Ms Lesley Butcher

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Research

In 2019 I led on some qualitative focus group research, which sought the perceptions of key stakeholders in ascertaining the barriers and facilitators to upholding human rights for people living with dementia in care homes. There were 7 focus groups of between 7-9 mixed participants including people living with dementia, care home workers (care assistants, managers, nurses and activities coordinators), family members of people with dementia, and student nurses. 

In previous years I have conducted research into 'Locus of Control' and the relationship to Behavioural Therapy (Biofeedback) for people with functional bowel disorders.

Teaching

I teach on the Undergraduate Nursing Programme as well as the  Postgraduate Teaching and Masters' Programmes. My main teaching interest is in Dementia care and I teach varying elements of this accross all programmes.

Undergraduate Programme teaching and Return to Practice:

All dementia-related curriculum, mental Capacity and cognitive assessment, safeguarding. I am the lead for Global Health (year 2) spring module. 

Postgraduate and Masters Programme teaching:

Non-Medical Prescribing, Clinical Patient Assessment, Advanced Physical Assessment, 'At risk' adults (previously POVA) and Dementia Care. I lead 'Advanced Practice in the management of Minor Illness HCT352' module at level 7 and teach extensively on this. 

Biography

I have been working as a Lecturer in Nursing at Cardiff University since 2015, and attained academic promotion to Senior Lecturer in 2022. I completed my Bachelor of Nursing degree in 1994 at Deakin University, Geelong, Australia. I obtained my Masters' degree in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy at the Tavistock Centre in London in 2007. I have worked in both Adult and Mental Health Nursing fields throughout my career. I have lived and worked in the United Kingdom since 1999. During this time I have had a wide range of experience in hospitals and Community setting including (in reverse chroniological order with most recent first):

• Nursing Home Manager (Homes specialising in Dementia care)
• Clinical Nurse Specialist (Short stay, Nurse-led ward within a Community Hospital- physical/emotional/cogitive assessment and prescribing for mostly older people with medical conditions requiring short term interventions)
• Community Matron (Case-managing, rapid response, assessment and prescribing for patients in the Community living with a range of long term conditions)
• Community Chronic Disease Nurse Practitioner (Case-managing, rapid response, assessment and prescribing for patients in the Community who were living with chronic respiratory disease)
• Respiratory Nurse Specialist (Within a GP practice, assessing and prescribing for patients with Asthma, COPD and other respiratory complaints)
• Biofeedback Nurse Specialist (Nurse-led clinic for patients with functional bowel disorders)
• Research Nurse (Coordinating local and Multi-centre studies with Gastrointestinal medicine)
• Staff Nurse (Colorectal ward)
• Staff Nurse (Prison ward)
• Staff Nurse (General medical/surgical wards)
• Qualified as a Registered Nurse at Deakin University in 1994.

Professional memberships

• Royal College of Nursing
• Nursing and Midwifery Council

Committees and reviewing

• Editorial Board member for 'Signpost'; a journal specialising in Older People's Mental Health