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Dr Justine Barksby

Job: Associate Professor

Faculty: Health and Life Sciences

School/department: School of Nursing and Midwifery

Address: ÉëÒ÷Ö®Íõ, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH

T: 0116 257 7646

E: Justine.barksby@dmu.ac.uk

 

Personal profile

Lecture on the BSc (hons) NUrsing programme and Masters

Teaching interests include, Research methods, leadership and management Challenging Behaviours, Autism, Epilepsy

Publications and outputs

 

Chapter on Challenging Behviour in Fundamentals of Learning Disability Nursing, Wiley- in 2025

  • Barksby, J. (2024) It is time to detoxify and embrace the word 'management', Nursing Times, Dec 2024.
  • Barksby, J. (2024) Why we should move away from the term 'care' in nursing, Nursing Times, November, 2024.
  • Barksby, J. (2023) Why do nurses eat their young? Nursing Times, March 2023.
  • Barksby, J. (2022) The NHS is Broken.  Nursing Times.  September 2022.
  • Chapter on Reflection in Glasper, A. and Carpenter, D. (2021) How to write your nursing dissertation 2nd edition.  Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.
  • Several chapters in Humphrey, S. (2021) Learning Disability Placements- Pocket Guide. Banbury: Lantern Publishing
  • Barksby, J. (2016) Book review- I gave him my best shot.  Learning Disability Practice. Vol. 19. No. 2. P.10.
  • Barksby, J. (2015) Is it now the norm not to acknowledge patients?  Nursing Times.net readers blog. September 2015.
  • Barksby, J. Butcher, N. Whysall, A. (2015) A New Model of Reflection for Clinical Practice.  Nursing Times.  Vol. 111. No. 34/35. Pp. 21-21.
  • Barksby, J. (2014) Autistic Spectrum Disorder.  In: Glasper, E.A. (2014) Children’s and young people’s nursing at a glance.  West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell.
  • Barksby, J. (2014) Epilepsy.  In: Glasper, E.A. (2014) Children’s and young people’s nursing at a glance.  West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell.
  • Barksby, J. (2014) Positive Behavioural Support.  In: Glasper, E.A. (2014) Children’s and young people’s nursing at a glance.  West Sussex: Wiley Blackwell.
  • Barksby, J. (2014) Service users’ perceptions of student nurses.  Nursing Times. Vol. 119.  No. 19.Pp. 23-25.
  • Barksby, J. (2014) Confidence in professional identity.  Learning Disability Practice.  Vol. 17.  No. 3. P.10.
  • Barksby, J. (2013) Reflections from the accused. Nursing Times. Net. 20th September 2013.
  • Barksby, J. and Charnock, D. (2012) Learning Disability Nursing.  In: Aubeeluck, A., Stacey, G. And Thompson, S. (2012) Becoming a nurse.   London: BPP Learning Media.
  • Barksby, J. and Harper, L. (2011) Duty of Care.  Exeter: Learning Matters. 
  • Welch, K. & Barksby, J. (2011) The intensive care experience.  Learning Disability Practice.  Vol. 14.  No.8.  Pp. 14-17.
  • Hall, C., Aston, L., Barksby, J., Billyeald, K., Cook, L., Dawson, P., Felton, A., Hallawell, B., Rose, S., Saxelby, H., Stacey, G. and Stickley, T. (2009) ‘All about nursing – exploring the world of nursing by those working in it’ in Hall,C., Ritchie, D., Gorton, V. and Langmack, G. (eds) (2009) What is Nursing? Exploring Theory and Practice.  Exeter:  Learning Matters.

Research interests/expertise

Research interest in challenging behaviours in learning disabilities with specific interest in restraint, seclusion and medication. 

Learning Disability Nursing

Qualitative approaches

Areas of teaching

  • BSc (hons) Nursing
  • Masters in Nursing

Qualifications

  • PhD
  • September 2008 - July 2009 Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education School of Education University of Nottingham
  • September 2006 - June 2009 Masters of Sciences In Health Care Sciences Leeds Metropolitan University
  • September 2000 - July 2001 Post Graduate Certificate in Public Services Management Nottingham Trent University
  • September 1997- July 1999 Bachelor of Sciences (hons) In Advanced professional studies in Nursing University of Derby
  • March 1992- February 1995 Diploma in Nursing University of Nottingham

Honours and awards

  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy.

Membership of professional associations and societies

  • Nursing and Midwifery Council 
  • Royal College of Nursing  
  • BILD  
  • Fellow of Higher Education Academy  

Conference attendance

  • Barksby, J. (2012) Patients’ views of student nurses.  Positive Choices Conference.  Edinburgh.  (29th – 30th March 2012)
  • Barksby, J. (2011) Patients’ views of student nurses.  New Challenges, New Solutions, NNLDN conference.  Bangor University, Bangor, Wales. (18th- 19th July 2011).
  • Barksby, J. (2011) Patients’ views of student nurses.  22nd International Networking Education in Healthcare conference. (6th- 8th September 2011)
  • Barksby, J. (2011) Patients’ views of restraint, seclusion and chemical restraint. ‘It’s their life’ conference- Parents Helping Parents.  San Jose. (29th- 30th April 2011).
  • Barksby, J. (2011) Patients’ views of restraint, seclusion and chemical restraint 32nd International conference, YAI, New York. (2nd- 5th May 2011).
  • Barksby, J. (2017) Results of research on restraint, seclusion and medication use.  Positive Choices Conference.  Hull (6th and 7th April 2017).

Consultancy work

  • Work as a consultant for British Institute of Learning Disabilities in Positive Behaviour Support. 

Current research students

    Suoervisor for one PhD student and several masters students.

Professional esteem indicators

  • Reviewing activities:
  • Reviewing books for Wiley publishing
  • Articles for Nursing Times
  • Articles for Learning Disability Practice.