Julia Telfer RGN, RMN, RNT, Dip, BSc Hons, PGDip, MA

Julia Telfer is a Senior Lecturer for Mental Health Nursing in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Greenwich.

Julia was awarded a Butler Trust Award in 2004 by HRH Princess Anne, for outstanding contribution to the effective care of prisoners and the prison mental health service she managed was awarded NHS Beacon Status in the same year.

Julia joined the university in 2007 as senior lecturer and course coordinator on pre-registration undergraduate and postgraduate programmes such as Paramedic Science, Safeguarding, Psychology and Criminology, Ethics, Health Visiting, and Midwifery. Julia is also a programme leader on BSc Hons Mental Health Work (Top-up), post qualifying degree. 

She has Link tutor responsibility for clinical placement areas in Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and Kent and Medway Partnership Trust, the independent sector; schools and prisons and is also Key Account Manager for Kent and Medway Partnership Trust.

Julia is actively involved in supporting student led activities and award schemes. She has nominated four students for Student Nursing Times Awards in the past two years. One was overall winner and two were shortlisted.

She has been actively involved in supporting the development of the Mental Health Nursing Society and a number of student-led mental health awareness events. She has received a Faculty of Education and Health award for Motivating and Inspiring Others in recognition of her work.

Posts held previously:

• 2005-07, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Trevor Gibbens Unit, Kent and Medway Forensic Service
• 1999-2005, Team Leader, Belmarsh Prison In-Reach Team
• 1998-99, Forensic Community Mental Health Nurse, North London Forensic Service