Niki Simbani

Biography

I am a Registered Mental Health nurse (RMN) with extensive experience in dealing with individuals with mental health problems; my area of speciality is in acute inpatient care.  Working with service users in inpatient settings highlighted the need to reduce restrictive practices in mental health, hence a supporter and advocate of the Safewards model.

My teaching journey started in (1993) when I trained as a primary school teacher then as a registered nurse teacher (NMC) in 2010. I teach both in pre and post registration nursing programs.

I am currently undertaking PhD studies at Keele University sponsored by the School of Nursing & Midwifery, Keele University. The focus of my thesis is on 'clinical supervision in acute inpatient mental health environments using Constructivist Grounded Theory.

Research and scholarship

• Conference workshop presentation: Simbani, S. (2022) Clinical supervision in acute mental health wards: Can we do more? 28th International Mental Health Nursing Research conference (MHNR), Virtual conference, UK.
• Webinar:  Simbani S. Cultivating Psychological Safety through Clinical Supervision. Sigma Global Nursing (July 2022)
• Conference workshop presentation: Simbani, S. (2021) Involving student nurses in their assessment: The use of a combination of a group and peer assessment strategy. NET Virtual conference.
• Position paper: Turner, J. Labinjo, T.   Simbani, S. Murumbi, A. (2020):  A Mental Health Nurse
• Academics UK reflection on Black Lives Matter, MHAUK
• Conference workshop presentation: Simbani, S. (2020) Involving nursing students in promoting health and wellbeing: Use of an educational assessment strategy in one UK university. 26th International Mental Health Nursing Research conference (MHNR), Virtual conference, MHAUK
• Poster presentation: Simbani, S. and Wardle, P. (2018) Taking Google to the classroom: Teaching the Mental Health Act to nursing students in a UK university: Innovation Nation event, North Staffordshire Conference Centre.  RCN
• Conference workshop presentation:  Simbani, S. and Wardle, P. (2018). Taking Google to the classroom: Teaching the Mental Health Act to nursing students in a UK university.  24th International Mental Health Nursing Research conference (MHNR), Manchester, UK. MHAUK
• Journal article: Brewer, A. Beech, R. Simbani, S. (2017) Using de- escalation strategies to prevent aggressive behaviour.  Mental Health Practice 21, 2, 22-28.
• Guest speaker: Simbani S. (2016) Safewards Inspirational Conference.  Aarhus, Denmark
• Guest speaker: Simbani S. (2016) Safewards Inspirational Conference.  Aarhus, Denmark
• Guest speaker: Simbani S. (2016) Safewards Inspirational Conference.   Mental Health Services in the Region of Southern, Middelfart Denmark
• Poster presentation: Simbani, S. (2016): A collaborative approach to discharge planning: An Educational perspective. 22nd International Network for psychiatric Nursing (NPNR) conference, Nottingham, RCN 

Teaching

Teaching

• Pre-registration nursing
• Post registration nursing
• Research Methods
• Mental Health nursing
• Perinatal mental health
• Child & Adolescent mental health
• Dissertation Supervision
• Care planning
• Inter-professional Education (IPE)
• Delivering mental health training

Further information

• External Examiner Buckinghamshire New University (BSc Mental Health apprenticeship)
• External Academic for Programme Validation
• Chair of SNAM Decolonising the Curriculum (Keele University)
• Member of Mental Health Academics UK group
• Member of Policy and Practice subgroup (Mental Health Academics UK)
• Member of the Global Grounded Theory Network
• Member of National Clinical supervision Expert Group UK
• Member of Equality Diversity &Inclusion (EDI) (Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences) Keele University
• Chair of Equality, Diversity & inclusion SNAM Lead, Keele University
• Reviewer (Nurse Education in Practice journal)
• Health and Conduct investigator SNAM Keele university
• Member of Keele Action Research Network 
• Member of Keele BAME staff network
• Member of Safewards UK
• Honorary Contract (Derbyshire Mental health Trust)
• Mentor for new academic starters (Keele university)
• Knowledge and Understanding Framework (KUF)-Personality Trainer
• Member of Royal College of Nursing (RCN) (Mental Health & Education Forum)