Jim Bethel
FFEN, RGN, BSc (Hons) Clinical Practice, ENB Higher Award, PGCert in learning and teaching in higher education, postgraduate Award Emergency Care, Emergency Nurse Practitioner.
James is a senior lecturer in emergency care at the University of Wolverhampton and honorary nurse practitioner in the emergency departments of Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust and Dudley Group of Hospitals.
Prior to this, he worked in various roles as a nurse manager and lead nurse in emergency services. He has worked in emergency care since 1986 in emergency departments in Birmingham, the Black Country, Shropshire and Staffordshire.
He is now module leader for emergency care courses at Wolverhampton University, including modules concerning the emergency practitioner care of minor injury and illness. He has also developed work pertinent to the emergency care needs of children.
He is a Fellow of the Faculty of Emergency Nursing, chair of the Midlands Emergency Care Group and sits on the editorial advisory board of emergency nurse journal. He has published articles in Emergency Nursing and Paediatric Nursing journals and has authored a book concerning the emergency care of children.
He also holds honorary status as a nurse practitioner in the emergency departments of Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust and Dudley group of hospitals where he works on a regular basis to support emergency care students and maintain clinical competence.