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Donna Clement

Donna Clement

Biography

Donna is an NMC registered midwife and teacher, and an Advance HE Fellow. 

Following graduation from the University of Bradford in 2012, she has worked clinically as a rotational midwife in Bradford, primarily in local community settings providing antenatal, postnatal, and intrapartum care in the home. She also has clinical experience of intrapartum care in both consultant-led and midwife-led hospital birth settings.

Prior to joining the University of Bradford as an Assistant Professor in Midwifery in August 2022, Donna was based at another university within the region as a Lecturer in Midwifery - during this role she taught and supported teaching on a wide variety of profession specific and interprofessional modules.

Additional clinical experiences include:

  • Seconded to lead a 12 month Health Education England Project for the Yorkshire and Humber Region examining barriers and opportunities for midwifery clinical placement expansion.
  • Teaching experience in a wide range of settings having trained as a secondary school teacher (11-18) teaching GCSE and A-Level Biology and KS4/5 Health and Social Care.
  • Clinical Educator within a hospital Trust supporting 1st and 4th year Medical Students and Practice Educator supporting midwifery students and newly qualified midwives within clinical settings in a local hospital trust.

Education:

  • PGCERT in Health Professional Education - this included achieving an award of NMC teacher status and Fellowship of Advance HE
  • PGCE in Secondary Education - including being awarded Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) for 11-18 age group.
  • Currently completing an MA in Digital Education

Areas of interest:

Donna has a special interest in Digital Education, particularly in the use of Digital Technologies to support teaching, learning, and assessment.  She is currently undertaking research exploring how student midwives experience peer support in online spaces. This has sparked an interest in digital exclusion and inequity for students. 

Her midwifery special interests lie in digital technologies and exclusion for women and families accessing maternity care. She also has a special interest in supporting women and families experiencing socioeconomic complexities and navigating safeguarding concerns during the perinatal period.

Networks:

  • Active member of Digital Practice and Innovation Network hosted by University of Lancashire.