Lucy Towns

Lucy Towns is a Senior Lecturer in the Registered Nurse Degree Apprenticeship program at the University of Sunderland. She holds a part-time clinical role as a Clinical Nurse Specialist in Inpatient Mental Health Rehabilitation, combining 16 years of clinical experience with academic teaching. Her work focuses on supporting the next generation of nurses through mentorship and education.

Dr. Towns’ expertise lies in mental health nursing practice and education, leveraging her hands-on experience to inform pedagogical approaches. She is affiliated with the John Dawson Sciences Complex campus and actively contributes to the development of nursing curricula that bridge clinical practice and academic theory.