Staff Profile
Geeta Lamichhane
- Associate Professor
- Head of Nursing
College of Health and Society
Geeta Lamichhane
- Associate Professor
- Head of Nursing
College of Health and Society
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Before joining Buckinghamshire New University in 2016, I developed a strong clinical and leadership background within the NHS, progressing from Staff Nurse to Ward Manager and later Matron for Specialist Medicine. My clinical career focused on service improvement, staff development, quality of care, and operational leadership across acute and specialist settings.
My career highlight to date is my progression into senior academic leadership as Associate Professor and Head of Nursing, leading all Pre‑Registration Nursing programmes, and overseeing curriculum validation, accreditation, and regulatory compliance with the NMC. Alongside this, I am in the final stage of my Professional Doctorate, which represents my principal research contribution to nursing education. My leadership and teaching have been recognised through nominations for Excellence in Academic Leadership and multiple awards for Most Inspiring Tutor.
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I studied for my qualifications at the following institutions:
- Aspiring Deans Leadership Programme Fellow (2026) – Council of Deans of Health
- Professional Doctorate Researcher – Oxford Brookes University
- MSc Health and Social Care Leadership – University of West London
- PgCert in Education – Buckinghamshire New University
- BSc Enhancing Professional Practice – University of West London
- Advanced Diploma of Higher Education in Nursing – Thames Valley University
- BSc in Biology – Tribhuvan University, Nepal
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My principal research focus is captured within my Professional Doctorate project entitled:
From Interruption to Achievement: The Stories of Returning Nursing Students.
This research explores the lived experiences of undergraduate nursing students who return to their studies following an interruption, using a narrative inquiry approach. It is of particular interest because student attrition remains a significant challenge in nursing education, contributing directly to workforce shortages. By identifying the personal, academic, and institutional factors that support or hinder successful return to study, this work aims to inform evidence‑based strategies to improve retention, progression, and programme completion.
Alongside this core research, I maintain broader scholarly interests in student experience, practice learning, professional identity, leadership development, and workforce sustainability within nursing and healthcare education.
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- Registered Nurse (Adult) – Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
- Aspiring Deans Leadership Programme Fellow – Council of Deans of Health
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BSc and MSc students, with their relevant projects in Nursing.
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I am currently working on my Professional Doctorate research project, From Interruption to Achievement: The Stories of Returning Nursing Students, alongside collaborative scholarly work exploring student experience, moral distress, professional identity, and interprofessional practice. This work is conducted in collaboration with academic colleagues across UK higher education institutions and healthcare partners, contributing to research‑informed educational practice and workforce policy.