Jane Matonhodze

Dr Jane Matonhodze BSc, PG Dip, Dip HE, MSc, RMN, SFHEA, PhD

Academic Portfolio Lead Allied Health Professionals

Dr Jane Matonhodze is the Academic Portfolio Lead for Allied Health Professionals since 2023. She is also Programme Leader for the MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice since 2019. Prior to this Jane has been Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing from 2010 when she joined the University of Greenwich.

Before joining the University of Greenwich, Jane worked as a mental health nurse in both inpatient and community settings.

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.

Posts held previously

  • 2010 - 2022 Senior Lecturer in Mental Health at University of Greenwich
  • 2005 - 2010 Community Psychiatric Nurse for Northover CMHT at South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
  • 2002 - 2004 Clinical Charge Nurse for the Psychosis Unit at South London and Maudsley NHS Trust
  • 2001 - 2002 Primary Nurse for the Psychosis Unit at South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.

Nursing

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

Media activity

PhD Journey for Nurses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=70pTcXJIU_U

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 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: ).

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