Frances Whittet

Lecturer – Health & Social Care content

Lecturer – Health & Social Care

Roles

  • Programme Leader for BA (Honours) Health and Social Studies
  • Module Leader HE
  • Personal Academic Tutor HE

Qualifications

  • MA Health and Wellbeing – University of Highlands and Islands
  • TQFE (PG) University of Dundee
  • Bachelor of Nursing - University of Dundee
  • Registered Nurse
  • Previously Registered Midwife
  • Independent Nurse Prescriber
  • Recent CPD modules including: 
    • Public Health in Action (PG) University of Aberdeen
    • Child and Adolescent Mental Health (level 10) UHI

External Membership and Professional Registrations

  • Nursing and Midwifery Council
  • General Teaching Council of Scotland
  • Senior Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
  • Royal College of Nursing
  • Perthshire Society of Natural Science

Contact

Teaching subjects within

  • BA (Hons) Health and Social Studies
  • MA Children and Young People’s Participation and Leadership
  • HNC Healthcare Practice

Experience

  • Lecturer at UHI Perth since 2011
  • Developing assignments for HNC (SQA verified)
  • Development of modules and programme BA (Hons) Health & Social Studies
  • Teaching experience levels 5-11, particularly 7-11.
  • Dissertation Supervision UG
  • Dissertation marking UG & PG

Previous employment

  • NHS as a Registered Nurse
  • NHS as a Registered Midwife
  • Clinical Practice in operating theatres, and acute care women’s health. Independent Nurse Prescriber

Research Interests

  • Health and health promotion.
  • MA Dissertation Title:
    ‘Online feedback/feedforward: A phenomenological study of lecturers’ perceptions of the impact of these on their own health and wellbeing’ (2017)

Publications

Personal interests include

  • Volunteering (Glenshee Lodge)
  • Running
  • Cooking
  • Walking
  • Art and Music