Section A.

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B.1 Academic institution

Dates

Qualifications

King’s College University of London

2004

PhD, Nursing Studies

London Guildhall University

1993

MSc, Care, Policy & Management

London Southbank University

1993

Post Graduate Diploma in Education (Registered Nurse Tutor)

University of Manchester

1982

BA (Hons) (2:1), History

Henry Thornton School, London

1979

8 'O' levels & 4 'A' levels

B.2 Professional institution

School of Nursing St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London

1988

ENB 998 Teaching and Assessing

School of Nursing St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London

1984

Registered Mental Nurse (RMN)

B.3 Further training

National Centre for Social Research, London

2001

Qualitative Data Interviewing and Analysis

Dept of Psychotherapy, St George’s University Hospital, London

1991

Individual Psychotherapy

Institute of Group Analysis,  London

1991

Introductory Course to Group Analysis

C.1 Employment history

Dates

Post title

Waterford Institute of Technology

2002-2005

Lecturer in mental health nursing

Waterford Institute of Technology

2000-2002

Lecturer in social care

South Eastern Health Board

1998-2000

Nurse tutor

Department of Nursing Studies,
King’s College University of London

1993-1998

Lecturer in nursing

South Bank University

1992-1993

F/T post-graduate student

Maudsley Hospital School of Nursing

1991-1992

Lecturer in mental health nursing

Springfield Hospital London

1990-1991

Ward manager, acute admissions
grade G

Springfield Hospital London

1990-1990

Community psychiatric nurse
and rehabilitation ward manager, grade G

Springfield Hospital London

1989-1990

Deputy ward manager,
acute admissions, grade G

Maudsley Hospital London

1987-1989

Staff nurse, Adolescent unit, grade E

School of Nursing St George’s
Medical School, London

1984-1987

Student nurse

Central London College London

1983-1984

Teacher

National Army Museum London

1982-1983

Research assistant, ‘Barracks Project’

Dates

Capacity

WIT Management Co-ordinating Forum

2005 to present

Committee member

School of Health Science
Management Committee, WIT

2005 to present

Deputy chair-person

WIT Research Council

2002 to 2004

Council member

Department of Nursing Research Ethics Committee

2007 to present

Chairman

C.2:2 Regional

Research Governance Committee, Waterford Regional Hospital

2007 to present

Committee member

WIT-HSE (SE) post-graduate steering committee

2005 to present

Co-chair person

WIT-HSE (SE) Local Joint Working Group

2005 to present

Co-chair person

C.2:3 National

Department of Health and Children Committee for the Implementation of the National Nursing Research Strategy

2007 to present

Committee member

National Advisory Drugs Training Programme Sub-committee

2007 to present

Committee member

ABA advisory group on Requirements and Standards for the RPN One Year Post Registration Education Programme

2007

Committee member

Fellowship in Nursing Health Research Board

2006

Review panel member

C.2:4 International

UDINE C group (Understanding developments in Nurse Education and Careers)

2008 to present

Chairman

C. 3 External examining

Department of Nursing, University of Hertfordshire

1998 to 2001

BSc mental health nursing

C. 4 Editorial

The International Journal of Leadership in Public Services

2008 to present

Member of the editorial board

Journal of Advanced Nursing

2001 to present

Review panel member

Journal of Mental Health.

2005 to present

Review panel member

Journal of Nurse Education Today

2007 to present

Review panel member

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

1994 to present

Review panel member

International Journal of Nursing Research

2008 to present

Review panel member

The Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies

1998 to 2000

Deputy editor

Awarding body

Date    

Value

Project

Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Union

2008

€365,085

Reducing Occupational Stress in Employment (ROSE) – Lead applicant

The National Academy for Integrating Research, Teaching & Learning (NAIRTL)

2008

€1,000

How Teaching Using A Multiple Intelligence Teaching Approach Affected Student Achievement In An Undergraduate Education Programme In Ireland – co-applicant

WIT BEHEST

2008

€23,000

The establishment of a health informatics research group – co-applicant

WIT BEHEST

2008

€6,000

Gender sensitive mental health services -  co-applicant

Council of Directors of the Institutes of Technology

2007

€46,000

Continuing education and support of preceptors in the clinical setting: a collaborative action research project –  co-applicant

National Council for Nursing and Midwifery and Nursing and Midwifery Practice Development Unit HSE – South East

2007

€40,000

A service impact evaluation of a post-graduate education programme for nurses – co-applicant

WIT BEHEST

2006

€10,000

Establishment of a health and social marketing research cluster – co-applicant

Council of Directors of the Institutes of Technology

2006

€35,000

A comparative analysis of employers’ views on disability policy and the employment of people with enduring mental health problems – Sole applicant

Waterford Youth Training and Enterprise

2004

€1,700

Meeting the employment needs of marginalized youth – Sole applicant

South Eastern Health Board

2001

£35,000

The role of hospital based industrial therapy units in the SEHB and their impact on the  quality of life of people with enduring mental illness – Sole applicant

South Eastern Health Board

2001

£2,500

WAVE Project–A soft systems evaluation of a resettlement support project for persons recovering from mental illness – Sole applicant

Department of Health and Children, Dublin

1999

£40,000

Factors affecting recruitment to RPN pre-registration programmes in Ireland – Lead applicant

General Nursing Council Trust

1997

£2,180

Variables affecting CPNs achieving commissioned priorities – Sole applicant

City and Hackney NHS Trust

1997

£3,000

Implementation of Supervised Discharge – Sole applicant

Total Research Income to date

€527,785
£79,500 (Ir)
£3,180(stg)

1 PhD student – Mr Michael Bergin – Title of study ‘Exploring gender sensitive mental health services through a critical realist perspective
(co –supervisor Professor Sara Owen, University of Lincoln)
Expected completion date July 2010.
1 MSc student – Ms Charlotte Wall

Past

6 MSc students

E.1 Articles in refereed academic journals

Wells, JSG & Norman, IJ

In press

Guest Editorial: The ‘Greying’ Of Europe - Reflections On The State Of Nursing And Nurse Education In Europe Nurse Education Today

Wells, JSG, Bergin, M,  Gooney, M & Jones, A

(2009)

Nurse Prescribing in Ireland: A Report on a Survey of Community Mental Health Nurses Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 16:10-17

Bergin, M, Wells, JSG, & Owen, S

(2008)

Critical Realism: a philosophical framework for the study of gender and mental health Journal of Nursing Philosophy 9:169-179

Rabenschlag, F, Wells, JSG, Heffernan, D, Walls, N, Jones A & Needham, I

(2008)

Employing workers with mental health problems: the employers' perspective (Anstellung von Arbeitnehmenden mit psychischen Gesundheitsprob-lemen: Die Sicht der Arbeitgebenden) Zeitschrift f r Pflegewissenschaft und psychische Gesundheit 2(1):2-11

Denny, M, Weber,E, Wells, JSG Redmond Stokes, O, Lane, P

(2007)

Matching Purpose With Practice: Revolutionising Nurse Education With MITA Nurse Education Today doi.10.1016/j.nedt.2007.03.004

Wells, JSG

(2006)

Hospital-based industrial therapy units and the people who work in them – an Irish case analysis using a soft-systems approach  Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 13:139-147

Hartrey, L. & Wells, JSG

(2003)

The meaning of respite care to mothers of children with learning disabilities: two Irish case studies Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 10:3:335-342

Wells, JSG

(2001)

The Education and Training for Work of People with Mental Health Problems – Issues Arising from Recent Changes Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies 3:1:5-12

Wells, JSG & McElwee, CN

(2000)

The Recruitment Crisis in Nursing  - Placing Irish Psychiatric Nursing in Context Journal of Advanced Nursing 32:1:10-18

Wells, JSG

(2000)

The Future of Dangerous Severe Personality Disorder in Ireland Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies 2:2:32-44

Wells,JSG; Ryan,D & McElwee,CN

(2000)

‘I don’t want to be a psychiatric nurse’: an exploration of factors inhibiting recruitment to psychiatric nursing in Ireland Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing 7:79-87

Wells, JSG & Ryan, D

(2000)

Image Problems in Ireland Journal of Mental Health Nursing 20:2:14-19

Wells, JSG

(1999)

“How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless child” Irish Journal of Applied Social Studies 1:2:2-26

Wells, JSG

(1998)

Severe mental illness, statutory supervision and Mental Health Nursing - Meeting the Challenge Journal of Advanced Nursing 27:698-706

Wells, JSG

(1997)

Priorities, “Street Level Bureaucracy” and the Community Mental Health Team Journal of Health and Social Care in the Community 5:5:333-342

Wells, JSG

(1996)

The public/professional interface with priority setting in the NHS. Journal of Health and Social Care in the Community 4:5:330-338

Wells, JSG

(1996)

Supervised aftercare - the dilemma of prioritising The Nursing Times Mental Health, Nursing and the Community, Forging Partnerships, Conference  Proceedings pp.24-30

Wells, JSG

(1995)

Discontent without focus? An analysis of nurse management activity on a psychiatric in-patient facility using a “soft systems” approach Journal of Advanced Nursing 21:214-221

Wells, JSG

(1995)

Health care rationing: nursing perspectives Journal of Advanced  Nursing 22:738-744

Wells, JSG

(1994)

Analysis of health rationing policies in the NHS British Journal of Nursing 3:4:188-191

E.2 Articles in non-refereed journals

Wells, JSG

(2008)

Working for mental health – disability policy in the workplace Research Matters 9:8

Wells, JSG

(1999)

The National Diploma in Nursing in Psychiatric Nursing At the The Centre for Mental Health Nursing, Waterford Institute of Technology South East Health Board News 4:3:10-11

McElwee, CN & Wells, JSG

(1999)

Notification and Registration of Social Care Workers An Irish Solution for an Irish Problem Irish Youth Work Scene 26:3-4

E.3 Books

Wells, JSG, Ryan, D, McElwee, N, Boyce, M & Forkan, C

(2000)

Worthy Not Worthwhile? Choosing Careers in Caring Occupations Dublin Centre for Social Care Research

E.3:1 Book chapters

Denny, M, Redmond-Stokes, O, Wells, JSG, Weber, E, O’Sullivan, K & Taylor, M

(2008)

The Learning Experience: A New Approach to optimise student learning In Callara, E (ed.) Nursing Education Challenges in the 21st Century New York Nova Science Publishers Ch5, pp23-49

Denieffe,S, Wells, JSG & Denny,M,

(2008)

Professional and Ethical Challenges in Mental Health Nursing In Morrisey, J, Keogh, B & Doyle, L (eds.) Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing An Irish Perspective Dublin Gill McMillan Ch4, pp47-60

Rabenschlag, F, Wells, JSG, & Needham, I

(2006)

Arbeitnehmende mit psychischen Gesundheitsproblemen die Perspektive der Arbeitgebenden. In: I. Needham, S. Schoppmann, M. Schulz & H. Stefan (Hrsg.). Wissen schafft Pflege - Pflege schafft Wissen: Psychiatrische Pflege als Praxis und Wissenschaft. IBICURA Verlag. ISBN3-9810873-1-3

Wells, JSG

(1999)

The Growth of Managerialism and its Impact on Nursing and the NHS In Cowley, S; Norman, IJ (eds.) The Changing Nature of Nursing in a Managerial Age Blackwell Science Edinburgh CH4, pp. 57-81

Wells. JSG

(1999)

Re-marketing Psychiatric Nursing in Ireland In Ryan, D;Kirwan, M (eds) Into the Millenium – Reflection and Renewal in Psychiatric Nursing Kilkenny APNM

Wells, C & Wells, JSG

(1996)

Reducing challenging behaviour of elderly confused people: a behavioural perspective in Norman, IJ & Redfern, SJ (eds) Mental Health Care for Elderly People Ch.18 315-338 Churchill Livingstone Edinburgh

Wells, JSG & Wells, C

(1996)

Cognitive therapy for older people in Norman, IJ  Redfern, SJ (eds) Mental Health Care for Elderly People Ch.19 339-351 Churchill Livingstone Edinburgh

E.4 Reports

Wells, JSG

(2005)

An evaluation of the Waterford Youth Training and Education Centre (WYTEC) WYTEC

Wells, JSG

(2002)

The role of hospital based industrial therapy units in the SEHB and their impact on the quality of life of people with enduring mental illness – An evaluative study using a soft systems approach South Eastern Health Board

Wells, JSG

(2000)

An Evaluative Report On The Waterford Area Vocational Enterprise Project Utilising A ‘Soft Systems’ Approach South Eastern Health Board

E.5 Peer reviewed conference papers

Bergin, M, Wells, JSG & Owen, S

(2009)

Gender Issues and Mental Health Care Provision in Ireland Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland, May 8th-9th Waterford Institute of Technology

Wells, JSG, et al.

(2009)

An Investigation of the Adoption IT by Primary Health Care Practitioners in the South East of Ireland 17th International Conference on Health Promoting Hospitals (Crete, Greece May)

Cunnigham J, Wells JSG

(2009)

Employers and Mental Health Policy in the workplace 17th International Conference on Health Promoting Hospitals (Crete, Greece May)

Bergin, M, Wells, JSG & Owen, S

(2009)

Gender Issues and Mental Health Care Provision in Ireland Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of Ireland, May 8th-9th Waterford Institute of Technology

Wells, JSG, et al.

(2009)

Establishing a Pan European Research Network for Understanding Issues for Nurse Educators – UDINE C 2nd International Conference on Nursing Education June 10th-13th RCN Glasgow

Wells, JSG, Cunningham, J & Heffernan, D

(2008)

Employers’ views on disability policy and  mental health problems in the workplace 9th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Transforming Healthcare through Research, Education and Technology, 5th -7th November Trinity College Dublin.

Bergin, M; Wells, JSG & Owen, S

(2008)

Gender Issues and Mental Health Care Provision: A Service User’s Perspective, 9th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Transforming Healthcare through Research, Education and Technology, 5th -7th November Trinity College Dublin.

Bergin, M; Wells, JSG & Owen, S

(2008)

Beyond a Positivist and Constructivist Understanding for Gender and Mental Health – the potential for Critical Realism 9th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference, Transforming Healthcare through Research, Education and Technology,  5th -7th November Trinity College Dublin.

Wells, JSG, Cunningham, J & Heffernan, D

(2008)

Promoting Mental Health in the Workplace 16th International Conference on Health Promoting Hospitals (Berlin, Germany, May)

Cunningham, J, Wells, JSG & Heffernan, D

(2008)

An analysis of employers’ views on disability policy and the employment of people with enduring mental health problems 1st Annual Practice Research Conference 17th January Building the Bridge – Transforming Education to Meet Clinical Practice Needs Waterford Institute of Technology and the NMPD HSE South

Denny, M, Denieffe & Wells, JSG

(2007)

Operationalising multiple intelligence theory in the classroom using MITA 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference 7th,8th & 9th Nov – Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education and Technology Trinity College University of Dublin

Cunningham, J, Wells, JSG & Heffernan, D

(2007)

An analysis of employers’ views on disability policy and the employment of people with enduring mental health problems 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference 7th,8th & 9th Nov – Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education and Technology Trinity College University of Dublin

Wells,JSG, Bergin, M & Gooney, M

(2007)

Community mental health nurse prescribing: the results of a preliminary study 8th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference 7th,8th & 9th Nov – Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education and Technology Trinity College University of Dublin

Bergin, M, Wells,JSG & Gooney, M

(2007)

Community mental health nurse prescribing: the results of a preliminary study South East Regional Meeting Community Mental Health Nurses of Ireland Waterford Nov

Gooney, M, Wells, JSG, & Bergin, M

(2007)

Community mental health nurse prescribing: the results of a preliminary study National AGM Community Mental Health Nurses Association of Ireland Nov

Denny,M; Wells, JSG; Dennieffe, S

(2007)

Symposium on applications of MITA within Nurse Education Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Research Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China, April 19-21

Wells,JSG, Bergin, M & Gooney, M

(2006)

Nurse Prescribing – The Challenges AGM Community Mental Health Nurses Association of Ireland Kilkenny Oct

Wells, JSG

(2006)

Employers’ experience of employing people with SEMHP CNEASTA Conference ‘Mainstreaming – Where do we stand?’ Tullamore October 11th & 12th

Denny, M; Bergin, M, Wells, JSG

(2006)

‘Webtat’ Utilising online computer assessment 7th International Nursing Research Conference Trinity College Dublin November 7th to 10th

Wells, JSG

(2005)

Community Mental Health Policy In The 1990s:A Case Study In Corporate And ‘Street Level’ Implementation 6th International Conference on  Nursing and Health Trinity College, University of Dublin

Wells, JSG; Walls, N; Heffernan, D

(2005)

Employers’ Views on Disability Policy and the Employment of People with Mental Health Problems – A Report on a Round Table Discussion National Disability Authority 4th National Research Conference Dublin

Wells, JSG

(2002)

Methodological issues in a study of ITUs Nursing Research Conference UCC, Cork

Wells, JSG

(2002)

A comparative study of five hospital based industrial therapy units (ITU) in Ireland for people with enduring mental illness Biennial Conference of the Workgroup of European Nurse Researchers Geneva, Sept.2-4

Wells, JSG O’Keefe, M

(2001)

The WAVE Project CNEASTA Annual Conference Kilkenny, Ireland

Wells, JSG

(2001)

Supporting people with mental health problems: a case study in vocational training and unrecognized work Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education and Technology University of Dublin, Trinity College, Ireland

Wells, JSG

(2000)

Reconceptualising Psychiatric Nursing Through Education (Theme Paper) First National Conference on Education in Nursing and Midwifery Trinity College Dublin

McElwee, CN & Wells, JSG

(2000)

Personality Disorder and Risk Amongst Irish Adolescents Sociological Association of Ireland Annual Conference Kilkenny

Wells, JSG

(1999)

Madness and violence in Ireland – Challenges for the Future Conference of the Islands – Working with Vulnerable Populations Mental Health and Social Care Research Group & Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland

Wells, JSG

(1999)

“A rose by another name – does this mean that they can’t do the laundry?” Association of Psychiatric Nurse Managers Annual Conference, Kilkenny

Wells, JSG

(1999)

Community Psychiatric Nursing – Context and Future Association of Community Psychiatric Nurses Annual Conference Tullamore

Wells, JSG

(1998)

Care, Containment and Protection -Irish Mental Health Policy and Children Mental Health and Young People WIT

Wells, JSG

(1998)

Sharper than A Serpent’s Tooth is an Ungrateful Child – Policy and Mental Health Practice in Ireland  International Conference on Current Developments in Child Care Research University of Glasgow

Wells, JSG

(1997)

Organised Convalescence in the UK from 1866 to the present Nursing and Past Dilemmas South Bank University , London

Wells, JSG

(1996)

Supervised aftercare - the dilemma of prioritising Mental Health, Nursing and the Community, Forging Partnerships, The Nursing Times

Wells, JSG

(1992)

The Clinical Education of Mental Health Nurses Mental Health Nursing in the Future The Maudsley Hospital

Wells, JSG

(1990)

Careers in Mental Health Nursing Jobs Forum The Nursing Times

E5:1 Keynote papers

Wells, JSG

(2008)

‘Opening the Bridge’ 1st Annual Practice Research Conference 17th January Building the Bridge – Transforming Education to Meet Clinical Practice Needs Waterford Institute of Technology and the NMPD HSE South

E5:2 Invited symposia

Wells,JSG, Denny,M & Denieffe, S

(2008)

MITA – theory and practice King’s College, University of London

Wells,JSG, Denny,M & Denieffe, S

(2008)

MITA – theory and practice Letterkenny IT

Wells, JSG et al

(1999)

“Worthy but not worthwhile” – A comparative analysis of career choice in psychiatric nursing and social care Social Policy Research Group, University of Nottingham, UK

Wells, JSG et al

(1999)

The Recruitment Crisis in Irish psychiatric nursing Academic Seminar, Department of Paramedical Sciences and the Department of Social Care University of Hertfordshire

Wells, JSG et al

(1999)

Methodological Issues in Investigating factors affecting recruitment to Pre-registration Psychiatric Nursing in Ireland Post-Graduate Research Seminar, Department of Nursing Studies King’s College, University of London UK

Wells, JSG

(1988)

Working with Adolescent Sex Abusers – A Case Report Academic  Seminar Institute of Psychiatry, University of London