Rebecca Hudson-Tandy
Lecturer in Midwifery

Profile

Biography

Rebecca qualified as a midwife in 2012 from the direct entry midwifery programme at the University of Bradford. From there she held rotational posts at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust and Airedale NHS Foundation Trust before commencing a Research Midwife post at Leeds Teaching Hospitals. Working in a high quality clinical research environment gave Rebecca a valuable insight into research. During this time she completed an MSc in Advanced Practice, exploring research methods, the scope of an Advanced Practitioner and its application to midwifery and contemporary midwifery issues including perinatal mental health.

Rebecca then moved back into postnatal care where she was involved in the care of mothers and babies, often with complex health needs. It was here she reignited her passion for infant feeding and supporting students’ learning and assessment. 

Rebecca joined the Midwifery Education team in York in February 2021 from the University of Central Lancashire, where she commenced her career in education in September 2020.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Midwifery
• Registered Midwife
• MSc Advanced Practice

Departmental roles

• Module leader for Complicated Maternities
• Module leader for Foundations of Midwifery Practice 1
• Module leader for Emergency Management in Midwifery Practice
• Baby Friendly Initiative Lead

University roles

• Critical Friend of Halifax College
• Associate member of the Learning and Teaching Forum

Publications

Selected publications

• Hudson-Tandy, R. (2021) Are we just midwives? The Practising Midwife 24(9) pp. 9-11.
• Kirk, L. Ridley, N. Babolcsay, S. McKrimmon, R. and Hudson-Tandy, R. (2022) Do team building activities facilitate development of NHS values in undergraduate midwifery students? Evidence Based Midwifery 20(2) pp. 37-43.
• Are we just midwives? - Accepted for publication in The Practicing Midwife

External activities

Memberships

• Member of the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)

Invited talks and conferences

• Online poster 'Reflecting on learning during the Covid-19 pandemic: a celebration of midwifery resilience' 2nd July 2021, Annual Learning & Teaching Conference, University of York, with Helen Bedford and collaborators.