Gemma McAvoy

Biography

I qualified as a Registered General Nurse in 2007, training at Northumbria University.

Following the birth of my children, I went on to study to be a Midwife at the University of Cumbria, qualifying in 2017. As a midwife I worked in clinical practice with North Cumbria Integrated Care Trust in both the hospital and the community setting, but spent majority of the last few years working as a community midwife.

I have always enjoyed working with students and found it incredibly rewarding, so when a position for a lecturer at the university arose, it was an opportunity I could not miss. I was delighted to be offered the role and have recently taken up a full-time post here at the University of Cumbria as a lecture in Midwifery and look forward to supporting students on their midwifery journey.

I will be responsible for leading some of the modules on the programme and supporting my new colleagues in their work, along with being a personal tutor and academic assessor.

I will be working towards my PGLT and studying towards my Masters qualification, here at the University of Cumbria.  

Qualifications and memberships

Registered General Nurse – He Diploma Nursing  

Registered Midwife  -  BSc (Hons) Midwifery  

Royal College Of Midwives  

Nursing Midwifery Council  

Academic and research interests

Screening  

Antenatal/postnatal education  

Informed choice and empowerment  

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