Derek Chambers
Vice Dean - Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Deputy Head of School and Director of Education, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences
Contact
- workDerby Education Centre
London Road Community Hospital
London Road
Derby
DE1 2QY
UK - work01332 724907 0115 8230807
- fax01332 370067 0115 8231208
- derek.chambers@nottingham.ac.uk
Biography
2002 - to date Director of Education, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Physiotherapy, University of Nottingham
2006 - 2011 Vice Dean (Postgraduate Studies) Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences;
2007-2010 Deputy Head of School, School of Nursing University of Nottingham
1996-2002 Coordinator for Curriculum Development, The School, School of Nursing, University of Nottingham
1992-1996 Coordinator for the English National Board's Higher Award Framework, Mid Trent College of Nursing and Midwifery
1986-1992 Nurse Teacher Derby School of Nursing & Midwifery
Expertise Summary
Education theory & practice
Heath education and health promotion
Teaching Summary
- Teaching & learning
- Reflection & reflective practice
- Cultural diversity & health education practices
- Health promotion
Research Summary
Virtual learning environments and the use of information and communication technologies in interprofessional education.
Validity of assessments in health care curricula.
Recent Publications
NAIRN, S, CHAMBERS, D, THOMPSON, S, MCGARRY, J and CHAMBERS, K, 2012. Reflexivity and HabitusOpportunities and constraints on transformative learning: Nursing Philosophy. (In Press.)
BLAKE,H and CHAMBERS, D, 2011. Supporting nurse health champions developing ‘new generation health improvement facilitators Health Education Journal. 1-6
SHERRAT, L and CHAMBERS, D, 2011. Crisis what crisis: The implication of the government’s spending review for clinical mentorship British Journal of Nursing. 20(3), 137
CHAMBERS, D, POROCK, D and ASTON, L, 2010. National health service funding for nursing education: Nursing’s nemesis? 1(30), 1-3
Chair of Schools Education Strategy committee
Chair Schools Assessment Quality Group
Chair of Faculty Clinical Skills Strategy Group
Chair of Schools Quinquinnial Reviews
Chair of Schools Validation and Review Group
Member of School Executive Committee
Member of the School Quality Assurance Agency Strategy Committee
Member Faculty Teaching Network Group
Member Faculty Interprofessional learning strategy group
Member University Quality & Standards Committee
Member University Postgraduate Regulations Working Group
Member University Teaching & Learning Network
Member Space Management Committee
Past Research
Nurses health beliefs and their impact on their health education practices.
A discourse and Foucauldian analysis of nurses health beliefs: implications for nurse education
Empowerment and its application to health promotion in the acute setting; nurses's perceptions
NAIRN, S, CHAMBERS, D, THOMPSON, S, MCGARRY, J and CHAMBERS, K, 2012. Reflexivity and HabitusOpportunities and constraints on transformative learning: Nursing Philosophy. (In Press.)
BLAKE,H and CHAMBERS, D, 2011. Supporting nurse health champions developing ‘new generation health improvement facilitators Health Education Journal. 1-6
SHERRAT, L and CHAMBERS, D, 2011. Crisis what crisis: The implication of the government’s spending review for clinical mentorship British Journal of Nursing. 20(3), 137
CHAMBERS, D, POROCK, D and ASTON, L, 2010. National health service funding for nursing education: Nursing’s nemesis? 1(30), 1-3
CHAMBERS, D and THOMPSON,S, 2009. Empowerment and its application in acute care Journal of Advanced Nursing. 65(1), 130-138
CHAMBERS, D and NARAYANASAMY, A, 2008. A discourse and Foucauldian analysis Nurse Education Today. 28, 155-162
CHAMBERS, D, Is the modern NHS fit for nursing students? British Journal of Nursing. 16(2),