Miss Rosabell Ramesar

I joined London South Bank University in 2014 as a Senior Lecturer in Midwifery having previously worked as a Clinical Practice Facilitator at Homerton University Hospital (1999-2014). As Senior Lecturer, I have been Module Leader for a cross-section of Modules from Years 1-3 teaching the Undergraduate and Post-graduate programmes. I have been the Lead for CPPD Infant-Feeding programme. I have also had a tenure as Admissions Tutor. From 1996-1999, I worked in Trinidad as a Midwife; a most invaluable experience. I have a Masters in Education from City University London and a BSc (Hons) in Midwifery from Kings College London.

I have taught and managed the following Modules over my years at LSBU:
Normal Midwifery Practice, A Framework to Support Transparency in Practice, Protecting, Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding and more recently Introduction to Midwifery Practice. Areas of interest which developed and also invested from previous clinical experiences, included policy drivers and guidelines locally, nationally and internationally as well as government reports and investigative reports to support "normal" midwifery practice. The influence of and impact of psychological, cultural and socio-economic factors were also embedded within the Module. Teaching involved debates, group work with scenarios and the invaluable support from a diverse range of clinical practitioners to allow students to develop reflection and critical thinking.
Within the Module on A Framework to Support Transparency in Practice, teaching was delivered on core areas such as Clinical Governance, Clinical Incidents reporting, investigations and their management as well as causative factors. Risk Management and Risk Assessment, Policies, Guideline, reports were also included. This Module allowed for students to become discerning practitioners on identifying clinical incidents, managing risk and developing skills of reflection and the ability to engage the multi-disciplinary teams, work across a range of professionals and escalate appropriately and with confidence. Role play of scenarios allowed students to identify risk and develop skills regarding how incidents are reported and investigated. A significant assessment strategy was that of a Professional Conversation with individual students and assessors.
First year students were embedded with knowledge and skills to support women and families with infant feeding and this took into account BFI and UNICEF standards, local and national guidelines and policies and evidence based practice. Communication skills and practical skills were also included as teaching.
More recently, Introduction to Midwifery Practice, a new Module within a new Curriculum, involved developing a structured Teaching Time table of content to allow students to gain understanding of navigating the Clinical Practice areas. This ensured the students had understanding of the principles of professional communication skills, behaviours, NHS values as well as LSBU values. Enquiry Based Learning was core to the Module to instil enquiring minds and critical thinking.
Each of the Modules focused on developing the individual students allowing them to progress from novices to experts at the point of qualification and completion of their Programme of study. Each Module had a diverse range of assessment strategies to allow students to play to their strengths and ensure inclusivity.