Health Professions staff
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Michael Adams
Head of the College of Health and Care Professions
After qualifying as Registered General Nurse in 1995 Mike worked clinically in local Birmingham Hospitals before joining BCU as a nursing lecturer in 2004. He held several roles over a 13 year period, including Senior Lecturer and Head of Department for Practice Learning, ultimately becoming Head of the College of Health and...
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Richard Armstrong
Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy
Richard qualified as a speech and language therapist from Newcastle University. He has worked with teenagers and adults with autism, learning disabilities, and mental health difficulties in several psychiatric settings. Most recently he worked on an acute rehabilitation trauma unit with patients with acquired neurological...
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Lorraine Bamblett
Senior Lecturer in Speech and Language Therapy
Lorraine qualified as a Speech and Language Therapist from De Montfort University in 2002. She has worked in various roles within the NHS and independent practice. Most recently she worked within a Key Stage 1 and 2 Speech and Language Centre in Burton-On-Trent, Staffordshire with children with Developmental Language Disorder...
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Alistair Bardwell
Lecturer in Radiography
Alistair is part of the Birmingham City University (BCU) alumni having qualified in 2014 achieving a First-Class degree classification in Diagnostic Radiography. He went on to work as a Diagnostic Radiographer at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton for over 8 years. During this time, he maintained a solid foundation in Plain...
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David Bignell
Programme Lead Rehabilitation Work
David is a qualified Rehabilitation Worker and the Programme Lead for the Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment), the BSc (Hons) Specialist Complex Needs Rehabilitation Work top up’ degree and the BSc (Hons) Habilitation Work Working with Children and Young People course. David studied at the Guide...
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Michelle Brazil
Senior Lecturer/Placement Coordinator in Rehabilitation Work
Michelle qualified as a rehabilitation worker (visual impairment) at Birmingham City University in 2012. Becoming a visiting teacher from 2013, and permanent member of staff in 2019. Since qualifying, Michelle has worked as a qualified rehabilitation worker in local authority and charity settings. This included providing...
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Nick Brewin
Lecturer
Nick completed his training as a Diagnostic Radiographer at Birmingham City University in 2015. Since then he as worked mainly in Birmingham across a wide range of roles as a Radiographer including General Xray, CT, Interventional, Cardiology and most recently Vascular Access. Nick joined BCU in March 2022 as a lecturer and...
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Jodie Bryant
Simulation Lead: Health Professions
Jodie has been a HCPC registered Physiotherapist since 2006 after graduating from Oxford Brookes University. She has worked predominantly in NHS settings, completing the majority of her clinical work in London at Guy's and St Thomas’ NHS Trust. Jodie has also worked privately and has run her own private domiciliary...
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Charlotte Burnside
Deputy Head of the College of Health and Care Professions
Charlotte graduated from University of Central England in 1999 with a BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography; then she completed a Pg Diploma and MSc in Advanced Practice Nuclear Imaging at Salford University in 2006. She was practising as a Diagnostic Radiographer from 1999-2008 specialising in Radionuclide Imaging. In 2008...
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Susan Cadby
Senior Lecturer in Rehabilitation Work
Susan is a qualified Rehabilitation Worker. Studying rehabilitation work was a natural progression from her studies in deaf studies and linguistics. Since qualifying Susan has worked in both local authority and charity settings. The role included providing specialist assessments for people with sight loss, hearing loss and...