Dr Sharon Marie Weldon

Senior Research Officer - Imperial College London

​2013 - present

 

My previous role involved developing, leading and coordinating on-going and projected research projects within our research group. This includes: Designing, creating, performing and evaluating Sequential Simulation (SqS) for education, training and public engagement activities. Academic outputs from scholarly activity; including publication in peer-reviewed journals, and presentations at national and international conferences. The development and submission of applications to grant awarding bodies including Research Councils and other major funders. Pro-active involvement in other academic activities. Teaching observational research and Sequential Simulation (SqS) on the Masters in Surgical Education course (MEd) at Imperial College London.

 

 

Research Nurse - Imperial College London

​2012 - 2013

 

I undertook an ethnographic research project, which required video/audio-recording communication between healthcare professionals in operating theatres. I was responsible for the collection and analysis of qualitative and quantitative data as well as the dissemination of the findings through conferences, publications, public events, meetings, and workshops. Outside of this piece of research my role involved: creating and performing simulation based research for education, training and public engagement activities and showcasing the departments work.

 

Research Nurse - Health Protection Agency - Public Health England

​2012 - 2012

 

I recruited research participants across several London TB clinics/hospital locations and performed several TB diagnostic tests. I was responsible for the collection and management of specimen samples, and of demographic and clinical data. The data inputting, monitoring and auditing of the study.

 

Infectious Disease Nurse   - St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London

​2010 - 2012

 

I was a staff nurse on a specialized infectious disease unit, undertaking specialist nursing care. I was also seconded to St. George's chest clinic to develop specialist skills as a TB nurse for 3 months and manage the clinic during staff turnover. 

 

Paediatric Theatre Practitioner   - Barts and the London NHS Trust

​2010 - 2010

 

Theatre practitioner in emergency and elective paediatric theatres. Covering orthopaedic, general. plastic, ocular and trauma and emergency surgery. I worked as a scrub nurse, circulating nurse and recovery nurse.

 

Support Worker - MaCintyre Care Charity

​2007 - 2009

 

Supporting people with Learning difficulties with their day-to-day living: Finances, medication, transportation, cooking, risk assessments and health planning.