About
Jacqui is an Associate Clinical Professor and registered nurse at the University of Southampton and University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust. As a nurse specialist in infection prevention her academic and clinical work focuses on implementing evidence-informed practice to reduce avoidable healthcare-associated infections. She has a particular interest in reducing urinary tract infection, including infection related to indwelling urinary catheters. Jacqui is an alumna of the NIHR 70@70 Senior Nurse and Midwife Research Leaders Programme (2019-22) and continues to provide leadership to strengthen the nursing and midwifery contribution to research in NHS organisations.
Research
Research groups
Research interests
- Preventing urinary tract infection and catheter-associated urinary tract infection
- Optimising hygiene behaviours in healthcare
- Understanding patients' experiences of healthcare associated infection
Current research
Jacqui's current research and clinical work focuses on implementing evidence-informed improvements in care to minimise risks of acquiring infection.
Current and recent projects include:
https://www.uwl.ac.uk/research/research-centres-and-groups/richard-wells-centre/prhaps-study
Research projects
Active projects
Completed projects
Publications
Teaching
Infection prevention and control
Implementing evidence-informed practice in healthcare
Clinical academic careers in nursing
Biography
Jacqui graduated as a Registered Nurse with BSc (1st Class Hons) from the University of Surrey, UK in 1990. Her clinical career in the specialist field of infection prevention spans three decades, working in the UK in Brighton, London and Southampton. Throughout her career, Jacqui has combined her clinical and academic work; having completed her PhD in 2004 she was awarded a Senior Clinical Academic Research Fellowship in 2008, pioneering a new joint appointment as a clinical nurse specialist and post-doctoral research fellow. In 2013 she was awarded a HEFCE/NIHR Senior Clinical Lectureship, gaining a tenured position as Associate Clinical Professor in 2014. Jacqui is Deputy Editor of the Journal of Infection Prevention. She has completed a term of office as a board member of the Infection Prevention Society and was professional advisor for the 'epic3' national evidence-based guidelines for preventing healthcare-associated infections in hospitals in England.