Emily Burr
Camberley,Surrey
Summary
Driven healthcare professional and Lecturer with a clinical background in adult nursing and a record of leadership across large student cohorts and multidisciplinary teams. Currently lead the first year of an undergraduate Adult Nursing programme, overseeing 185+ students with responsibility for teaching, assessment, progression, and student wellbeing.
A confident and effective leader, skilled in team development, performance management, and quality assurance. Adept at managing complex workloads and fostering collaborative environments to enhance both educational outcomes and service user care.
Passionate about delivering high-quality, person-centred care and driving continuous service improvement, with a strong commitment to staff development and team performance. Now seeking to transition into a Care Services Manager role, bringing proven leadership, clinical expertise, and operational oversight to support safe, effective, and compassionate care within a care home setting.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Adult Nursing Lecturer
University of Surrey (Health Sciences)
2022.05 - Current
- Lecturer and Module Lead for the first-year Adult Nursing programme, leading and supporting a cohort of 185 students.
- Deliver high-quality teaching across a multidisciplinary curriculum (nursing, midwifery, and paramedic practice), integrating theory with practice across primary, secondary, and social care settings.
- Lead the design, coordination, and quality assurance of all first-year assessments, including serving as Adult Nursing OSCE Lead.
- Monitor student progression and achievement, implementing targeted interventions to improve academic performance, retention, and overall student success.
- Collaborate with the Director of Studies and academic team to ensure programme coherence, high standards of delivery, and compliance with regulatory and professional requirements.
- Provide proactive pastoral support, promoting student wellbeing, engagement, and early identification of those requiring additional support.
Bank Registered Nurse
TLC
2023.04 - 2024.07
- Bank Registered Nurse delivering high-quality, person-centred care across nursing and dementia care settings. Skilled in managing long-term conditions, medicines optimisation, and maintaining compliance with CQC and NMC standards.
- Experienced in care planning, clinical assessment, and auditing processes to ensure safe, effective, and responsive care delivery.
- Competent across a broad range of clinical skills, including wound care, continence management, and nutritional support.
- Proactively support and guide care teams in day-to-day practice, including designing and delivering training on care planning to improve standards of care.
- Strong communicator, working collaboratively with residents, families, and the multidisciplinary team, and escalating concerns appropriately to safeguard resident wellbeing.
Junior Sister
Frimley Health Foundation Trust
2020.03 - 2022.05
- Junior Sister on a 24-bed respiratory and high-dependency unit, caring for acutely unwell patients, including those with COVID-19, complex respiratory needs, and multi-organ conditions (Levels 0–2).
- Led and supported the nursing team in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care to ensure a safe and effective clinical environment.
- Balanced clinical and administrative responsibilities, including staff training, upskilling, auditing, and rostering in collaboration with senior management.
- Supported the development of student nurses and new/international staff through structured orientation and mentorship, including undertaking the role of Student Link Nurse.
Staff Nurse
Frimley Health Foundation Trust
2019.09 - 2020.03
- Working as a staff nurse caring for patients with acute and chronic respiratory conditions including COPD, Asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis. Workload included 13 patients with a one nurse to one HCA staff ratio. Patients requiring oxygen therapy, chest drains, tracheostomies/laryngectomies etc. Delivering nursing care as well as taking on the role as Nurse in Charge.
Care Assistant
Abbeywood Care Home
2017.01 - 2019.08
- My role as a care assistant involved assisting residents with their activities of daily living such as hygiene, dressing and nutritional support. My role also included medicines management, catheter and stoma care as well as basic wound care. It involved a large amount of documentation and communication between other health care professionals such as district nurses and GP’s. I also escort residents to appointments and communicate with management on ongoing needs.
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Education for Health Care Professionals
University of Surrey
Guildford 2023.01 - 2024.01
BSc - Adult Nursing Hons
University of Surrey
Guildford 2016.09 - 2019.07
A level - Applied Science, Biology A Chemistry A Physics A English Literature C
Guildford College
GuildfordGCSE -
Ash Manor School
GuildfordSkills
- Leadership & team management
- Clinical expertise & patient safety
- Teaching, mentoring & coaching
- Assessment & evaluation (including OSCEs)
- Student/staff wellbeing & pastoral support
- Safeguarding & risk management
- Quality improvement & audit
- Communication & multidisciplinary teamwork
- Performance monitoring & progression tracking
- Organisation & workload management
References
References available upon request.
COURSES
- John Lewis Retail Commercial Management Scheme, John Lewis April 2016
- Practice Supervisor/Mentorship, University of Surrey 2019
- Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (PGCert) 2024
Timeline
Bank Registered Nurse
TLC
2023.04 - 2024.07
Certificate of Higher Education - Education for Health Care Professionals
University of Surrey
2023.01 - 2024.01
Adult Nursing Lecturer
University of Surrey (Health Sciences)
2022.05 - Current
Junior Sister
Frimley Health Foundation Trust
2020.03 - 2022.05
Staff Nurse
Frimley Health Foundation Trust
2019.09 - 2020.03
Care Assistant
Abbeywood Care Home
2017.01 - 2019.08
BSc - Adult Nursing Hons
University of Surrey
2016.09 - 2019.07
A level - Applied Science, Biology A Chemistry A Physics A English Literature C
Guildford College
GCSE -
Ash Manor School