Dr Julie Skilbeck RN, RNT, BEd (Hons), MMedSci in Nursing Studies
Senior Lecturer in Nursing
Summary
Julie is a Senior Lecturer in Adult Nursing in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery. She has worked in Higher Education since 1994 at both the University of Sheffield and since 2006 at Ï㽶ÊÓƵ.
About
Julie trained as a Nurse in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, qualifying in 1985. Julie has professional registrations with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Registered General Nurse and Registered Nurse Teacher. Julie worked clinically as a registered nurse in a variety of adult care environments.
She completed a Master of Medical Science in Clinical Nursing at the University of Sheffield in 1998. In 2014 Julie was awarded her PhD by the University of Nottingham for the thesis: 'Am I still here': A longitudinal ethnographic study of living with frailty.
Julie has published widely (peer reviewed articles, book chapters, editorials) in both national and international journals. She has also presented oral and poster presentations at local, national and international conferences.
Julie's research and professional interests include: palliative care for service users, and their families, with limiting illness other than cancer; the experience and impact of frailty in later life.
Teaching
School of Health and Social Care
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences
Adult Nursing
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Julie is currently working on a number of research projects aligned to her areas of interest: palliative and end of life care; the experiences and impact of fraiolty in later life. She is the Lead for the Cancer and Life Limiting Illness Theme within the Nursing and Allied Health Professionals Faculty. Work within this theme includes: Cancer management; Dementia; Palliative and End of Life Care.
2018 - Treatment decision making for frail older people with Lung Cancer. PI. Funded by Weston Park Cancer Charity (Sheffield)
2018 - Evaluation of a community hospice telephone triage service. PI. Funded by Macmillan Cancer Support
2018 - Exploring acuity and dependency in palliative care patients. PI. Funded by St Luke's Hospice (Sheffield).
2018 - Developing a framework to support management of dysphagia in older people in care homes. Co-I. Funded by Abbeyfield Foundation.
Selected Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Reports:
State on the Nations Report: Terminal Illness Care in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Report to Marie Curie (2016).
Publications
Journal articles
Warnock, C., Ulman, J., Skilbeck, J., & Tod, A. (2024). . European Journal of Oncology Nursing (EJON), 71.
Mawson, S., Keen, C., Skilbeck, J., Ross, H., Smith, L., Dixey, J., ... Snowden, J.A. (2021). . Physiotherapy, 113, 88-99.
Pownall, S., Barnett, E., Skilbeck, J., Jimenez-Aranda, A., & Fowler-Davis, S. (2019). . Geriatrics, 4 (3), e48.
Keen, C., Skilbeck, J., Ross, H., Smith, L., Collins, K., Dixey, J., ... Mawson, S. (2018). Is it feasible to conduct a randomised controlled trial of pretransplant exercise (prehabilitation) for patients with multiple myeloma awaiting autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation? Protocol for the PREeMPT study. BMJ Open, 8 (3).
Skilbeck, J., Arthur, A., & Seymour, J. (2017). . International Journal of Older People Nursing, 13 (1).
Skilbeck, J. (2016). . International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 22 (12), 575.
Skilbeck, J. (2015). . International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 21 (7), 315.
Costello, J., & Skilbeck, J. (2014). Annual Macmillan and IJPN Conference. International journal of palliative nursing, 20 (8), 409.
Skilbeck, J. (2013). Caring for frail older people: are we ready for the challenge? International journal of palliative nursing, 19 (12), 575.
Skilbeck, J. (2013). Editorial: Caring for frail older people: Are we ready for the challenge? International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 19 (12), 575.
Skilbeck, J., Payne, S.A., Ingleton, M.C., Nolan, M., Carey, I., & Hanson, A. (2005). . Palliative medicine, 19 (8), 610-618.
Seymour, J., Payne, S., Reid, D., Sargeant, A., Skilbeck, J., & Smith, P. (2005). Ethical and methodological issues in palliative care studies. Journal of Ï㽶ÊÓƵ in Nursing, 10 (2), 169-188.
Skilbeck, J., & Payne, S. (2004). . Journal of advanced nursing, 51 (4), 325-334.
Douglas, H.-.R., Halliday, D., Normand, C., Corner, J., Bath, P., Beech, N., ... Webb, T. (2003). Economic evaluation of specialist cancer and palliative nursing: a literature review. International journal of palliative nursing, 9 (10), 424-428.
Douglas, H.-.R., Halliday, D., Normand, C., Corner, J., Bath, P., Beech, N., ... Webb, T. (2003). Economic evaluation of specialist cancer and palliative nursing: Macmillan evaluation study findings. International journal of palliative nursing, 9 (10), 429-438.
Skilbeck, J., & Payne, S. (2003). . Journal of advanced nursing, 43 (5), 521-530.
Corner, J., Halliday, D., Haviland, J., Douglas, H.-.R., Bath, P., Clark, D., ... Webb, T. (2003). Exploring nursing outcomes for patients with advanced cancer following intervention by Macmillan specialist palliative care nurses. Journal of advanced nursing, 41 (6), 561-574.
Skilbeck, J., & Seymour, J. (2002). Meeting complex needs: an analysis of Macmillan nurses' work with patients. International journal of palliative nursing, 8 (12), 574-582.
Clark, D., Seymour, J., Douglas, H.-.R., Bath, P., Beech, N., Corner, J., ... Webb, T. (2002). Clinical nurse specialists in palliative care. Part 2. Explaining diversity in the organization and costs of Macmillan nursing services. Palliative medicine, 16 (5), 375-385.
Seymour, J., Clark, D., Hughes, P., Bath, P., Beech, N., Corner, J., ... Webb, T. (2002). Clinical nurse specialists in palliative care. Part 3. Issues for the Macmillan Nurse role. Palliative medicine, 16 (5), 386-394.
Seymour, J., & Skilbeck, J. (2002). Ethical considerations in researching user views. European journal of cancer care, 11 (3), 215-219.
Skilbeck, J., Corner, J., Bath, P., Beech, N., Clark, D., Hughes, P., ... Webb, T. (2002). . Palliative medicine, 16 (4), 285-296.
Ingleton, C., Skilbeck, J., & Clark, D. (2001). Needs assessment for palliative care: three projects compared. Palliative medicine, 15 (5), 398-404.
Skilbeck, J., Mott, L., Page, H., Smith, D., Hjelmeland-Ahmedzai, S., & Clark, D. (1998). Palliative care in chronic obstructive airways disease: a needs assessment. Palliative medicine, 12 (4), 245-254.
Skilbeck, J., Mott, L., Smith, D., Page, H., & Clark, D. (1997). Nursing care for people dying from chronic obstructive airways disease. International journal of palliative nursing, 3 (2), 100-106.
Conference papers
Tod, A., Skilbeck, J., Warnock, C., & Ulman, J. (2019). . In IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer, Barcelona, 7 September 2019 - 10 September 2019. Royal College of Nursing:
Tod, A., Skilbeck, J., Warnock, C., & Ulman, J. (2019). . In IASLC World Conference on Lung Cancer, Barcelona, 7 September 2019 - 10 September 2019. Royal College of Nursing:
Pownall, S., Skilbeck, J., Barnett, E., Jimanez-Aranda, A., & Fowler-Davis, S. (2019). . In RCN International Nursing Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Conference, 3 September 2019 - 5 September 2019.
Pownall, S., Skilbeck, J., Barnett, E., Jimanez-Aranda, A., & Fowler-Davis, S. (2019). . In RCN International Nursing Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Conference, 3 September 2019 - 5 September 2019.
Skilbeck, J., Warnock, C., Ulman, J., & Tod, A. (2019). . Pubished Abstracts, 1-148.
Snowden, J., Keen, C., Smith, L., Skilbeck, J., Ross, H., Collins, K., ... Mawson, S. (2018). . Bone Marrow Transplantation.
Skilbeck, J., Barnett, E., Gee, M., Fowler-Davis, S., & Pownall, S. (2018). Facilitators to providing nutritional support to older people in care homes: a qualitative study. In RCN International Nursing Ï㽶ÊÓƵ Conference, 16 April 2018 - 18 April 2018.
Skilbeck, J., Pownall, S., Fowler-Davis, S., Barnett, E., Gee, M., & Jones, D. (2018). . Journal of Oral Health and Dentistry, 1 (S2).
Skilbeck, J., Mott, L., Smith, D., Page, H., Clark, D., & Mallett, K. (1997). The quality of life of individuals dying from chronic obstructive airways disease. QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH, 6 (7-8), 360.
Book chapters
Breeze, J., Cooper, C., Kydd, A., Monks, S., Skilbeck, J., Turner, J., & Wilson, E. (2024). . In Wright, K., & McKeown, M. (Eds.) Essentials of Mental Health Nursing. 2nd edition. (pp. 697-718). London: Sage:
Skilbeck, J., Barnett, E., Gee, M., Fowler-Davis, S., & Pownall, S. (2018). . In RCN international nursing research conference and exhibition 2018: Conference abstracts. UK: RCN publishing:
Breeze, J., Cooper, C., Kydd, A., Monks, S., Turner, J., Skilbeck, J., & Wilson, E. (2018). . In Wright, K., & McKeown, M. (Eds.) Essentials of Mental Health Nursing. Sage:
Theses / Dissertations
Dunsmore-Dawson, J.-.A. (2021). . (Doctoral thesis). Supervised by Skilbeck, J., & Macaskill, A.
Posters
Beard, B., Skilbeck, J., Wilson, J., Anderton, L., & Monks, S. (2017). . Presented at: Inclusivity in Palliative Care Education: Discerning or Discriminating?, Oulton Hall, Leeds, 2017
Other activities
Member of Editorial Board International Journal of Palliative Nursing
External reviewer for BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care; Age and Ageing; IJPN
Postgraduate supervision
Julie currently supervises a range of Masters level projects and one PhD, focusing on the experience of family caregiving within palliative and end of life care.