Mrs Marina Russ

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 work across the Nursing Associate (apprentice and FDSci) programmes to ensure that they are educated to understand the needs of and support people with a learning disability. 

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

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

Number of items: 3.

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 simulated placement resource in Learning Disability for Nursing students across the region. We developed and filmed clinical scenarios in collaboration with the Baked Bean Company, a performing arts organisation for people with a learning disability. The scenarios have been successfully piloted, and we are currently developing a proposal to scale up the resources and delivery. 

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