Dr Melanie Stephens
School of Health & Society
Current positions
Reader in Adult Nursing
Biography
Dr Melanie Stephens, BSc (Hons), MA, PGCAP, PhD, QN, is an Associate Professor (Reader) in Adult Nursing in the School of Health and Society at the University of Salford and NIHR Regional Research Delivery Network North West Settings Lead (RSSL) for Residential
Areas of Research
My research interests include social care nursing, interprofessional education and practice (IPE/P), tissue viability, frugal innovation, virtual wound care clinics and pressure ulcer prevention and management.
Areas of Supervision
Melanie supervises and examines doctoral candidates with an interest in critical realism as a philosophical approach, as well as other qualitative approaches. She has a track record of conducting research studies using Heron's co-operative enquiry, action research and a metasynthesis. Melanie has conducted, supervised and examined research on a range of nursing , health and social care topics which include social care nursing, interprofessional education and practice (IPE/IPP), tissue viability, frugal innovation, virtual and nurse led clinics, practice supervision, ICU nurse competencies, ACP nurse retention and recruitment and care homes.
In my role as associate professor I teach and supervise students undertaking post graduate studies at masters and doctoral level. I am a member of the Tissue Viability and Leg Ulcer Module and I also contribute to the undergraduate tissue viability and IPE activities.
Qualifications
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PhD by Published Works
2018 - 2019 -
PGCAP
2005 - 2007
Recognitions
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Nursing Times Student Placement of the Year
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Chief Nursing Officer for Adult Social Care Gold Award