All Staff Members | Rachel Newcombe | University of Cumbria

Biography

I am a senior lecturer and placement academic lead on the undergraduate Diagnostic Radiographer programme.

As placement academic lead, it is my responsibility to manage all placement activity on the programme including allocating placement sites, working with clinical colleagues to ensure the veracity of clinical learning, training staff to adequately support students in practice and helping students to navigate their clinical learning. I produce clinical portfolio templates and am responsible for collating clinical progression and marks.

I teach anatomy, physiology and imaging. I have delivered modules on these topics to Assistant Practitioner students, Radiography students and science graduates.

I am passionate about the support of students in the clinical environment and deliver regular clinical educator and assessor training for the clinical staff. I recently collaborated with two other universities in redesigning the clinical assessment of undergraduate radiographer students in the North West of England. As the first university to use it, I am pioneering an exciting new scheme that will improve the way in which undergraduate radiography students amass clinical skills and will ensure the training tools keep pace with the dynamic and ever-changing role of the modern diagnostic radiographer.

In 2019 I completed my Masters in Education Professional Practice. My research focus was on peer mentoring and preparing undergraduates for their professional role.

Qualifications and memberships

MA Educational Professional Practice
PgC Academic Practice University of Cumbria
BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography
Registered with HCPC since 2012
Member of the Society & College of Radiographers
Fellow of the HEA

Academic and research interests

Human Anatomy
Pathology and imaging
Radiographic Technique
Student support in clinical practice
Mentorship
Clinical assessment of students