Key details
Dr Jane Matonhodze
Associate Professor and Academic Portfolio Lead
Dr Jane Matonhodze is an Associate Professor and the Academic Portfolio Lead for Allied Health Professionals. She is also Programme Leader for the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice. Prior to this Jane has been Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing from 2010 when she joined the University of Greenwich.
Jane’s areas of specialist interest include professional identity, advanced clinical practice and working with individuals experiencing psychosis and supporting their carers.
Within the university of Greenwich, Jane is a member of the institute of life course development and is affiliated to the Centres of Workforce Development and the Centre of Mental Health. Jane is also a member of the Social Psychology Lab, Women’s network and the BAME network.
Jane is an academic portfolio lead with responsibility of leading a diverse team which includes speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and operation department practitioners. Jane is also the programme leader for the MSc in Advanced Clinical practice and leads a muti-professional team to deliver the nationally accredited programme which is offered as both an apprenticeship and non-apprenticeship pathway.
Jane is a member of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusive (EDI) committee within the School of Health Sciences. She is also a member of the Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences recognition of prior learning committee.
Previously Jane has been a member of the Faculty of Education, Health and Human sciences Faculty Board and the Student Experience Committee. She has also previously been a member of the School of Health Sciences Ethics Committee.
Posts held previously
- June 2010 - September 2023 Senior Lecturer in Mental Health, University of Greenwich
- January 2005 - June 2010 Community Psychiatric Nurse for Northover CMHT, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
- 2002 - 2004 Clinical Charge Nurse for the Psychosis Unit, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
- 2001 - 2002 Primary Nurse, The Psychosis Unit, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.
Responsibilities within the university
- Jane is an academic portfolio lead with responsibility of leading a diverse team which includes speech and language therapy, physiotherapy and operation department practitioners
- Jane is also the programme leader for the MSc in Advanced Clinical practice and leads a multi-professional team to deliver the nationally accredited programme which is offered as both an apprenticeship and non-apprenticeship pathway
- Jane is a member of the Equality, Diversity and Inclusive (EDI) committee within the School of Health Sciences. She is also a member of the Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences recognition of prior learning committee
- Jane has been a member of the Faculty of Education, Health and Human sciences Faculty Board and the Student Experience Committee. She has also previously been a member of the School of Health Sciences Ethics Committee.
Recognition
- External Examiner University of Hertfordshire 2018 to 2023 · Mental Health Nursing International Research Conference planning committee member led by Mental Health Nurse Academics (MHNA) UK for 2021, 2022 and 2023 conferences
- Kent Community Advanced Clinical Practice conference planning committee member since 2022, Conferences held in 2022 and 2023
- Higher Education Institution and NHS England Advanced Clinical Practice member- National group
- NHS England Advanced Practice steering committee member (London)
- Association of Advanced Practice Educators (AAPE) UK member- National group
- Council of Deans Advanced Practice steering committee member -National group
- Mental Health Nurse Academics (MHNAUK) member - National group
- Mental Health Nurse Academics (MHNAUK) research subgroup member-National group.
Research / Scholarly interests
Jane’s research interests include mental health nursing identity, care provision for individuals with enduring mental health conditions and research priority setting in mental health.
Jane completed her PhD in 2023 at the university of Greenwich titled ‘A mixed methods explanatory study on perceptions that mental health nurses have of their identity and why they engage in continued professional development’.
In 2012 she completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Education at the University of Greenwich. At Kings College London she completed an MSc in Mental Health Studies in 2009 and a BSc (Hons) in Evidence Based Approaches in Severe Mental Illness (Thorn) in 2005. In 2001, Jane completed a Diploma in Higher Education Mental Health Nursing at the University of Greenwich.
Key funded projects
- 2014 South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Greenwich and London Southbank University: a virtual in-practice linking project
- 2008 - 2012 South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust in collaboration with the Institute of Psychiatry: use of Community Treatment Orders and psychotropic medication with patients suffering from enduring mental illness
Presentations/Conferences:
- Continued professional development a gateway to mental health nursing professional identity and enhancement of knowledge and skills. Post Graduate Research Conference University of Greenwich, 2018
- A mixed methods exploration of the perspectives of mental health nurses on their identity and CPD. Post Graduate Research conference. University of Greenwich, 2019
Media activity
PhD Journey for Nurses:
Recent publications
Article
Deering, Kris , Brimblecombe, Neil, Matonhodze, Jane, Nolan, Fiona , Collins, Daniela A. , Renwick, Laoise (2023), Methodological procedures for priority setting mental health research: a systematic review summarising the methods, designs and frameworks involved with priority setting. BMC - World Health Organization. In: , , , . BMC - World Health Organization, Health Research Policy and System, 21 (64) . pp. 1-21 1478-4505 (Online) (doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12961-023-01003-8).
Conference item
Matonhodze, Jane , Orpin, Hilary, Onilude, Olayemi (Yemi), Gale, Elizabeth , Newton, Paul (2024), Creating a co-produced strategic framework for enhancing student engagement and outcomes through addressing inequalities experienced by healthcare students. University of Greenwich. In: SHIFT 2025 University of Greenwich Annual Learning & Teaching Conference, Thursday 9th January 2025, University of Greenwich, London , Shift Conference 2025. University of Greenwich, (1st) . pp. 13-13 (doi: https://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/49333/1/shift-2025-programme-in-person-day-thursday-9th-version-2.pdf).
Matonhodze, Jane and , (2024), An interprofessional approach to addressing inequalities experienced by health care students. In: SHIFT 2024: 'Inclusive Higher Education: Myths and Realities', 10th - 11th Jan, 2024, University of Greenwich, London , . , (doi: ).