Research Interests
Patient safety. Student feedback. Student experience. Nursing education. Evaluating staff and student’s perceptions of e-submission and feedback, twitter, and post graduate student engagement. Cardiac Nursing, Chronic illness.
Teaching Interests
Post Graduate Certificate Education for Healthcare Professionals. Education and Curriculum Development. Ethics, Pharmacology, Disordered Physiology, Human body, Nursing the Physically Ill Adult, Cardiac nursing, Professional Nursing/Leadership, and Management. Nursing skills modules. Return to Practice. Life Support (Basic/Intermediate).
PhD Researcher Profile
Ursula has commenced her PhD in September 2023 and will be researching
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‘Development of an intervention to support and enhance delegation skills among new graduate nurses (NGNs) in the acute clinical setting.' |
External positions
External Examiner, University of Hull
1 Sept 2023 → 1 Sept 2027
External Advisor, BSc (Hons) Healthcare Management Partner Review , University of Brighton
9 Dec 2022
External Examiner BSc Health Care Studies (Nursing) Flying faculty (Hong Kong), Oxford Brookes University
1 Sept 2022 → 1 Sept 2023
External Examiner Pre-registration Nursing, University of Dundee
1 Sept 2022 → 1 Sept 2026
Expert Panel Member Return to Practice Nursing, Coventry University
1 Dec 2020
External Panel Member revalidation BSc Enhancing Practice , University of Northampton
1 Oct 2019
Panel Member Periodic Review, University of Chester
1 Mar 2019
External Examiner Pre-registration (Adult), London South Bank University
1 Sept 2018 → 1 Sept 2022
Quality Assurance Registrant Visitor, NMC
1 Sept 2018 → …
Steering group member for a NIPEC review to evaluate the Impact in Practice of Commissioned Educational Programmes, NIPEC
1 Jan 2017 → 1 Jun 2017
External Examiner BSc (Hons) Pre-Registration Nursing (Adult), Birmingham City University
1 Feb 2015 → 1 Feb 2020
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
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SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Educational Interventions to Enhance Delegation Practices Among Nursing Students and Newly Graduated Nurses: A Scoping Review
Chaney, U., Hasson, F., McIlfatrick, S. J. & Slater, P. F., 22 Jan 2026, In: Journal of Clinical Nursing. p. 1-25 25 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Beyond Borders: Understanding the Motivations and Experiences of International Students at Ulster University
McGowan, B., Slater, P. F., Hasson, F., Chaney, U. (Contributor), Beck, E. R., O'Boyle, L. (Contributor), Keeney, S. (Contributor), Dickson, P. (Contributor) & Smyth, M. (Contributor), 10 Jun 2025, (Published online) 5 p.Research output: Other contribution › peer-review
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Motivations, Expectations and experiences of International Students studying at Ulster University
Slater, P. F., Hasson, F., Beck, E. R., Chaney, U., McGowan, B., Dickson, P., Smyth, M., O'Boyle, L. & Keeney, S., 20 May 2025, (Published online) 156 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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An evaluation of the student experience of interprofessional education in undergraduate healthcare curricula
Dunleavy, S., Chaney, U. & Jack, I., 28 Oct 2024, (Unpublished).Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Postgraduate Interprofessional Education: Demonstrating the Potential Impact for Clinical Practice
Chaney, U., McGowan, B. & Mc Clure, P., 30 Oct 2024.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster › peer-review
Activities
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Providing 'hope' to support nursing students to flourish within the practice learning environment - an evaluation of hopeful minds workshops
Duggan, S. (Speaker), Chaney, U. (Contributor) & Mc Glone, C. (Contributor)
29 Oct 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation