Gemma Stacey

Gemma is a Mental Health Nurse, Academic, and Charity Executive with expertise in workforce development clinical leadership, and knowledge exchange in healthcare settings. Her particular interest lies in leveraging professional education and leadership development to enhance person-centred care, improve service delivery, and address health inequalities.

Gemma collaborates closely with healthcare providers, policymakers, and professional bodies to develop evidence-based strategies that inform and enhance nursing practice and healthcare policy.

She has developed an innovative model of reflective practice known as Resilience Based Clinical Supervision (RBCS), which has gained international adoption through collaboration with a third-sector delivery partner: Clinical Supervision - Foundation of Nursing Strategies (fons.org).

After completing her Master of Nursing at the University of Nottingham, Professor Stacey began her career as a Community Mental Health Nurse at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. She then transitioned to academia, holding various roles at the University of Nottingham, including Director of Graduate Entry Nursing and Director of Public Engagement.

Prior to joining NTU, Gemma served as the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Florence Nightingale Foundation, where she established the FNF Academy. In this role, she significantly expanded leadership development initiatives for nurses and midwives, transformed the organisation into a membership-based model, and mobilised the alumni community to form a Policy & Influence Think Tank for nursing and midwifery workforce research and thought leadership.

Gemma is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and holds a visiting Chair position at the University of Maribor.

Gemma's research focuses on nursing workforce education and development. She employs case study and realist evaluation approaches to explore the impact of innovative forms of professional education on healthcare workforce outcomes. Gemma supervises postgraduate research students at both Masters and Doctoral levels and has successfully guided candidates to completion on both routes. She also serves as an external examiner for Doctoral students.

Her academic contributions include over 50 peer-reviewed publications, 7 books, and 7 book chapters, focusing on nursing and midwifery workforce.