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Lisa Oluyinka
Senior Lecturer Mental Health
Before joining University of Greenwich, Lisa has worked in various settings and disciplines since qualifying as a learning disability nurse with both hopsital and community experiences in both child and adult settings. Lisa has worked as a CAMHS Bevioural Family Worker, Mental Health Practitioner, Community Learning Disability Nurse, an Associate School Nurse, Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor), Specialist Practice Teacher, Professional Mentor at City, University of London, Human Resources Retention Specialist, Associate Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and a Module Leader.
Between May, 2018 and June 2020, Lisa worked as a Human Resources Retention Facilitator for an NHS organization in London, where she engaged and supported almost 6000 clinical staff on retention, career development/progression, job satisfaction/staff moral and their general wellbeing. Lisa initiated, designed, planned, facilitated, and delivered her retention initiative called “Finding Joy at work" where she supported clinicians in developing a sense of responsibility and accountability in their role and future development. As a result, the organization was reported to have saved an estimated £345,000 in 2019 on staff retention.
Lisa studied for her master’s degree at the University of West London and her area of interest was work-life balance. Work-life balance has become a public health issue in the last few years due to the impact on the mental well-being of healthcare workers, resulting in an increase in sicknesses and absences, low job satisfaction and low staff morale. Her specialism has given her an in-depth knowledge of how to improve engagement, staff morale and initiate retention strategies. She plans to pursue further research study in this area to be able to support not just healthcare professionals but students as well.
Lisa is a registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a registered learning disability nurse, community nurse prescriber, and specialist community public health nurse (health visitor). She is a voting member of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Learning Disability Forum and a member of the Public Health Forum.
Lisa was the first elected black London Region Student Representative for the RCN, a position she held for 2 years with great esteem, supporting all London nursing students and acting as their voice. She went on to be elected as a regional board member for the RCN, another position she held for 4 years supporting, and influencing policies and procedures that support the general wellbeing of London nurses.
Lisa is passionate about learning disability and mental wellbeing of all as a result, she ensures that the voiceless have a voice. This helped her in her role as the elected NHS Staff Governor and a Freedom to Speak up Guardian. Lisa is committed to designing, delivering, and evaluating innovative engagement, retention, and improvement projects to ensure that her organization delivers a world-class service that provides world-class support to all.
Lisa is enthusiastic and passionate about compassionate care, nursing research, and always seeking ways to influence engagement and practice within the sphere of her responsibility to ensure that everyone finds joy at work and/or in their studies. Lisa is a great believer in the application of theory to practice, and has extensive experience in staff engagement, practice development, and nurse education. Her commitment to learning, developing and improving the standard of practice and nursing education also earned her the prestigious award of Queen’s Nurse.
Posts Held Previously
2023 - 2024, Lecturer and Module Leader, Regents College London
2020 - 2022, Senior Lecturer, Buckinghamshire New University
2020 - 2024, Clinical Staff Development Facilitator, Central and North-West London NHS Foundation Trust
2018 - 2020, Human Resources Retention Facilitator, Central and North-West London NHS Foundation Trust
2015 - 2024, Professional Mentor, City University of London
2014 - 2018, Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (Health Visitor), Central and North-West London NHS Foundation Trust
2013 - 2014, Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in training, East London Foundation Trust
2012 - 2012, Associate School Nurse, Newham Community Health/Cromwell Agency
2006 - 2011, Mental health/learning disability practitioner, Various NHS Organisations
Responsibilities within the university
- Contribute to the delivery of existing teaching course development, and to participate in the research carried out in the school
- Contribute more widely to the design and delivery of teaching activities, primarily but not exclusively within mental health nursing, which reflect and address the needs of a diverse student body
- Engage in research and professional practice across the subject area and contribute to the research profile of the school/ faculty.
Awards
- CNWL NHS BAME Role Model 2017
- Queen’s Nurse 2016
- NHS Leadership Academy 2016.
Recognition
- Southwark Council Repairs Board Member
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
- Royal College of Nursing
- London Black and Minority Ethnic Network
- Professional Mentoring Network – City University.
Research / Scholarly interests
Critically analysing the innovative ways lecturers enhance students’ learning and experience – scratching the beneath the surface analysing students’ views/experiences comparing the views and experiences of nursing students, medical students and allied health students.
Improving the Health and mental well-being of healthcare workers by implementing flexible working in workplaces in the United Kingdom. Evaluating the benefits of flexible working in maintaining a balance between the work-life and social life of healthcare workers and subsequently improving their health and mental well-being through individual conscious efforts.
Recent publications
Harper, L., Henry, K., Oluyinka, L. and Louise Cogher, L. (2023) Role of the intellectual disability nurse in promoting health and well-being. In Mafuba, K. (2023) Learning and Intellectual Disability Nursing Practice. 2nd Edition. London: Routledge.
Presentations
Presentation :
- Starting well to finish well: Vitamin D revisited: January 2014 – City University of London
- Recommended treatment for umbilical granuloma: 2016 – A&E Paediatric doctors at UCLH and GP Surgeries across Camden.