James Rushby
Lecturer Practitioner in Non-Medical Prescribing and Medicines Management

Profile

Biography

James is currently Macmillan palliative care clinical nurse specialist at York Hospital and on secondment one day per week to support the Non-Medical Prescribing and Medicines Management programmes in the Department of Health Sciences.

James has worked in variety of clinical and management roles across community, hospital and hospice settings, both in UK and in New Zealand. 

Qualifications

• BN (Hons)
• RN (Adult)
• Post Graduate Diploma in Supportive and Palliative Care
• Non-Medical Prescriber 

Research

Overview

James' research interests lie in the concept of “balance” within palliative care/advanced disease and decision making around place of death preferences.

Teaching

Undergraduate

• Medicines Management

Postgraduate

• Non-Medical Prescribing
• Palliative and End of Life Care 

External activities

Memberships

• Nursing and Midwifery Council registrant
• Royal College of Nursing member 

Media coverage

• Profiled in Macmillan Voice magazine
• Featured in ‘Super Nurses’ documentary