Niki Simbani

Biography

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

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

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

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)

Publications

Publications

Wagstaff, C., Hemingway, S., Tuffour, I., Simbani, S., Arrey, S., Miller, E., & Currid, T. (2023). Support for CALD mental health and learning disability student nurses. British Journal of Mental Health Nursing. (In print) (Journal Article)

Wagstaff, C., Kaur-Aujla, H., Ghoorun, M., Arat, S., Simbani, N., & Ramtohul, A. (2023). Reflections on problems that could explain the glass ceiling for black mental health nurse academics. MENTAL HEALTH. (Journal Article)

Turner, J., Simbani, N., Doody, O., Wagstaff, C., & McCarthy-Grunwald, S. (2022). Clinical supervision in difficult times and at all times. MENTAL HEALTH. (Journal Article)

Simbani, S. (2022) Clinical supervision in acute mental health wards: Can we do more? 28Th International Mental Health Nursing Research conference (MHNR), Virtual conference. (Conference paper)

Simbani, S. (2022) Cultivating Psychological Safety through Clinical Supervision. Sigma Global Nursing (Webinar)

Simbani. S. (2021) Involving student nurses in their assessment: The use of a combination of a group and peer assessment strategy. NET Virtual conference. (Conference paper)

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, UK (Conference paper).

Turner, J., Labinjo, T., Simbani, N., & Murumbi, A. (2020). Mental Health Nurse Academics UK reflection on Black Lives Matter. Mental Health Nursing, 40(6). (Journal Article)

Simbani S. (2019) Transcultural Nursing, are we doing enough or is it just one of those things? Keele Institute of Social Inclusion; Tackling Inequalities Conference. (Conference paper)

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 (Conference 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.  24th International Mental Health Nursing Research conference (MHNR), Manchester, UK (Conference paper)

Brewer, A. Beech, R. Simbani, S. (2017) Using de- escalation strategies to prevent aggressive behaviour.  Mental Health Practice 21, 2, 22-28. (Journal Article)

Simbani, S. (2016) Safewards Inspirational Conference.  Aarhus, Denmark (Invited Guest Speaker)

Simbani, S. (2016) Safewards Inspirational Conference.  Aarhus, Denmark (Invited Guest Speaker)

Simbani, S. (2016) Safewards Inspirational Conference. Mental Health Services in the Region of Southern, Middelfart Denmark (Invited Guest Speaker).

Simbani, S. (2016) A collaborative approach to discharge planning: An Educational perspective. 22nd International Network for psychiatric Nursing (NPNR) conference, Nottingham, UK. (Conference poster presentation)