Vicky MacArthur

Biography

I did my undergraduate degree in Nursing at Kings College London and an MSc in Community Nursing at the Royal College of Nursing in conjunction with the University of Manchester.

I worked at Oxford Brookes 2000-2024 on both the undergraduate nursing programmes and the postgraduate Advanced and Specialist Practice programmes as deputy programme lead.

I joined the University of Cumbria as a senior lecturer for Advanced Clinical Practice in March 2024.

I have a clinical background in Orthopaedics, Gerontology, and Urgent Care as an Emergency Nurse Practitioner.

Qualifications and memberships

BSc Nursing Studies

MSc in Community Nursing

Publications

MacArthur V (2023) The Advanced Clinical Practice Integrated Degree Apprenticeship end point assessment: history, challenges and implementation. International Journal of Advancing Practice 1(1) 37- 41.

McPherson M, Baxter M, Crouch R, MacArthur V. (2023) The process of identifying major trauma in the older person in a single major trauma centre: A service evaluation. International Emergency Nursing 69 1-6.

MacArthur V, Clarkson M. (2023) Exploring Collaboration in the Implementation of a National Assessment Strategy: perspectives of advanced practice educators.

Mellors E, MacArthur V (2024) How to conduct a clinical consultation in advanced practice. Nursing Times [online]; 120: 2.

Butler C, MacArthur V (2024) Nursing Patients with blood disorders in Alexander, M.F. (2024) Alexander’s nursing practice : hospital and home. 6th edition. Edited by I. Peate. Edinburgh: Elsevier.(due July 2024)

Conferences:

HEE The Centre for Advancing Practice Conference 2021 speaker “The Association of Advanced Practice Educators: Vision for the future”.

HEE The Centre for Advancing Practice Conference 2022 speaker 'Empowering Partnerships': Education providers working together to deliver outstanding AP training.

Recent external roles

I am a committee member and  ACP Apprenticeship End Point Assessment lead for the Association of Advanced Practice Educators (AAPEUK) and chair the EPAO network for the ACP apprenticeship hosted by AAPEUK.

I am an EQA Apprenticeship Assessor for the Office for Students.

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