Emma Senior

A dynamic professional with a strong foundation in creative thinking and innovation, excelling in stakeholder engagement and collaborative working. Holds a sustained workforce development and publication portfolio. Demonstrates expertise in team management, training, and operational support, complemented by robust research skills and project management capabilities. Proficient in IT literacy, data handling, and online course design, with a proven track record in service delivery and partnership building. Adept at monitoring and audit processes, with excellent communication and interpersonal skills that enhance academic and healthcare service leadership. Committed to driving impactful projects through problem-solving and resourcefulness while fostering co-production initiatives.

Academic recognition

2024: Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (now Advance HE)

2015: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (now Advance HE)

Research and Publications

Journals

Senior, E. & Telford, M (2015) Using an integrated teaching and learning approach to deliver inter-professional practice in Public Health. Nurse Education Today 35; 1013-1015

Mcnall, A. Senior, E. & Mather, L (2015) Developing proficient aesthetic practitioners using a workforce development approach. Journal of Aesthetic Nursing; 4(8)

Senior, E. (2016) Creating an Innovative Inter-professional Healthcare Module that Engages Learning and Teaching in Public Health: A 'Flipped Classroom' Model. Journal of Community Medicine & Health Education; 6(3)

Telford, M. Senior, E (2017) The experiences of students in interprofessional learning. British Journal of Nursing, 26(6). 350-354

Telford, M & Senior E, (2017) Healthcare students' experiences when integrating e-learning and flipped classroom instructional approaches. British Journal of Nursing, 26(11) 617-622

Craig, L. & Senior, E. (2018) Public Health Part 1: Making Every Contact Count. British Journal of Nursing, 27(22), 2-4

Senior, E. & Craig, L (2019) Public Health Part 2: Brief Interventions. British Journal of Nursing, 28(1) 2-3

Senior, E., Craig, L. & Mitchell, M. (2019) Public Health Part 3: Behaviour Change. British Journal of Nursing, 28(2) 105-107

Craig, L., Senior, E. & Mitchell, M. (2018) Public Health Part 4: Behaviour Change Tools. British Journal of Nursing, 28(3), 152-153

Senior, E. (2022) Military spouses’ experiences of living alongside their UK serving partners during a mental health issue. PhD Thesis. Northumbria University. Available at: https://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/51611

Senior, E., Clarke, A., & Wilson-Menzfeld, G. (2023) The military spouse experience of living alongside their serving/veteran partner with a mental health issue: A systematic review and narrative synthesis. Plos One, 18(5): e0285714. DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0285714

Books.

Dosdale, C. Senior, E. Shotton, L. & Skarparis, K. (2024) Supporting Survivors of Sexual Violence – A guide for Healthcare Practitioners. Taylor & Francis group.

Book Chapters

Leader, C., Senior, E. & Flynn, D. (2021) Chapter 3: Legal and Ethical Issues. In Peate, I (Editor) Fundamentals of Pharmacology: For Nursing and Healthcare Students. West Sussex UK; Wiley Blackwell.

Shotton, L. and Senior, E. (2022) Health Literacy. In Holland, A. et al. Foundations for Public Health. Sage Publishing

Completed Research/Projects

2024-current: Workforce development wrote and delivering the implementation of the One is Too Many self assessment toolkit.

2023: Workforce development led co-production event and co-wrote final report exploring the introduction of HARDFACTS for the veteran population.

2020: Workforce development; Expert consultant working with the Institute of Health Visiting, Public Health England & the Health Foundation to develop the Elearning4health package.

2018 – Workforce development; Principal Investigator working on a project commissioned by Newcastle CCG, Gateshead CCG and PHE to develop a more strategic approach to understanding workforce need and developing workforce development strategy, delivery and evaluation plan in relation to the non-professional public health workforce (NPPHWF); outcome: Two competency frameworks developed for NPPHWF. Newcastle & Gateshead CCG and PHE.

2017 – Educational; Healthcare students' experiences when integrating e-learning and flipped classroom instructional approaches. The new public health agenda. –

2016: Educational; Northumbria University Vice-Chancellor’s TQEF Exploring the experiences of healthcare students in inter-professional learning and teaching.

2014-2016: Workforce development - Project Delivery Lead for the Northern, Integrated Sexual Health Education (NISHE) package franchised to the University of West England.

NMC Registration: Part 2 RN (Adult), Part 3 Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN), NMC Teacher & Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber