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Christine qualified as a therapeutic radiographer in 1973 which allowed her to pursue her interests in radiation science and caring for patients. She moved across into academic radiography and became principal of the Nottingham School of Radiotherapy in 1988. She developed her research interests around clinical competence and gained her M. Phil and PhD in this area. In 2001, she was appointed as the multi-professional advisor to the Trent Deanery and the Trent Workforce Development Confederation. Working with Professor Tony Butterworth, she undertook a number of Department of Health sponsored projects to support the clinical academic workforce across health and social care. This work culminated in the creation, in 2007, of a national programme funded by the National Institute of Health Research, to support nurses, midwives and allied health professionals to undertake clinically relevant Masters, PhD, post -doctoral and senior clinical scientist awards. The model is now replicated across all four countries within the UK and at regional and local levels. Christine moved to the University of Lincoln in 2007, as a Principal Research Fellow and the clinical academic work steam continues through the Mental Health, Health and Social Care (MH₂aSC) Research Group. She is a founder member of an international network of academic nurses- Udine C network and a visiting professor at the University of Maribor, Slovenia. Together with Professor Tony Butterworth, Christine has presented research on clinical academic careers at international conferences and has published widely. In 2017, following her retirement from the University of Lincoln, she was awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the University in recognition of her research achievements within the University and the national and international researcher workforce environment.

Ian is a Principal Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln. He qualified as a Mental Health Nurse in 1986 and worked as a clinician with people with long term mental health problems, both in-patient residential services and in the community. During a secondment to the NHS Trent Regional office he completed two large research projects on: advanced mental health nursing practice; and the education needs of prison health care nurses. On return to NHS clinical services, he gained experience in the organisations strategy department before accepting a promotion to the role of senior manager in a mental health trust with a responsibility for education and development. He was then approached to take a post with the National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE) and the Centre for Clinical and Academic Workforce Innovation (CCAWI). He joined the NHS mental health new ways of working team and led the national implementation of the 10 Essential Shared Capabilities and the national Race Equality and Cultural Capability education programmes and other values based practice initiatives. He also worked on organisational development programmes for the national institute on mental health team development (Creating Capable Teams Approach).

Ian joined the University on a full-time basis in 2007. While at the University he completed national and international projects on; ‘Refocusing the Care Programme Approach’; A learning resource for care coordinators (Department of Health). ‘Essential Capabilities’ a ‘values based’ educational programme for children and young peoples’ services in England (National Children’s Support Service); The National competency toolkit for nurses and midwives in Ireland (National Council for the Development of Nursing and Midwifery in Ireland); ‘Excellence in care and treatment planning’ Bilingual training resources for mental health workers, to support the implementation of mental health legislation in Wales (Welsh Government). As part of the welsh Government project, Ian also contributed to the national Code of Practice for the Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010. He has published research and academic papers in international peer reviewed journals and has spoken at a number of national and international conferences, on educational processes, workforce development and the link between evidence based practice and values based practice.

Maria Joyce is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Care at the University of Lincoln. With a background in nursing and public health, Maria is a member of the pre-registration nursing and post graduate studies teams, with module leader responsibilities. Previously her role at University of Lincoln was admissions lead, leading the BSc (Hons) Professional Practice and managing the portfolio of Continuing Professional Development. She was a lecturer at the University of Hull, for four years, with post registration programme leadership and module leadership on the BSc (Hons) Community Nursing. Her nursing career led from nursing to midwifery to extensive work as a health visitor and specialist community public health nurse where she worked both in London and various locations in Lincolnshire, concluding with her work as a Community Practice Teacher in health visiting before commencing her role at University of Hull as a lecturer.

Maria has a Master’s degree in Health Professional Studies and completed her EdD Doctor of Educational Leadership and Management in 2013: Towards an understanding of career progression for female professors of nursing: a small scale study.