معرفی
Dr Jon Painter PhD, MSc, RNM (Specialist Practitioner), RNMH, BSc(Hons), BMedSci (Hons) serves as Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at Sheffield Hallam University's School of Health and Social Care. A dual-registered nurse (Learning Disability and Mental Health) with clinical leadership experience, he bridges academic teaching with applied quantitative research in mental health service evaluation.
Education:
- PhD: Characterising, assessing and responding to the needs of adults with intellectual disabilities and adults with mental health problems
- MSc: Health Informatics
- BSc(Hons): Nursing
- BMedSci (Hons): Medical Science
- RNM (Specialist Practitioner): CBT for Psychosis
Painter's research focuses on quantitative analysis of mental health datasets, particularly developing needs-led classification systems for people with intellectual disabilities. His work centers on the Health of the Nation Outcome Scales (HoNOS) adaptations, electronic patient records, and real-time clinical decision support systems. Recent publications demonstrate expertise in psychometric validation, service evaluation methodologies, and digital health implementation.
His 15 most recent publications reveal consistent focus on psychiatric assessment tool development (particularly HoNOS variants), with growing emphasis on digital health solutions and pandemic-responsive service adaptations. Key thematic clusters include intellectual disability mental health services, peer support interventions, and paternal mental health research.
Supervision & Leadership:
- Current PhD supervision: 3 students researching group home experiences for people with intellectual disabilities, cognitive frailty detection, and perinatal anxiety interventions
- Recent completion: Field, M.'s doctoral thesis on "Understanding Ideation in Autism"
- Lay member of local hospice research committee
Painter maintains active NHS collaboration through service evaluations while translating complex research into accessible teaching for pre-registration nursing students and qualified professionals pursuing further study.
