Claire Bryson

I qualified as a Registered Nurse in 1995 with a Diploma of Higher Education in Nursing Studies and gained experience across a range of clinical areas including Ophthalmology, Care of the Elderly, Community Nursing and Theatre. I completed a BSc in Health Studies at the University of Paisley in 1998.

I moved into education through roles within NHS Ayrshire and Arran as a Practice Education Facilitator and Clinical Improvement Practitioner, before joining NHS Education for Scotland as a Practice Educator supporting practice learning and workforce development.

I joined the University of the West of Scotland in 2014 as a Teaching Fellow and, following completion of an MSc in Advanced Practice (Practice Education) at the University of Dundee in 2015, was appointed as a Lecturer within the School of Health and Life Sciences. I have been a Senior Lecturer since 2019 and am currently based at the Paisley campus within the ANCH Division.

I am currently the Strategic Lead for Practice Learning for the school of Health and Life Science and Programme Lead for the Graduate Apprenticeship BSc ODP working closely with external partners to support programme delivery and practice learning opportunities.

I completed my Professional Doctorate in 2023

My main research interest is practice education and the experiences of students those supporting learning in practice. 

Exploration of pre-regsitration ODP student's experiences of a Graduate Apprenticeship.  

Publication of Professional Doctorate Findings