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Chidinma Victory Oforji is a Lecturer in Adult Nursing at the University of Salford's School of Health & Society, where she serves as a module lead within the Masters of Art pre-registration nursing program and acts as the nursing and midwifery directorate EDI (Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion) champion. She is affiliated with the Centre for Applied Health Research and the Centre for Research on Inclusive Society, contributing to UN Sustainable Development Goals related to health, education, and reducing inequality.
With over a decade of nursing experience spanning Nigeria, the Republic of Ireland, and the UK, Oforji brings extensive clinical expertise to her academic role. Her professional journey includes positions as Charge Nurse in the Acute Medical Unit, Emergency Department senior nurse, and clinical lead in maternal and child health care. She previously served as a Freedom To Speak Up National Guardian at the Northern Care Alliance NHS trust, focusing on improving patient safety and inclusivity for minority staff.
Oforji's research centers on critical issues in nursing education and practice, with particular emphasis on racialized experiences, decolonizing curricula, and inclusive healthcare environments. Her work challenges Eurocentric research methodologies by validating lived experience as credible knowledge, employing approaches like critical autoethnography, poetry as research, and podcasting to explore systemic barriers faced by ethnically minoritized communities in healthcare education. She examines how power dynamics shape nursing curricula and clinical practice, advocating for epistemic disobedience that centers marginalized voices.
Her publications from 2021-2025 demonstrate methodological innovation and thematic consistency around diversity, equity, and inclusion. Oforji develops practical tools like the feedforward feedback toolkit and the CRIBS framework (Cultural awareness and competence, Religious Ideologies, Belief system and Spirituality) to transform theoretical concepts into actionable practices for inclusive clinical environments and education.
Oforji has received significant recognition for her contributions:
- Diversity and Inclusion Award from Global Diabetes Initiatives Ireland and UK (2025)
- Nursing Times Diversity and Inclusion Champion Finalist Award (2024)
- Shortlisted for 'Diversity and Inclusion Champion of the Year' at Nursing Times Workforce Awards (2025)
- Nurse of the Year recognition from Caribbean and African Health Network (2025)
- Nursing Times award for pastoral support to Internationally educated Nurses (2023)
As an educator and mentor, Oforji has developed impactful programs including the Global Majority Coaching and Mentoring Programme and the Global Majority Leadership Certification Programme, created in partnership with NHS trusts to address systemic barriers preventing Black and Global Majority nurses from advancing into leadership roles. She serves as a PhD student at Sheffield Hallam University researching racialized bullying in nursing education while continuing her teaching responsibilities at Salford.
Oforji leads multiple significant projects including the SWAB project (Student-led Wellbeing and Academic Buddy), The CARE Project (an anti-racism initiative in nursing Ireland), and the CRIBS Projects focusing on cultural awareness in nursing practice. As part of the School of Health and Society's EDI team with Dr Suryia Nayak and Jo Sullivan, she develops systemic solutions to tackle underrepresentation and career stagnation of Black and Global Majority nurses in NHS leadership roles.
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