Miss Catharine Grob

About

I have experience of over 30 years in nursing and have worked in a variety of clinical settings, including theatres & recovery, practice nursing, neonatal intensive care and a children's hospice. I have been a Registered Nurse Teacher for over 12 years and I am  committed to delivering excellence in teaching and learning. In addition, I have built up some excellent mentoring, assessing and clinical supervision skills. I enjoy being able to build constructive relationships that engage colleagues/students to enhance learning for all.

I have worked previously in Higher Education at the University of Surrey for over 12 years  as a senior tutor and thus have experience in supporting and assessing pre and post registration nursing students, paramedics and midwives. I have designed unique innovative teaching methods such as enhanced podcasts to help increase knowledge and understanding of bioscience related topics. For this work I received a Teaching with New Technologies Award and a Fellowship with the Surrey Centre for Excellence in Professional Training and Education.

My other academic roles have included peer reviewing online ethics journals and working as an external examiner at Kings' College.

Since 2014, I have been in clinical practice on a level 3 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit as a Deputy Sister and as a Clinical Informatics Nurse in a  children's hospice. Both of these roles have given me valuable experience and expertise in children's nursing.  I have also provided support and training in order to maintain a digitally competent work force using a bespoke web- based database. I have always been passionate about using new technologies and how they can enhance teaching and /or assist in improving patients' lives.  

Academic responsibilities

Senior Lecturer in Children's Nursing

Qualifications

  • Graduate Health Care Certificate in Neonatal Critical Care
  • M.Sc. in Teaching and Learning
  • Post Graduate Cert Ed. (Biology)
  • R.G.N (Adult Nursing)
  • B.Sc. In Physiology and Zoology

Teaching and learning

I am very interested in providing effective and engaging teaching for students both in the BSc Children's Nursing undergraduate programme but also for the Work Force Development Students studying the Neonatal Intensive Care course. In April 2024 I was nominated in the Student Academic Impact awards for the ' Most engaging teacher' category.   I have previously taught on Adult Nursing degree programmes as well as teaching clinical colleagues how to use an electronic National Early Warning Score system.

Undergraduate courses taught

Research

Mangahis, K and Grob C. (2024) Care of the neonate.  In Price, J, McAlinden, O. and Veal, Z. (eds).  Essentials of nursing children and young people.  London:  Sage. 

Grob C. Leng J, Gallagher A (2012) Educational responses to unethical healthcare practice. Nursing Standard, 26 (41) pp.35-41

Grob C. (2008) ‘Widening access to professional language through enhanced podcasting. From Cabbage to C.A.B.G?' Short Paper. In: Traxler J., Riordan, Dennet (eds.)  Mlearn 2008  International Mobile Learning conference proceedings, University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton.

Grob C., Clarke A., Volante M., (2007) ‘Evaluating blended learning in the biomedical sciences using action research'. In: Second International Blended Learning Conference Proceedings 2007, University of Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire.