Mrs Elizabeth Wile
Registered General Nurse (Adult), Dip Comm. Health Studies (SCPHN) - Health Visitor, BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies, Registered Nurse Prescriber

Community Lecturer in Healthcare Education

Contact Details

Email: elw91@aber.ac.uk
Office:0:24 Gwendolen Rees Building
Phone: +44 (0) 1970 1682
Research Portal Profile (https://research.aber.ac.uk/en/persons/87366a97-3584-42a6-b9e4-7692d9969991)
Personal Pronouns: She / Her

Betty (Elizabeth) has joined Aberystwyth University as a part-time (30 hours) Community Lecturer in Healthcare Education

Betty has a dual registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council NMC, as a Registered Nurse and a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (SCPHN). She is also a Registered Nurse Prescriber.

Before joining us at Aberystwyth University, Betty worked in healthcare for the past 40 years, working in varying settings and teams including NHS hospitals, Agency working in London, Private residential care home for the older adults, Health visiting, working in Flying Start areas as a Health Visitor, within Ceredigion County Council and Social Services, was a Covid Vaccinator (Bank) and her last role was working as a Specialist Health Visitor / Key Worker within the Children's Health Disability Team, working across all of Ceredigion

Betty's responsibilities include:

Personal Tutor / Academic Assessor

Community Link Lecturer

Module coordinator

Deputy Scheme Coordinator for the Level 4 Certificate in Healthcare Education

Educational link tutor for Primary Care placements

Senior tutor role - a higher level of pastoral care if a student applies for extenuating / exceptional circumstances.

In addition, Betty will lead the Healthcare Education Centre in the following areas:

Learning @ Wales (online courses for student nurses)

Welsh language

Interprofessional education (IPE)

Safeguarding

Betty was born in Aberystwyth and lived in Ceredigion throughout her childhood until she moved to South Wales to commence her nurse training.

Betty's first language is Welsh and therefore will be able to support the students both academically and clinically through the medium of both Welsh and English.

Betty is currently undertaking her PGCTHE course at Aberystwyth University to support her in her role as a Community Lecturer and has recently achieved the status of Associate Fellow (AFHEA).

Betty recently presented at the Rural Health and Care Wales Conference 2024 on ‘New learning opportunities/placements for student nurses working within general practice settings in Rural Wales’.