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
- Whittet, F. A. (2020) ‘Health and wellbeing of the online lecturer: a phenomenological study’ International Journal of Health Promotion and Education 59 (1) 50-64 https://doi.org/10.1080/14635240.2020.1713189
- Whittet, F. A. (2020) Choosing Research Methodology: Why Phenomenology Appeals to Me CAIRNJournal Online Available from https://cairnjournal.wordpress.com/2020/10/18/choosing-research-methodology-why-phenomenology-appeals-to-me/ [14 June 2023]
- Whittet, F. (2019) How to avoid feeling undermined by other people’s negativity Nursing Standard 34 (11) 43-44 doi: 10.7748/ns.34.11.43.s16
Personal interests include
- Volunteering (Glenshee Lodge)
- Running
- Cooking
- Walking
- Art and Music