Dr Naomi Anna Watson is Deputy Associate Dean for Teaching Excellence and Senior Lecturer in the Faculty. She holds a PhD In Nursing from DeMontfort University's Mary Seacole Research Centre, and a Masters in Public Sector Management from the Aston Business School, University of Aston in Birmingham
Naomi has previously practiced in the NHS as a Registered Nurse (RN Adult), a Senior Midwife and a Specialist Practitioner in Health Visiting. She is also a Clinical Practice Educator and currently holds NMC registration.
Here at the OU, Naomi is the Faculty's trainer for the Ou's Advance HE's External Examiner training development programme. She is also Faculty Academic Conduct Officer. She is Media consultant for the BBC's Black and British programme, being co-produced with the OU. She contributes to the Facuty's Masters and Doctoral Programmes as monitor, supervisor and VIVA Chair. She participated in the Faculty's early establishment and ongoing development of the Health, Social Care and Nursing curricula spanning a period of 15 years. She has been a core member of production teams including the flagship innovative Future Nurse Curricumum (FNC) development, authoring and co-authoring a number of teaching and learning materials, whiich is now successfully launched into presentation. Naomi is the module chair for an innovative level 2 theory only module which has successfully served a variety of student cohorts, including undergraduate RN students, RN Degree apprentice students and Nursing Associates (NA's). She also supports a number of other modules in presentation as monitor, internal examiner, Lead portfolio assessor and forum facilitator.
Prior to being appointed at the Open University, Naomi was a Senior Lecturer and School Lead for interprofessional Education, in another HEI, collaborating across two universities to coordinate a successful innovative community learning and teaching initiative for combined medical, nursing, and other allied health professional undergraduate students. Naomi also developed and led a successful innovative development of Primary Care Nursing education for final year undergraduates, which became an essential criteria for RN employment in community nursing environments.
Naomi's research and Scholarship spans across Nursing Education and Practice, Cultural Competene in Healthcare, Nursing participation in the context of Ethnicity, Diversity and Inclusion, distance education, Nursing, Midwifery and Heath Visiting Practice in Pimary Care. Her research methods include qualitative/quantitative and mixed methodologies, and she also has experience of narratives, storytelling and participatory/action research enquiries. Cross cutting interests range across discourses inclusive of intersectionality, and the extent to whiich gender, race, social class and other characterstics impact on the experiences of global majority people in health, education, social care and nursing practice.
Internally funded research projects carried out by Naomi explored:
2015: Cultural competence and its impact on African Caribbean Seniors.
2018: Cultural Competence and the role of the Doula in disadvantaged communities.
Collaborative projects include the following:
2013: Resistance, Resilence and renewal- The health and wellbeibg of black women across the diaspora. (collaborative).
2000: An evaluation of the 1998 developent for Black and Minority Ethnic Managers in the NHS. (University of Warwick and DeMontfort University.
2000: A study to investigate the need for appropriate respite care provision for African Caribbean carers and elders. (Leicestershire Health, Leicester City Council, DeMontfort University).
2021: Her most recently internally funded Scholarship project was a scoping review which explored the literature relating to nursing curricula for distant learning nursing students during Covid-19. (Student nurses, nursing curriculums, and emergency healthcare responses to Covid-19: a scoping review).
She is a member of the faculty's research group, the nursing research group, the Black women's health and wellbeng research network and the Wellbeing of Women Research Network.
Doctoral Supervision:
Current:1. A Holistic Approach to the assessment of students with Learning Difficulties.- In progress.
2. Participation in Midwiefry Education- In Progress.
Previous: Narratives of Care: Successful Completion.
Naomi is open to acccept Doctoral students wishing to explore topics relating to nursing participatiion, education, practice, cultural competence, diversity ad inclusion and Black Women's Health and Wellbeing. .
Naomi brings wide ranging expertise from clinical practice, educational and interdisciplinary perspectives to her teaching, having vast experience of curriculum develpoment, design and delivery at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels. She has a keen interest in fostering student success and is passionate about prioritising this through excellent teaching, inclusve learning and effective student and tutor support. She teaches at undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels. Areas she has taught include the following:
Change Management in education and healthcare practice.
Care management and governance in health care.
Child Care and Health promotion.
Communication and diversity
Cultural understanding and Cultural Competence in health care.
Diverse perspectives in health and illness, including, menopause, safeguarding, formal care, health, illness health and care, safeguarding, biological perspectives in nursing, disabiity in healthcare.
Diversity/Ethnicity, Nursing, Health, education and Social Care.
Distance Education,
Independent Learning,
Interprofessional learning in clinical practice and nursing education.
Primary Care Nursing
Public Health and Private Medicine.
Specialist Practice in Health Visiting.
Naomi fosters and encourages partnerships and collaborative relationships with third sector organisations and individuals that support the health and wellbeing of black women. She works with individuals and groups serving these communities and continues to provide academic leadership and guidance to those needing such support for their endeavours.
She was an invited speaker to the Retired Caribbean Nurses Conference, London in 2015, and the Windrush Conference 70 years of the NHS, Birmingham University in 2018.
Naomi is an Associate editor of the Journal of Ethnicity and Health, a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (HEA), a Reviewer for the Journal of Nursing Management and a Reviewer for the Journal of Qualitative Research in health.
She is also an active mentor and coach to women and girls from disadvantaged backgrounds, serving as a menor to the Girls Network. (TGN) and as a volunteer with Barnados.
Naomi is a Member of the Caribbean Studies Association. (CSA)
Name | Type | Parent Unit |
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Department of Nursing Research Group | Research Group | Faculty of Health and Social Care |
FHSC Teaching and Learning Research Group | Research Group | Faculty of Health and Social Care |
Student nurses, nursing curriculums and emergency responses to Covid-19: A scoping review (2023-03-29)
Watson, Naomi A. and De-Lappe, Joseph
Science Talks, 6, Article 100211
Support and its Impact on the Lived Experiences of African Caribbean Nurses as Students and Practitioners in the British National Health Service (NHS) (2017-06-19)
Watson, Naomi A.
Journal of Healthcare Communications, 2, Article 39(4)
[Editorial] Resistance, resilience and renewal: the health and well-being of black women in the Atlantic Diaspora- developing an intersectional approach (2013-03-06)
Douglas, Jenny and Watson, Naomi
Critical Public Health, 23(1) (pp. 1-5)
Mentoring today - the students views: An investigative study of pre-registration nursing students' experiences of mentoring in one theory/practice module of the Common Foundation Programme on a Project 2000 course (1999)
Watson, Naomi A.
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 29(1) (pp. 254-262)
Alcohol dependence: A critical look at effects of alcohol metabolism (1997)
Anyanwu, E. and Watson, N.
Reviews on Environmental Health, 12(3) (pp. 201-213)
Here to Stay.. so.. Deal With It.. Experiences and Perceptions of Black British African Caribbean People about Nursing Careers. (2017-05-31)
Watson, Naomi Anna
ISBN : 978-3-330-32160-1 | Publisher : Lambert Academic Publishing | Published : Germany
Communication and diversity (2019)
Watson, Naomi Anna
In: Norman, Kay ed. Communication Skills for Nursing and Healthcare Students (pp. 105-123)
ISBN : 9781908625779 | Publisher : Lantern Publishing | Published : Banbury
User engagement and African Caribbean experiences in child and family services (2010)
Watson, Naomi
In: Guishard-Pine, Jeune ed. Psychology, Race Equality and Working with Children
ISBN : 9781858564746 | Publisher : Trentham Books | Published : London
Nursing in primary care: An introduction (2001-10)
Watson, Naomi A.
In: Watson, Naomi A. and Wilkinson, Carol eds. Nursing in Primary Care: A Handbook for Students (pp. 1-28)
ISBN : 9780333781920 | Publisher : Palgrave | Published : Basingstoke
Equal value, equal care: Differences and diversity, primary care perspectives (2001-10)
Watson, Naomi A.
In: Watson, Naomi A. and Wilkinson, Carol eds. Nursing in Primary Care: A Handbook for Students (pp. 119-138)
ISBN : 9780333781920 | Publisher : Palgrave | Published : Baskingstoke
Coping with chronic illness in primary care settings (2001-10)
Watson, Nicola A.
In: Watson, Naomi A. and Wilkinson, Carol eds. Nursing in Primary Care: A Handbook for Students (pp. 223-239)
ISBN : 9780333781920 | Publisher : Palgrave | Published : Basingstoke
Conclusion: The future of nursing in primary care (2001-10)
Watson, Nicola A.
In: Watson, Naomi A. and Wilkinson, Carol eds. Nursing in Primary Care: A Handbook for Students
ISBN : 9780333781920 | Publisher : Palgrave | Published : Basingstoke
Assessing the needs of individuals and communities (2001)
Watson, Naomi A.
In: Watson, Naomi A. and Wilkinson, Carol eds. Nursing in primary care: A handbook for students
ISBN : 9780333781920 | Publisher : Palgrave Macmillan | Published : Baskingstoke
Nursing in primary care: A handbook for students (2001-10)
Watson, Naomi A. and Wilkinson, Carol eds.
ISBN : 9780333781920 | Publisher : Palgrave | Published : Baskingstoke
Exploring the role of support in the lived experiences of Black British African Caribbean nurses as students and staff in the British NHS (2013-09-12)
Watson, Naomi
In : Blackness in Britain (12 Sep 2013, Newman University, Birmingham)
The personal costs of caring: nurses and nursing work (2013)
Watson, Naomi
In : Caribbean Studies Association 38th Annual Conference (3-7 Jun 2013, Grenada)
Career choices of British born African Caribbean young people, their perceptions of carers in health care and nursing. Implications for culturally sensitive health care and diversity initiatives in the UK NHS (2009)
Watson, Naomi
In : Caribbean Studies Association Annual Conference (1-5 Jun 2009, Kingston, Jamaica)
The contribution of Mary Seacole to nursing in the British health care system (2008)
Watson, Naomi
In : Caribbean Studies Association Annual Conference (26-30 May 2008, San Andrés Isla, Colombia)
An evaluation of the 1998 development programme for black and minority ethnic managers in the West Midlands NHS: the final report of a twenty month longitudinal study (2000)
Czespura, A.; Johnson, M.; Miles, P.; Watson, N. and Pawar, A.
Warwick Business School, Centre for Health Services Studies