Vicky Rutherford

Lecturer in Adult Nursing

School/Directorate
School of Nursing, Midwifery and Public Health
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Vicky qualified as a nurse in 2011, she is a passionate nurse with a wealth of experience in Acute and Critical Care. Over the last ten years Vicky has worked predominately in Critical Care with specialist roles including Resuscitation Practitioner and Critical Care Outreach Nurse. Vicky has nursed overseas in Ghana and more recently in Australia, where she worked in Intensive Care during the Coronavirus pandemic.

Her passion for education evolved after becoming an instructor for the Resuscitation Council in 2016. Vicky has supported and taught many healthcare professionals within her previous roles.

Vicky teaches on multiple modules across the undergraduate curriculum.

Instructor status for the resuscitation council Advanced Life Support (ALS) and European Paediatric Advanced Life Support (EPALS)

  • Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
  • British Association of Critical Care Network (BACCN)
  • Resuscitation Council (RCUK)