Skip navigation

Kevin Murphy

Assistant Professor

Department: Nursing, Midwifery & Health

I initially joined the University in September 2018 as a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing. I am currently the Programme Lead for the Higher Apprenticeship Specialist Practice in District Nursing (HA-SPDN) MSc and also teach across pre-registration modules. I currently have a first year pre-registration Personal Tutor (PT) group. I am also an external examiner at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

I am undertaking my PhD at Northumbria, focusing on lone working in district nursing and understanding perceptions of risk. My teaching and research interests include community nursing, the education and development of SPDN's and improving staff safety and wellbeing, especially relevant to lone working.

I qualified in 2009 as an RGN, working in Gateshead as a community staff nurse. I joined Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals (NUTH) in 2013 to undertake the District Nursing Specialist Practitioner Qualification (DNSPQ). I qualified as a Specialist Practice Teacher/Senior Charge Nurse in 2016, working in Newcastle District Nursing Services before joining Northumbria on secondment in 2018.

I returned to frontline clinical practice in April 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic as a District Nursing Specialist Practice Teacher. I later returned to the University in a substantive post in February 2021.

I still hold a clinical contract and continue to work as a District Nurse in Newcastle, often in out of hours services. 

Kevin Murphy

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Ensuring effective infection prevention and control in the community, Murphy, K. 3 May 2023, In: Nursing Standard
  • Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber (V150/V100), Murphy, K. 1 Nov 2022, Independent and Supplementary Prescribing at a Glance, Wiley
  • Personal protective equipment training team: a community nursing initiative, Murphy, K. 2 Jun 2021, In: British Journal of Community Nursing
  • Administration of the flu vaccination: required skills and knowledge, Murphy, K. 12 Nov 2020, In: British Journal of Nursing
  • The use of WhatsApp in district nursing practice, Murphy, K. 2 Sep 2019, In: British Journal of Community Nursing

  • Nursing Science BSc (Hons) June 01 2014
  • September 16 2013
  • Nursing BSc September 02 2013
  • Nursing DipHE March 01 2009
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy FHEA 2020
  • Specialist Practice Teacher in District Nursing SPT 2016

Our Staff


a sign in front of a crowd
+

Northumbria Open Days

Open Days are a great way for you to get a feel of the University, the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the course(s) you are interested in.

Research at Northumbria
+

Research at Northumbria

Research is the life blood of a University and at Northumbria University we pride ourselves on research that makes a difference; research that has application and affects people's lives.

NU World
+

Explore NU World

Find out what life here is all about. From studying to socialising, term time to downtime, we’ve got it covered.


Latest News and Features

Lecturer to support Team GB medical needs at Special Olympics in Berlin
Northumbria appoints leading business figures as Visiting Professors
Crime scene
Sustainable condenser tumble dryers
View of the countryside from Richmond, London. People on green grass field near lake during daytime
The Crypt at Newcastle Cathedral
More news
More events

Upcoming events

Grow Your Own – How To Attract, Develop and Retain a Talented Team.
The Building Safety Act and its Implications

Back to top