Mrs Alison Hackett

Lecturer

Health Sciences Stirling E3 Pathfoot, University of Stirling

Mrs Alison Hackett

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About me

About me

Lecturer in Early Years Practice

My professional background spans over 30 years and I have experience practicing as a nurse, midwife, health visitor and child protection advisor and lecturer in nursing. In particular, I have substantial professional experience working with and safeguarding the health and wellbeing of children and families underpinned with an MSc in Nursing and Applied Education. I am a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and a registered Nurse Teacher with the NMC. I have experience as an NMC Registrant Visitor for the approval and monitoring of NMC approved programmes and have recently been appointed as an External Examiner for SCPHN Programmes at Leeds Beckett University.

I joined the University of Stirling as a fulltime permanent Lecturer with a focus on the Early Years at the beginning of December 2014.

I am Programme Director for the MSc Early Years Practice (Health Visiting) and lead on curriculum design and development and the support and co-ordination of the programme team. I am module co-ordinator for several undergraduate and postgraduate modules: Principles and Practice of Child and Family Health and Wellbeing (SCQF Level 11); Health Visiting in Practice (SCQF Level 10); Health Visiting in Practice Conversion (SCQF Level 10). I also contribute to curriculum development and enhancement, teaching and assessment on the BSc Nursing programme.

My research interests are in the field of vulnerable children, child protection, children's mental health and public health nursing (health visiting and school nursing). I am particularly interested in interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people, and the role of the school nurse. For my Masters dissertation I conducted a small scale research study to explore the role of the school nurse in child protection.  

I commenced my part time PhD within the School of Health Sciences in October 2015. The title of my study is "Exploring the work of the school nurse in supporting primary school age children's mental health". It is a mixed methods study comprising of two sequential phases. Data collection for both phases is complete and data analysis is in the final stages. Submission is planned for Summer 2023.

External Examiners and Validations

External Examiner
Leeds Beckett University
Commenced role as External Examiner for SCPHN HV and SN programmes at Leeds Beckett University on 1st November 2022


Other Academic Activities

NMC QA Registrant Visitor


Professional membership

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

Senior Fellowship Higher Education Academy


Professional qualification

Registered Community Prescriber

Registered Nurse (Adult)
Nursing and Midwifery Council

Registered Teacher

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse-Health Visitor


Research

My research interests are in the field of vulnerable children, child protection and public health nursing. I am particularly interested in interventions to improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable children and young people, and the role of the school nurse.

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Outputs

Article

Hackett A (2014) Bringing School Nurses into the safeguarding fold. Every Child Journal, 4 (3), pp. 18-24. http://library.teachingtimes.com/articles/bringing-school-nurses-into-the-safeguarding-fold.htm

Article

Hackett A (2013) The role of the school nurse in child protection. Community Practitioner, 86 (12), pp. 26-29. http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/cp/cp/2013/00000086/00000012/art00009

Book Review

Hackett A (2010) Good Practice in Safeguarding Children: Working Effectively in Child Protection. Review of: Good Practice in Safeguarding Children: Working Effectively in Child Protection edited by Liz Hughes and Hilary Owen, London, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009. 288pp. ISBN 978143109457. Child Abuse Review, 19 (1), pp. 71-73. https://doi.org/10.1002/car.1104

Teaching

Teaching

Programme Director MSc Early Years Practice (Health Visiting) Programme Project Lead Unicef BFI University Standards

Module Co-ordinator for: EYPP02 (Principles and Practice of Child and Family Health and Wellbeing) NURU236 (Health Visiting in Practice) NURU237 (Health Visiting in Practice) NURU238 (Health Visiting in Practice Conversion) SHSU025 (Assessing and Promoting Health and Wellbeing