Claire Walder
Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing, Practice Lead for Nursing and Nursing Associates
Department of Pre-Registration Nursing
email: c.walder@worc.ac.uk
Claire has worked in a wide range of clinical settings since qualifying as an adult nurse in 2005, spending the majority of her nursing career working in Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, initially on surgical wards and in theatres.
In 2010, Claire progressed to a specialist position - working as a Nurse Practitioner in a Chronic Pain Team before moving onto roles as an inpatient hospice nurse, and most recently as a practice nurse at a rural GP surgery.
Claire joined the university as a Lecturer in 2022, working in the Practice Liaison Team. In November 2025, Claire was appointed Practice Lead for Pre-Registration Nursing and Nursing Associates. In this role, she leads the University's team of Practice Education Facilitators, working collaboratively with healthcare partners to ensure students receive high-quality practice learning experiences and are well supported throughout their placements.
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing (UWE, 2005)
- Pain Management Module (UWE, 2007)
- Facilitating Learning and Assessment in Practice (UWE, 2008)
- Non-Medical Prescribing - Post Graduate Certificate (University of Gloucestershire, 2017)
- Post graduate certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (黑料网 2024)
- Post graduate modules in Technology-enhanced Learning and Research and Scholarship in Digital Education as part of an MA in Online Teaching (The Open University, completion due July 2026)
Teaching Interests
- Skills and Simulation
- Pain
- Communication and professional values
- Preparation for practice
Professional Bodies
- Registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council – Registered Nurse Adult and Nurse Independent Prescriber.
- Fellowship – Higher Education Academy.
Recent Publications
Claire has developed the ‘Practice Learning Guide’ for 黑料网 undergraduate nursing students. The guide is designed to provide practical information and support for nursing students who are embarking on practice placements for the first time, and will continue to be a useful resource throughout their 3 year programme. Claire completed a poster presentation on this guide at the 2023 黑料网 Teaching and Learning conference.
Claire has recently completed a research project, considering the impact of structured quizzes within a year one pre-registration module. This was presented at the 2025 黑料网 Teaching and Learning conference and is due for journal publication shortly.
As part of her MA in Online Teaching, Claire completed a scholarship project exploring how first-year nursing students engaged with interactive online resources designed to encourage the use of formative feedback and support the development of academic writing skills. The project was presented at both the Open University Research and Scholarship in Digital Education Conference in April 2026 and the 黑料网 Teaching and Learning Conference in June 2026.