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

Mellors, E. and Macarthur, V. (2025) Essential Examination for Advancing Clinical Practice. Banbury: Scion Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781914961694.

MacArthur V, Butler C (2024) How to interpret haematology results to inform diagnosis and management. Nursing Times [online]; 120: 12.

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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