Dr Mynesha Sankar

A registered nurse with expertise in acute respiratory medicine and clinical skills, I have cultivated a multifaceted professional background. My commitment to the advancement of nursing education is exemplified through my tenure as Acting Head of Nursing for Education, where I strategically emphasised leadership and management to align educational strategies with the overarching objectives of the National Health Service (NHS) and my current roles at the university as Senior Lecturer, Course Director and Interim Deputy HOD/Lead for Pre-reg Nursing.

Since joining LSBU in 2011 as a Senior Lecturer in the Adult Nursing Department, I have undertaken various substantive roles, including Cohort Leader, Course Director, and Interim Deputy Head of Division. In these capacities, I have consistently demonstrated robust leadership by establishing high standards, leading through exemplary practices, and providing unwavering support to academics at all stages of their careers. Notably, I have played a pivotal role in mentoring colleagues across departments to achieve senior fellowships. Additionally, my responsibilities extend to serving as a member of the Appeal and fitness to practice Panels and as the conciliator for the Adult Nursing Department.
I hold the esteemed position of Senior Fellow at the Higher Education Academy and proudly served as the Lead Link Lecturer for Barts Health. My academic portfolio centres on pre- and post-registration teaching, with specific expertise in areas such as the care of deteriorating patients, acute and complex care, clinical skills, and biosciences. The culmination of my academic journey includes the completion of a Professional Doctorate in Education, with a research focus on the link between theoretical constructs and practical application in nursing and midwifery students' education.
My scholarly contributions have been disseminated at a prominent international conferences, including my role as a keynote speaker at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) International Nursing Conference in China October 2021. Additionally, I was an invited speaker at the Collobrative Online International Learning (COIL) event hosted by campus Gasthuisberg, Belgium on April 2024 (delivered virtually), where I discussed the topic understanding racism. Nationally, I presented as part of a panel at the SIGMA Nursing International Congress in Edinburgh (July 2023), discussing collecting data during a pandemic: a doctoral student experience.  Additionally, at the NET Working & Innovation in Healthcare Education Conference in Liverpool in 2023, I presented offering insights into a critical approach to enabling success through learner support, particularly in the context of critical pedagogy in nursing and midwifery students' education. A more recent presentation was at the ACORN showcase of Nurse and Midwife-led research conference at GSTT 2024 where the topic was on Nursing and Midwifery students' lens: connecting theory with practice. 
Continuing my commitment to the nursing profession, I am honoured to enter my fifth consecutive year as a judge for the National Student Nursing Times Awards in 2025

Athena Swan Department Lead