All Staff Members | Ali Richards | University of Cumbria

Biography

I am a nurse, company director and consultant with expert knowledge of leadership and management development. I have started and directed four successful businesses and worked in the whole of the UK and parts of Europe.

I am skilled in the use of psychometric assessments and have worked at the NHS Leadership Centre rolling out programmes for ward managers and staff in leadership.

I have an MSc in Dementia and an MA in Health Services Management, along with a BA (hons) in Nurse Education.

During the pandemic I went back to help at my local hospital as a bereavement nurse phoning every family who lost someone to the virus in my area, I was also asked to open and set up an end of life ward as ward manager.

I am currently a programme lead and senior lecturer at the University of Cumbria but can’t resist going back to practice. I have written articles for a variety of professional nursing journals and am a reviewer on Nursing Management. I speak and chair national conferences regularly and have spoken at International and European conferences on e-learning and Leadership.

Qualifications and memberships

Education

2012 Level 7 Certificate in Coaching & Mentoring

2003 MA Health Service Management

Manchester Business School

1993 BA Education Hons (1^st Class)

Manchester University

2021 MSc in Dementia Studies at Stirling University

Professional qualifications

2003 OPP – Myers Briggs trainer

2002 Centre for the Development of Healthcare Policy and Practice (CDHPP) – Leading Empowered Organisations facilitator and coach

1993 Registered Nurse Tutor

1987 Registered General Nurse, St Thomas’ Hospital London

2023 Senior Fellow Advanced HE

National Awards:

Institute of IT e-learning. Project of the Year Award

Professional Journal Reviewer:

2004 –2012 Nursing Management reviewing articles on leadership & change management & writing book reviews on coaching and clinical leadership

2014 – present Journal of Clinical Nursing – reviewer of all aspects of clinical Nursing

Academic and research interests

- Leadership & innovation development - Project management

- Change management and strategy development - Staff engagement

- National & local development programmes - Coaching and mentoring

- Dementia - Facilitation

Publications

https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0009-0000-8265-2819

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=qv0eDWkAAAAJ