Meet the team
Your forum is led by nurses who are committed to supporting the best care for surgical patients. We strive to understand the needs of perioperative nurses and are open to discussion to develop that understanding. Members of the steering committee are nominated and elected and are expected to:
- seek the views of forum members
- attend RCN Congress each year
- work for the RCN at national level
- participate in the work of the steering committee
- comment on issues related to perioperative nursing.
We have asked them to give an indication of their interests and specialities so that if you have a question, need advice or have a suggestion for projects you would like to see the forum undertaking, you can direct it to an appropriate member of the forum committee.
Forum Chair- Rosanne Macqueen
Rosanne has over thirteen years experience in perioperative practice including clinical practice as a scrub practitioner specialising in ENT surgery, and more recently in management and education within NHS Tayside and NHS Lothian. In January, Rosanne began a new role as a Patient Safety Programme Coordinator supporting the implementation of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme (SPSP) within the Emergency Care and Medical Directorate and Regional Services Directorate, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Rosanne has been a member of the RCN since starting her student nurse training in 1991, and was elected as a member of the Perioperative Forum in 2009. Rosanne is a member of the Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) and won AfPP’s Perioperative Practitioner of the Year Award in 2009. Rosanne is a member of AfPP’s Education and Research Group, the Education Lead for the East of Scotland Regional Team, and a reviewer for the Journal of Perioperative Practice. Rosanne is also a member of Friends of Africa Nursing (FoAN) and has had the opportunity to teach theatre nurses in Malawi and Lesotho. In 2009 Rosanne completed a Post-Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Higher Education.
E-mail: r.macqueen@nhs.net
Moyra Journeaux
RGN MSc, PCAP, BSc (Hons), Dip Health Service Management, ENB176, ENB183
Moyra began her theatre nursing career in the Mater Infirmorum Hospital Belfast after qualifying as a registered nurse in 1989. Her clinical experience has always been in the perioperative area, having completed the ENB 176 and 183 courses. Apart from a year spent in London, she has worked mainly in the Channel Islands, spending five years in Guernsey before settling in Jersey with her husband Dave and three children, daughter Aoife and sons Oisín and Séamus.
After a broad background in all areas of perioperative practice scrub, anaesthetics and recovery, Moyra specialised in orthopaedic surgery and was orthopaedic sister/team leader. Prior to moving full time into education her role was perioperative practice development sister. Moyra’s current post is a lecturer and she maintains a link role with the perioperative and surgical areas. Moyra is an honorary lecturer with the University of Southampton and part of the Research and Inquiry Based Practice, Mentorship and Work Based Learning teams at the university. She is also an honorary lecturer with the University of Northampton. Moyra has an interest in patient safety and human factors and is a faculty member of the Royal College of Surgeons Patient Safety in Theatre Teams course. She has contributed to the Oxford handbook of Perioperative Practice and the AfPP Standards and Recommendations for Safe Perioperative Practice.
Currently, Moyra is in the second year of a Professional Doctorate in Education with Cardiff University having previously completed an MSc in Advanced Surgical Practice at Cardiff. Moyra completed her Post Graduate Certificate in Academic Practice at the University of Southampton. In the past, she spent time as chairman of both the Guernsey and Jersey branches of AfPP and was a member of the editorial panel of AfPP for a number of years. She also spent time on the AfPP Orthopaedic Specialist Interest Group (SIG). Moyra is currently a peer reviewer for the Journal of Perioperative Practice, Nursing Standard and Sage OPEN. She has been a member of the RCN since 1986 and a member of the Perioperative Forum since it first started.
Email: m.journeaux@health.gov.je
Susan Pirie
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Tracey Radcliffe
Tracey is a quality improvement and practice development lead for theatres and surgery in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, North Wales. She started her perioperative career in 1991 and works in anaesthetics and recovery.
Tracey is responsible for supporting patients and staff throughout the surgical patient pathway and promotes and develops excellence in nursing through implementation of evidence based practice.
As a clinical representative Tracey has been involved in the validation and delivery of pre- and post-registration perioperative courses and facilitated the introduction of the Diploma (HE) in Operating Department Practice to Wrexham. Tracey supported her department to re-introduce a six week placement for nursing students and with other colleagues developed an integrated care pathway for patients admitted to theatre.
Tracey takes a local lead-role in national quality and safety initiatives and has completed an MSc in Health and Social Care Leadership. She is a peer reviewer for Nursing Standard and contributed to the Oxford Handbook of Perioperative Practice.
E-mail: tracey.radcliffe@wales.nhs.uk
David Peter Cardwell
David is a Band 5 operating department practitioner based in Weston super Mare, North Somerset. Married to Lindsay, an assistant practitioner, a daughter Emma, and Rosie the cat!
He holds Health Practitioner membership, and is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council as an ODP. He is Council Member Health Practitioner 2012-2013.
David works in anaesthetics and recovery at a busy district general hospital for Weston Area Health NHS Trust.
His specialist areas of practice include trauma and orthopaedics, general surgery, gynaecology and urology. He is an active RCN safety representative and Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Assessor.
David is an executive officer for Somerset Branch. He regularly mentor and support nursing students, ODPs and band two and three health care support workers and trainee assistant practitioners.
David hopes to be involved with developing band four assistant practitioner roles both now and in the future. He is keen to share good practice among forum members and intend to provide timely feedback on any issues raised.
Email: david.cardwell@rcn.org.uk
Maureen Dolan
Maureen is a surgical nurse and works in the Southern Health and Social Care Trust in Craigavon Area Hospital (N. Ireland). Maureen started her career in 1988 as a nursing auxillary in medical and elderly care. Then after 17 years, Maureen applied and was accepted to do her nurse training in Queen's University Belfast finishing after three years with a BSc in General Nursing. During her training Maureen continued to work as an auxillary, on an as and when basis, to help support her family and fostering commitments. Once qualified, Maureen joined the Down Trust to work as a pre- and post-op nurse in a busy day procedure unit for six months before returning to the Southern Trust. Since 2005, Maureen has worked as a registered nurse in a variety of surgical environments which include colorectal surgery using the Enhanced Recovery Programme, emergency surgical admissions/pre- and post-op care, urology, and now ENT pre- and post-op care. Maureen has successfully transferred her skills in many areas of surgical nursing.
Maureen is a steward for the Southern Trust representing RCN members. She is also branch secretary for the RCN in the Southern Trust for the second year. Since becoming a steward Maureen has attended Congress for the last three years and has been outgoing in her networking and has spoken at Congress every year.
Email: maureen.dolan@southerntrust.hscni.net
Julie Lamberth
Julie is married and has two boys aged fifteen and eight years old. Since qualifying in 1995, Julie has worked in the operating theatre; although theatre was nowhere near the top of her list of places to work, she has grown to really love the job.
Julie started in general theatres in Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, and worked there for seven years, with a brief spell in day surgery during that time. Her main role was anaesthetic nurse and she completed an anaesthetic nursing course via the Caledonian University.
In 2002. Julie moved to maternity theatre, Ayrshire Maternity Unit to take up post as an anaesthetic nurse, where she continued to work as a senior anaesthetic nurse. She also undertook the role of scrubbing, circulating and recovery nurse. Julie is also trained in neonatal resuscitation and enjoys working within the obstetric theatres with the unpredictability of the workload and the challenges it often brings.
Julie has been a member of the RCN since commencing her nurse training in 1992 where she was in the first Project 2000 class in Ayrshire and Arran. Julie became an accredited RCN steward in 2011. She is an active member of the local branch and was recently nominated branch secretary. She is enjoying the new learning experience as a steward and finds it very rewarding advising and representing members. She is actively involved in partnership working within Ayrshire and Arran and is always keen and enthusiastic to learn more.
Email: joolzl23.jl@googlemail.com