New Chair of Nursing appointed
Professor Michelle Briggs has been appointed as Clinical Professor of Nursing at the University of Liverpool and Director of Nursing (Research and Academic Development) at Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Professor Briggs will lead the expansion of research and clinical academic careers in Nursing at the University and the Trust. She will also contribute to the internationally excellent research of the Liverpool Pain Research Institute. Her research has contributed to a greater understanding of the difference nurses can make for people in pain and has been used in NHS practice and policy guidelines nationally and internationally. Her research programme has two themes – improving patients’ experience of pain management and addressing inequalities in pain management, particularly for those in pain who are marginalised.
Prior to joining the University, Professor Briggs was Clinical Professor of Nursing at the University of Manchester and Director of Nursing (Research) at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, where she established and led the Manchester Clinical Academic Centre for Nurses, Midwives, and Allied Health professionals. She has expertise and experience of developing the clinical academic workforce in University and NHS settings and holds regional and national leadership roles. These include membership of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship panel and as Deputy Chair of the UK Council of Deans Healthcare Professionals Clinical Academic Roles and Career Pathways Implementation Network (CARIN).
Professor Denise Prescott, Dean of the School of Health Sciences commented: “The School of Health Sciences is thrilled to welcome Professor Michelle Briggs as Chair of Clinical Nursing to our multi-professional healthcare school. The School has big ambitions to increase research and scholarly activity across the academic/ practice interface, through collaborative working with our clinical partners. Michelle brings an extensive portfolio of experience to this role, which will benefit the development of our staff, our students and our clinical partners”.
Professor Briggs said: “I am delighted to be joining the team. I am thrilled to be taking up a post that integrates NHS and academia, as the NHS is an engine for health and social care research. As one of the largest professions in the NHS workforce, I am very much looking forward to working in Liverpool to strengthen the nursing voice and help release their research power and potential to benefit staff and the communities we serve.”