Claire Whitehouse
- Simulation Development Lead
- Institute of Health
- Health and Wellbeing
- Email: claire.whitehouse@cumbria.ac.uk
- Tel: 01228 242709
- Location: Carlisle - Fusehill Street
Biography
I design, develop and implement cutting-edge simulations for health programmes, using a range of technologies and techniques. I develop students on placement, promoting their professional growth and ensuring successful simulation execution as well as fostering a student-led environment. Additionally I provide staff training in immersive technologies to promote a strong digital fluency and drive IPL collaboration on innovative simulation projects, advancing healthcare education and practice. My research interests are in the use of technology to capture lived experience and the transitional nature of simulation moving students from novice to experts.
Qualifications and memberships
MA Open
Fellow of the Advance HE
PgCert in Learning and Teaching for Higher Education
PgDip in Specialist Community Public Health Nursing
Advanced Diploma in Adult Nursing
BA (Hons) Art: History and Culture
Academic and research interests
Lived experience representations in simulation.
Research supervision
Masters Supervisor - Exploring the Experiences of Virtual Placements in Paramedic Education
Publications
Conferences and Presentations
Mental Wellbeing in HE conference 2024: Evaluation of the impact on HEI staff and students of an immersive relaxation activity in the immersive room and reflections on professional standards around wellbeing
Mental Health Simulation Conference 2024: Curious Conversations: Facilitating taboo discussions through simulated conversations
Active Learning Network 2024: NurseQuest: A Gamified Odyssey in Nursing Education
NET 2022: Project and research placements within a Simulation team at an HEI: Reflections and recommendations
NET 2022: The experience of design and delivery of simulated activity in the field of health at an HEI: Reflections and recommendations
NET 2022: Using simulated placements to promote inclusive practices: An HEI faculty’s experience of delivery
NET 2022: The lived experience of autistic tutors at a HEI: Reflections and recommendations for student support
MNHA 2022: Remind me who I am, again… Exploring immersive simulation experiences through virtual reality with student mental health nurses
NETNEP 2022: The impact of experiencing a placement in the Health Simulation Team at a HEI: Student perspectives
‘Student led virtual antenatal classes: enhancing student autonomy and tackling placement capacity issues.’ Maternity and Midwifery Forum. 10th Nov 2021.
‘Neurodiversity Difference, not Deficit’. University of Cumbria. 7th July 2021.
Publications
Aubrey, C. (2011). ‘The first day of placement is never easy’. Nursing Times (Online)
Aubrey, C. (2011). ‘I know I can only be a portion of a real nurse if I do not become a team player’. Nursing Times (Online)
Aubrey, C. (2011). ‘Nursing is my day and night, so how do people with commitments cope?’. Nursing Times (Online)
Aubrey, C. (2011). ‘I have a confession to make, I found theatre nursing boring’. Nursing Times (Online)
Aubrey, C. (2011). ‘There are not enough staff and there is not enough time’. Nursing Times (Online)
Aubrey, C. (2011). How to make the most of your insight placement. Nursing Times (Online)
Aubrey, C. (2011). A part-time job – what a way to make a living! Nursing Times (Online)
Aubrey, C. (2010). Coping with death as a student. Nursing Times (Online)
Recent external roles
Co-Chair of the LSC simulation forum
Collaborator in NortHFutures Hub
Chair of IPE working group
Founder of the Autistic Research Network North
Founder of the DigiSim Mental Health Network