Mrs Marina Russ

Contact

Email: m.russ@kingston.ac.uk
Location: Kingston Hill
Faculty: Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education
School: School of Nursing, Allied and Public Health
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About

I am a Senior Lecturer in Learning Disabilities Nursing in the Faculty of Health, Science, Social Care and Education. I teach across the school on pre-registration Nursing and Nursing Associate programmes.

Having completed my pre-registration Nursing education at Kingston and St George's in 2002 I went on to work in a variety of community services for adults with a learning disability across London, most recently in Tower Hamlets, before coming back to Kingston to educate and inspire the next generation of Nurses.

I have a particular interest and focus on the needs of and services for people with a learning disability who have concurrent mental health issues, as well as the development and sustainability of the Learning Disabilities workforce.

I believe passionately in the skills and power of Learning Disabilities Nurses to change lives, and help people with a learning disability and those who support them to understand, maintain and improve their health status

Academic responsibilities

Senior Lecturer in Learning Disabilities Nursing

Qualifications

MSc Mental Health Studies, King's College London
PGCert (Open) Social Sciences, Open University
BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies (Learning Disability Nursing), Kingston University and St George's
BSc (Hons) Human Communication, University of Central England
Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2022)

Teaching and learning

Undergraduate courses taught

Research

I am currently involved in a research project exploring the experiences of people with learning disabilities and/or autism who identify as transgender

My MSc dissertation was a project exploring the feasability of using smart device apps as memory aids in an NHS Neuropsychiatry and Memory Disorders service

Areas of specialism

Learning disability
Learning Disabilities Nursing
Mental health in learning disability

Publications

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Article

Russ, M. (2010) Caring for a child with autism: a personal perspective. Advances in Mental Health and Learning Disabilities, 4(1), pp. 25-27. ISSN (print) 1753-0180

Manners, Paula Jean and Russ, Marina (2006) Working reflexively in learning disabilities: what Emma taught us. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 34(4), pp. 211-214. ISSN (print) 1354-4187

Book Section

Russ, Marina and Turner, Daniel (2019) Reflection, supervision, mentorship and revalidation. In: Moulster, Gweneth , Iorizzo, Jane , Ames, Sarah and Kernohan, Joshua, (eds.) The Moulster and Griffiths learning disability nursing model : a framework for practice. London, U.K. : Jessica Kingsley. pp. 67-74. ISBN 9781785924804

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Professional practice, knowledge exchange and impact

In Autumn 2021 I successfully bid for CPEP (Clinical Placements Enhancement Programme) funding from HEE London to develop and deliver a virtual placement resource in Learning Disability for Nursing students across the region. This work is being undertaken in collaboration with the Baked Bean Company, a theatre and performing arts organisation for people with learning disabilities.