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Mr William Murcott

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  • Central Academic Staff
  • Senior Lecturer in Nursing (Mental Health)
  • Faculty of Wellbeing, Education & Language Studies
  • School of Health, Wellbeing & Social Care
  • Nursing
  • william.murcott

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Professional biography

I have worked as a mental health nurse and nurse educator in a variety of roles and services. Ranging from secure adult male mental health services to community Child and Adolescent teams.

The main focus of my clinical work has been with children and young people. I have worked with young people in both hospital and community settings in several areas around the country. I have also worked internationally, leading in the development of children and young people's mental health services for Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

I am currently a senior lecturer and central academic for the nursing courses. I have a keen interest in teaching and ensuring the quality of nurse education. I have worked as a nurse lecturer and programme lead at other HEIs and I am Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Research interests

My research interests are many, and I have a focus on youth and young people and their experiences of mental health services. I am interested in the development and impact of youth and adult mental health services and their development from a nursing perspective.

I have published on the use of OSCE in mental health nurse education and I am keen to explore alternative and practice based methods of assessment in training.

 

 

Publications

Murcott, W. (2020) The Coronavirus Act 2020: a cause for concern among mental health nurses, Mental Health Practice, available at https://rcni.com/mental-health-practice/opinion/comment/coronavirus-act-2020-a-cause-concern-among-mental-health-nurses-160566

Murcott, W.J. & Clarke, N. (2017) Objective Structured Clinical Exam: A successful approach to pre-registration mental health nurse assessment. Journal of Mental Health Education Training & Practice, Vol 12 iss 2 pp 90-97.

Murcott W.J. (2016) A scoping review of care received by young people aged 16-25 when admitted to adult mental health hospital wards. Journal of Public Mental Health, 15(4):216-228.

Brown, S. N., Kumar, D., Millins, M., & Mark, J. (Eds.). (2016). UK Ambulance  Services Clinical Practice Guidelines 2016. Bridgwater: Class Professional.

Murcott, W.J. (2014) Finding meaning within transition. From CAMHS to AMHS. Poster presented at 20th International Network for Psychiatric Nursing Research, Warwick Conference Centre, Coventry, UK, Thursday 18 – Friday 19 September.

Dodson, A.M. & Murcott, W.J. (2014) A journey to the roof of the world: An innovative approach to the development of employability skills in student nurses. Reflections and the lessons learnt. Poster presented at NET2014, Cambridge Tuesday 2 –Thursday 4 September.

Murcott, W. J. 2014. Transitions between child and adult mental health services: service design, philosophy and meaning at uncertain times. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. 21(7).

Murcott, W.J. 2013 ‘Coping with Difficult Behaviours: The meaning of de-escalation’, presented at All shook up: Working with emotions in circumstances where there is ‘resistance’, hostility, or dangerous behaviour, The University of Birmingham, Birmingham, 17 December.

 

External collaborations

I am an external examiner for Leeds Beckett University undergraduate nursing programmes. I have been a reviewer for a variety of journals.

I have consulted for the UK Ambulance Services in the development of mental health guidelines for the JRCALC clincial guidelines 2016 and subsequent update.