All Staff Members | Gail Jefferson | University of Cumbria

Biography

I am currently employed as Senior Lecturer in the role of Programme Lead across both the Lancaster and Fusehill campuses for the Diagnostic Radiography Programme. I primarily teach Medical Image Interpretation and Advanced Practice in year 3 of the programme, as well as multiple other aspects of course induction and subject areas specific to my skill set. The role of programme lead is multi faceted and relates to management of the course ensuring the smooth running of all aspects, student and staff support, fitness to practice and validation processes to ensure the course is current and relevant to constant changes in both imaging and the role of the radiographer.

I am also employed as a bank Reporting Radiographer which I have been doing in excess of 25years, for North Cumbria Hospitals Trust and I also teach CPD for Health Practitioners externally.

I completed my MSc in Medical Imaging with my dissertation focused upon the complex differentials of joint arthropathies.

I have a history of forensic radiography having been involved early in my career due to the Lockerbie Air Crash, and have remained actively interested and involved since then. I was a Founder member of the Northern Forensic Group which was then the Association of Forensic Radiographers as well as being the NW Forensic Radiography Coordinator for UKFRRT.

I enjoy my role as programme lead taking the supportive element for both students and staff very seriously. We want our students to be happy learners. As a team our aim is to produce graduates who have the knowledge, skills and resilience ensuring they ready to practice and able to make a strong contribution to the profession.

Qualifications and memberships

1986 - Diploma of the College of Radiographers
1987-1992 - Certificate of Competence in Mammography
1988-2003 - Post Graduate Diploma in Image Interpretation
2017 Leadership module
2022 MSc Medical Imaging

Member of the Society of Radiographers

Registered with HCPC (Health & Care Professions Council) RA28406

Member of IAFR (International Association of Forensic Radiographers)

Member of UKFRRT (UK Forensic Radiography Response Team)- North West Co-ordinator

Member of British Institute of Radiology

Academic and research interests

Radiographer reporting/Advanced Practice
Forensic Imaging
Excellence in Clinical Practice

Publications

2015 Clark's Positioning in Radiography 13E, CRC Press; A. Stewart Whitley, Gail Jefferson et al
Dec 2016 Clark's Pocket Handbook for Radiographers, Second Edition, CRC Press; A. Stewart Whitley, Charles Sloane, Gail Jefferson et al
July 2012 “Explorative study of the sensitivity and specificity of the pronator quadratus fat pad sign as a predictor of subtle wrist fractures”, Skeletal Radiology 12/06/2012
Currently working on updates to both previous Clarks publications

Recent external roles

External Examiner, Teesside University, PG MSc Forensic Radiography
External Examiner, Salford University, PG multiple pathways
BIR (British Institute of Radiology) NW Education committee member
Member of IAFR (International Association of Forensic Radiographers)
Member of UKFRRT (UK Forensic Radiography Response Team)- North West Co-ordinator