Jane Jervis

Biography

PhD, RN, BN (Hons) Critical Care Nursing, MSc. Advanced Practice (Nursing), Post Graduate Certificate of Higher Education (PGCHE), Independent and Supplementary Nurse Prescriber.

Jane had over 20 years’ experience as a nurse in acute medicine prior to moving to Keele University, having worked as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in various specialities including Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Infectious Diseases.

Jane joined the School of Nursing and Midwifery in 2014 leading the newly developed MSc Advanced Clinical Practice Award. Since then, Jane’s role has developed to include a range of lead roles. Jane is currently Programme Lead for the MSc Health Sciences and MRes Health and Care, Postgraduate Research Lead and Loss, Bereavement and End of Life Care Research Group Lead.

Research and scholarship

Jane’s research focuses on improving healthcare experiences for seldom-heard communities, with a particular emphasis on liveaboard boaters and boat-dwelling populations. Her research interests also encompass participatory health and action research methodologies, loss and bereavement, end-of-life care, and intergenerational experiences of healthcare among patients and families.

Jane began her doctoral studies while practising as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner. Her PhD thesis, titled “Real voices: a participatory action research study to explore the support provided to children visiting patients in hospital,” reflects her commitment to collaborative inquiry and the co-production of knowledge with service users and practitioners.

Jane is Lead for the School of Nursing’s Loss, Bereavement and End-of-Life Care Research Group, guiding interdisciplinary scholarship and supporting the development of research capacity in this field. She is also a member of the Collaborative Action Research Network (CARN) Co ordinating Committee and the UK Participatory Research Network, engaging with national and international communities of practice in participatory inquiry.

Jane maintains a growing network of collaborators across higher education institutions, clinical environments, and third-sector organisations, aiming to develop research aligned with her key areas of expertise, particularly concerning marginalised populations and family experiences of healthcare.

In her role as Postgraduate Research (PGR) Lead for the School of Nursing and Midwifery, Jane supervises PhD and Professional Doctorate candidates and is committed to nurturing the next generation of researchers. She welcomes enquiries from prospective doctoral students interested in pursuing research aligned with any of the School’s areas of scholarly activity.

Teaching

Jane has extensive experience in postgraduate nursing and healthcare education and leads several key programmes. She serves as Postgraduate Research (PGR) Lead, overseeing doctoral education and supporting the development of emerging health researchers. Jane is also Programme Lead for the MSc Health Sciences, MSc Advancing Professional Practice, and MRes Health and Care programmes.

She teaches and assesses across a range of advanced clinical and research-focused modules, including:

• Research in Practice
• Research Dissertation
• Advanced Clinical Decision Making
• Health Assessment in Clinical Practice and Non Medical Prescribing
• Research Methods in Health
• Heart Failure Management in Clinical Practice