Dr Rachel King

PhD, MMedSci, BSc, FHEA

Nursing and Midwifery, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery

Lecturer

rachel.king@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 2626

Room 206A, 362 Mushroom Lane

Full contact details

Dr Rachel King
Nursing and Midwifery, School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery
Room 206A
362 Mushroom Lane
Sheffield
S10 2TS

Profile: As a lecturer in nursing at the University of Sheffield, I research new and advancing roles in healthcare (such as the nursing associate and advanced clinical practitioner (ACP) roles) and teach on several programmes. I have worked clinically across a range of healthcare settings, including emergency admissions, substance misuse and urgent care; most recently as a primary care advanced nurse practitioner (ANP). My PhD, based at the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), explored knowledge mobilisation in ANP clinical decision making in the emergency department, using ethnography. I contribute to module leadership and am co-chair of the school’s ethics committee.

Research interests

My research focuses on emerging roles within the healthcare workforce. Between 2018 and 2022 I worked on a programme of research studying nursing workforce issues. In June 2022 I was awarded a Florence Nightingale Foundation Scholarship to travel to the Highlands and Islands of Scotland, where I explored how ACPs have adapted their work through the COVID-19 pandemic. I am currently working on a project researching enhanced and advanced roles in systemic anti-cancer therapy (SACT), funded by the Cancer Alliance.

I have experience in a range of qualitative methods, including, interviews, observations, and focus groups, and have contributed to mixed methods projects and literature reviews.

Publications

Journal articles

Wood E, King R, Robertson S, Tod A, Senek M, Taylor B & Ryan T (2024) Advanced nurse practitioner well‐being: A 4‐year cohort mixed methods study. Nursing Open, 11(7).
Robertson S, King R, Taylor B, Laker S, Wood E, Senek M, Tod A & Ryan T (2023) Primary care trainee nursing associates in England: a qualitative study of higher education institution perspectives. Primary Health Care Research & Development, 24.
Senek M, Robertson S, King R, Wood E & Ryan T (2022) Should I stay or should I go? Why nurses are leaving community nursing in the UK. BMC Health Services Research, 23(1).
Robertson S, King R, Taylor B, Laker S, Wood E, Senek M, Tod A & Ryan T (2022) A local stakeholder perspective on nursing associate training. British Journal of Healthcare Assistants, 16(3), 126-133.
Senek M, Robertson S, Taylor B, Wood E, King R & Ryan T (2022) Consequences of understaffing on type of missed community care- a cross-sectional study. International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances, 4, 100075-100075.
King R, Ryan T, Senek M, Wood E, Taylor B, Tod A, Talpur A & Robertson S (2021) The impact of COVID-19 on work, training and well-being experiences of nursing associates in England: A cross-sectional survey. Nursing Open. View this article in WRRO
Bailey J, Tod A, Robertson S & King R (2021) Exploring advanced nursing practice in stroke services : a scoping review. British Journal of Neuroscience Nursing, 17(Sup2), s8-s14.
King R, Sanders T & Tod A (2021) Shortcuts in knowledge mobilization : an ethnographic study of advanced nurse practitioner discharge decision‐making in the emergency department. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 77(7), 3156-3167. View this article in WRRO
Wood E, King R, Robertson S, Senek M, Tod A & Ryan T (2021) Sources of satisfaction, dissatisfaction and well‐being for UK advanced practice nurses: A qualitative study. Journal of Nursing Management. View this article in WRRO
Senek M, Robertson S, Ryan T, King R, Wood E, Taylor B & Tod A (2020) Determinants of nurse job dissatisfaction - findings from a cross-sectional survey analysis in the UK. BMC Nursing, 19(1).
King R, Taylor B, Talpur A, Jackson C, Manley K, Ashby N, Tod A, Ryan T, Wood E, Senek M & Robertson S (2020) Factors that optimise the impact of continuing professional development in nursing: A rapid evidence review. Nurse Education Today.
King R, Ryan T, Wood E, Tod A & Robertson S (2020) Motivations, experiences and aspirations of trainee nursing associates in England: a qualitative study. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1).
Senek M, Robertson S, Ryan T, King R, Wood E & Tod A (2020) The association between care left undone and temporary Nursing staff ratios in acute settings: a cross- sectional survey of registered nurses. BMC Health Services Research, 20(1). View this article in WRRO
Wood E, King R, Robertson S, Allmark P, Senek M, Tod A & Ryan A (2020) Advanced practice nurses' experiences and well-being: baseline demographics from a cohort study. Journal of Nursing Management, 28(4), 959-967. View this article in WRRO
Senek M, Robertson S, Ryan T, Sworn K, King R, Wood E & Tod A (2020) Nursing care left undone in community settings: Results from a UK cross‐sectional survey. Journal of Nursing Management. View this article in WRRO
King R, Tod A & Sanders T (2017) Development and regulation of advanced nurse practitioners in the UK and internationally.. Nursing Standard, 32(14), 43-50. View this article in WRRO
King RL (2004) Nurses' perceptions of their pharmacology educational needs. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 45(4), 392-400.
Robertson S, King R, Taylor B, Laker S, Wood E, Senek M, Tod A & Ryan A () Trainee nursing associates in England: a multisite study of Higher Education Institution perspectives. International Nursing Review.
King RL, Robertson S & Carolan C () COVID-19: a catalyst for change in remote and rural advanced clinical practice. A qualitative study. Journal of Integrated Care.
King R, Laker S, Alden S, Ryan A, Wood E, Tod A, Senek M, Robertson S & Taylor B () Training and development experiences of nursing associate trainees based in primary care across England: A qualitative study.. Primary Health Care Research and Development.
Wood E, King R, Taylor B, Robertson S, Senek M, Tod A & Ryan T () Moral distress in advanced practice nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nursing Standard. View this article in WRRO
King R, Taylor B, Laker S, Wood E, Senek M, Tod A, Ryan A, Snowden S & Robertson S () A tale of two bridges: factors influencing career choices of trainee nursing associates in England. A longitudinal qualitative study. Nursing Open.
Hampshaw S, Cooke J, Robertson S, Wood E, King R & Tod A () Understanding the value of a PhD for post‐doctoral registered UK nurses: a survey. Journal of Nursing Management.
Senek M, Robertson S, Ryan T, Tod A, King R, Wood E & Taylor B () Missed care in community and primary care. Primary Health Care.
Wood E, King R, Senek M, Robertson S, Taylor B, Tod A & Ryan A () UK advanced practice nurses’ experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed methods cross sectional study. BMJ Open.
Taylor B, South J, Robertson S, Ryan T, Wood E, King RL, Senek M, Tod A & Seymour J () Addressing current challenges in adult nursing: Describing a virtual consensus development project methodology. Nursing Open.
Robertson S, Taylor B, King R, Laker S, Wood E, Senek M, Tod A & Ryan A () Development of the nursing associate role in community and primary care settings across England. Primary Health Care.

Conference proceedings papers

Riley A, Tod A, King R, Chan A & Robertson S (2022) TH6.8 The Utility and Impact of Advanced Nurse Practitioners in Unplanned Surgical Admissions: A Review of the Literature. British Journal of Surgery, Vol. 109(Supplement_5)

Teaching interests: Research methods, healthcare ethics, advanced practice, and dissertation/PhD supervision

Professional activities and memberships

Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Member of Athena Swann committee in ScHARR (2016-2018).

Member of the academic board for Sheffield Teaching Hospitals’ combined community and acute care (CCA) group.

I was a member of the scientific committee for the RCN international research conference in 2019.

From 2020-2023 I facilitated a seminar series for doctoral students exploring advanced practice.