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Marty Chambers serves as Director of Studies at the Faculty of Health, Medicine and Social Care, Anglia Ruskin University (ARU), Chelmsford, where she leads pre-registration nurse education curriculum development and academic regulation implementation. A registered adult nurse since 1996 with specialization in general/bowel surgery, she brings dual clinical and educational expertise to her role.
Her academic qualifications include:
- RN Dip HE from Anglia Ruskin University
- BSc in Specialist Nursing Practice from Anglia Ruskin University
- PGCE from Anglia Ruskin University
- MA in Learning and Teaching from Anglia Ruskin University
Chambers' research critically examines fitness-for-practice procedures in pre-registration nursing following the Nursing and Midwifery Council's 2010 review, focusing on tensions between academic institutions and clinical settings regarding character/health assessments. Her work addresses public protection concerns through improved remediation frameworks and collaborative academic-clinical ownership models, directly impacting how universities handle student fitness-to-practice cases.
As a supervisor, Chambers mentors students in fitness-for-practice research while teaching first-year nursing students on professionalism and clinical governance. Her sessions emphasize collaborative patient safety approaches and academic-clinical partnerships, reflecting her commitment to bridging theoretical education with practical healthcare environments.
