Mrs Jane Watson PG Cert Ed, MSc, BSc Hons, RN Dip Ed,

• NMC Teacher, Anglia Ruskin University, 2015
• PG Cert Ed in Medical and Health Care Teaching, Anglia Ruskin University, 2013
• MSc in Respiratory Management (Inc: Non-medical prescribing), Edgehill University, 2013
• BSc Hons Respiratory Healthcare, Lancaster University,2007
• Adult Registered Nurse Dip Ed, Bloomsbury & Islington College of Nursing and Midwifery, UCL, London, 1993-1996

When initially qualified, Jane worked on the cardiothoracic surgical ward, however 2001 saw a turning point as she switched from being a surgical nurse to a medical nurse caring for patients with chronic respiratory disease, initially in a tertiary care setting.

Her respiratory nurse experience includes: Intensive Care Unit (United Kingdom and Canada), senior staff nurse Cystic Fibrosis and Chest Medical Ward, Research nurse within the fields of pulmonary hypertension, Non-invasive ventilation and self-management within COPD. She has also worked as a Lung Cancer Nurse Specialist in secondary care and a respiratory nurse specialist both in the community and secondary care setting.

As a nurse she has been teaching patients, careers and junior colleagues informally for a considerable period of time. However as her field of expertise grew she taught more formally in and out of practice, realizing the huge rewards of pedagogy she took a full time post in Higher Education. She currently teaches predominately post-graduation students, within the Specialist Community Practitioner pathway: District Nursing and MSc Advanced Clinical Practice programme.

Jane works as a Senior Lecturer in Community Nursing at a University in the Eastern Region where she teaches and mentors largely qualified health care professionals on a range of clinical focused courses, particularly within the arena of Advanced Practice. Jane also supports pre-registration students, largely nurses.

• Dr Rachel Jordan
• Professor Peymane Adab
• Professor Sheila Greenfield 
• Dr Alexandra Enocson

PhD title

'Improving referral within primary care to Pulmonary Rehabilitation for patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.' Expected year of completion: 2021

Jane is currently undertaking a PhD which focuses on the referral to pulmonary rehabilitation for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease from a primary health care perspective.

 Research groups and centres

Jane is a member of the Primary Care Respiratory Society research group.

• Nurse trustee for the Primary Care Respiratory Society, a position commenced in June 2017 – ongoing.
• Maintains clinical skills, working as an advanced nurse practitioner in general practice 2 days a month, Feb 2017 – ongoing.