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Rachel is a lecturer specialising in critical care nursing who first joined City University in 2000 as a Cardiac Lecturer Practitioner linking with Barts and The London hospitals. She became a full time Lecturer in Critical Care Nursing in 2004.
Rachel has specialised in cardiac critical care nursing throughout her career - working at Harefield Hospital and the Royal Brompton National Heart & Lung Hospitals (now Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust), both renowned centres of excellence for cardiothoracic and transplant patient care. She also has also worked in cardiology (CCU) and was the Senior Sister for Cardiac Practice Development across Barts & The London NHS Trust before making the transition into teaching at City University.
Rachel's research for her MSc in Teaching and Learning explored the educational support needs of overseas qualified nurses with English as a second language.
Rachel continues to practice and maintain her skills and works as a Bank Nurse in the Adult Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit at Harefield Hospital, alongside her position at City University.
Qualifications
- Registered Nurse Teacher, Nursing and Midwifery Council, United Kingdom, January 2007
- Registered Nurse, Blackpool Victoria Hospital, United Kingdom, November 1985
- MSc in Teaching and Learning (Post Compulsory), University of Surrey, United Kingdom
- BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies, University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Employment
- Admissions Tutor, City, University of London, United Kingdom, September 2019 - present
- Lecturer in Critical Care Nursing, City University, United Kingdom, January 2004 - present
- Lecturer Practitioner, Barts & The London NHS Trust/City University, London, United Kingdom, September 2000 - December 2004
- Senior Sister: Cardiac Practice Development, Barts & The London NHS Trust, United Kingdom, November 1998 - August 2000
- Project Nurse: Collaborative Care (North Thames Region), Chelsea and Westminster Healthcare Trust, United Kingdom, April 1996 - November 1998
Publications
Publications by category
Chapters (4)
- Grant, R.A. and Olson, K. (2014). Bradycardias and blocks. In Olson, K. (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Cardiac Nursing (pp. 213-242). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780199651344.
- Grant, R. (2014). Cardiac Assessment. In Olson, K. (Ed.), Oxford Handbook of Cardiac Nursing (pp. 25-68). Oxford: OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780191039447.
- Grant, R.A. and Rawlings-Anderson, K. (2007). Cardiac Assessment. In Johnson, K. and Rawlings-Anderson, K. (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Cardiac Nursing Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198570721.
- Grant, R.A. and Johnson, K. (2007). Bradycardias and Blocks. In Johnson, K. and Rawlings-Anderson, K. (Eds.), Oxford Handbook of Cardiac Nursing Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198570721.
Professional activities
Clinical activity (2)
- SSN (Bank) Intensive Care Unit (Harefield Hospital), Royal Brompton and Harefield NHS Foundation Trust, November 2011 - May 2018
- Link Lecturer - Oncology Wards, Theatres, Breast and Fertility Clinics, Barts and The London NHS Trust
Editorial activity
- Journal of Cardiac Nursing British Journal of Nursing, Reviewer, September 2017 - present.