Dr Rachel King

PhD, MMedSci, BSc, FHEA

Nursing and Midwifery, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery

Lecturer

Dr Rachel King
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rachel.king@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2626

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Dr Rachel King
Nursing and Midwifery, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
Room 206A
362 Mushroom Lane
91Ö±²¥
S10 2TS
Profile

As a lecturer in nursing at the University of 91Ö±²¥, I research new and advancing roles in healthcare (such as the nursing associate and advanced clinical practitioner (ACP) roles) and teach on several programmes. I have worked clinically across a range of healthcare settings, including emergency admissions, substance misuse and urgent care; most recently as a primary care advanced nurse practitioner (ANP). My PhD, based at the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), explored knowledge mobilisation in ANP clinical decision making in the emergency department, using ethnography. I contribute to module leadership and am co-chair of the school’s ethics committee.

Research interests

My research focuses on emerging roles within the healthcare workforce. Between 2018 and 2022 I worked on a programme of research studying nursing workforce issues. In June 2022 I was awarded a Florence Nightingale Foundation Scholarship to travel to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, where I explored how ACPs have adapted their work through the COVID-19 pandemic. I am currently working on a project researching enhanced and advanced roles in systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT), funded by the Cancer Alliance. 

I have experience in a range of qualitative methods, including, interviews, observations, and focus groups, and have contributed to mixed methods projects and literature reviews. 

Publications

Journal articles

  • Wood E, King R, Robertson S, Tod A, Senek M, Taylor B & Ryan T (2024) . Nursing Open, 11(7). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Robertson S, King R, Taylor B, Laker S, Wood E, Senek M, Tod A & Ryan T (2023) . Primary Health Care Research & Development, 24. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Senek M, Robertson S, King R, Wood E & Ryan T (2022) . BMC Health Services Research, 23(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Robertson S, King R, Taylor B, Laker S, Wood E, Senek M, Tod A & Ryan T (2022) . British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 16(3), 126-133. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Senek M, Robertson S, Taylor B, Wood E, King R & Ryan T (2022) . International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 4, 100075-100075. RIS download Bibtex download
  • King R, Ryan T, Senek M, Wood E, Taylor B, Tod A, Talpur A & Robertson S (2021) . Nursing Open. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Bailey J, Tod A, Robertson S & King R (2021) . British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 17(Sup2), s8-s14. RIS download Bibtex download
  • King R, Sanders T & Tod A (2021) . Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(7), 3156-3167. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wood E, King R, Robertson S, Senek M, Tod A & Ryan T (2021) . Journal of Nursing Management. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Senek M, Robertson S, Ryan T, King R, Wood E, Taylor B & Tod A (2020) . BMC Nursing, 19(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • King R, Taylor B, Talpur A, Jackson C, Manley K, Ashby N, Tod A, Ryan T, Wood E, Senek M & Robertson S (2020) . Nurse Education Today. RIS download Bibtex download
  • King R, Ryan T, Wood E, Tod A & Robertson S (2020) . BMC Health Services Research, 20(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Senek M, Robertson S, Ryan T, King R, Wood E & Tod A (2020) . BMC Health Services Research, 20(1). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wood E, King R, Robertson S, Allmark P, Senek M, Tod A & Ryan A (2020) . Journal of Nursing Management, 28(4), 959-967. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Senek M, Robertson S, Ryan T, Sworn K, King R, Wood E & Tod A (2020) . Journal of Nursing Management. RIS download Bibtex download
  • King R, Tod A & Sanders T (2017) . Nursing Standard, 32(14), 43-50. RIS download Bibtex download
  • King RL (2004) . Journal of Advanced Nursing, 45(4), 392-400. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Robertson S, King R, Taylor B, Laker S, Wood E, Senek M, Tod A & Ryan A () Trainee nursing associates in England: a multisite study of Higher Education Institution perspectives. International Nursing Review. RIS download Bibtex download
  • King RL, Robertson S & Carolan C () . Journal of Integrated Care. RIS download Bibtex download
  • King R, Laker S, Alden S, Ryan A, Wood E, Tod A, Senek M, Robertson S & Taylor B () . Primary Health Care Research and Development. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wood E, King R, Taylor B, Robertson S, Senek M, Tod A & Ryan T () . Nursing Standard. RIS download Bibtex download
  • King R, Taylor B, Laker S, Wood E, Senek M, Tod A, Ryan A, Snowden S & Robertson S () A tale of two bridges: factors influencing career choices of trainee nursing associates in England. A longitudinal qualitative study. Nursing Open. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hampshaw S, Cooke J, Robertson S, Wood E, King R & Tod A () . Journal of Nursing Management. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Senek M, Robertson S, Ryan T, Tod A, King R, Wood E & Taylor B () . Primary Health Care. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Wood E, King R, Senek M, Robertson S, Taylor B, Tod A & Ryan A () UK advanced practice nurses’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods cross sectional study. BMJ Open. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Taylor B, South J, Robertson S, Ryan T, Wood E, King RL, Senek M, Tod A & Seymour J () . Nursing Open. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Robertson S, Taylor B, King R, Laker S, Wood E, Senek M, Tod A & Ryan A () Development of the nursing associate role in community and primary care settings across England. Primary Health Care. RIS download Bibtex download

Conference proceedings papers

  • Riley A, Tod A, King R, Chan A & Robertson S (2022) . British Journal of Surgery, Vol. 109(Supplement_5) RIS download Bibtex download
Teaching interests

Research methods, healthcare ethics, advanced practice, and dissertation/PhD supervision

Professional activities and memberships

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Member of Athena Swann committee in ScHARR (2016-2018).

Member of the academic board for 91Ö±²¥ Teaching Hospitals’ combined community and acute care (CCA) group.

I was a member of the scientific committee for the RCN international research conference in 2019.

From 2020-2023 I facilitated a seminar series for doctoral students exploring advanced practice.