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Doctor Vivien Perry

Assistant Professor

School: Healthcare and Nursing Sciences

I joined Northumbria University in 2015, having worked in Higher Education since 2010 at the University of Bedfordshire. I have worked as a Registered General Nurse since 1995, specialising in Cardiothoracic intensive Care. I then became a midwife, working in hospital and community settings. I have undertaken serval leadership roles; Lead Midwife for Education, Programme Lead, Admissions Lead and Departmental Fitness to Practice Lead.

My PhD, explored student midwives’ opinions and experiences of the Nursing & Midwifery Council requirement to demonstrate Good Character whilst off-duty. 

I am passionate about supporting stundets to become the best midwives they can be.

Vivien Perry

Campus Address

G206
Coach Lane Campus (East)
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE7 7XA

Fitness to practise

Good character

Midwifery education

  • Please visit the Pure Research Information Portal for further information
  • Anatomy of male and female reproduction, Perry, V., Burden, B. 1 Jan 2023, Mayes' Midwifery, Elsevier
  • Exploring midwifery students experiences and opinions of the NMC’s expectations of demonstrating professional ‘good character’ whilst ‘off-duty’., Perry, V. 11 Jun 2019, Royal College of Midwives Education Conference
  • Exploring midwifery students opinions and experiences of the Nursing & Midwifery Council’s expectations of demonstrating ‘good character’ whilst ‘off-duty’., Perry, V. 4 Sep 2019, Nurse Education Today (NET) 2009 conference
  • Exploring midwifery students opinions and experiences of the Nursing & Midwifery Council’s expectations of demonstrating ‘good character’ whilst ‘off-duty’., Perry, V. 11 Jun 2019, Royal College of Midwives Education Conference
  • Good Character and patient safety., Perry, V. 4 Jun 2019, European Patient safety education conference 2019
  • Burden, B. & Perry, V. (2017) Anatomy of male and female reproduction in MacDonald, S. & Johnson, G. (Eds) Mayes’ Midwifery. Elsevier. Edinburgh, Perry, V., Burden, B. 2017, Mayes’ Midwifery., Elsevier
  • Grade inflation in the assessment of clinical practice, Perry, V. Nov 2015
George Brooks Start Date: 10/09/2024
  • PhD June 22 2023
  • Education (other/general) MA November 06 2014
  • Midwifery BSc (Hons) June 30 2003
  • Nursing Studies December 20 1995
  • Midwife Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 2003
  • Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy SFHEA 2025
  • Fellow (FHEA) Higher Education Academy (HEA) 2012

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