Profile

Joseph Francis
Clinical Skills Tutor
01872 25 5111
Knowledge Spa S06
University of Exeter Medical School, Knowledge Spa, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, TR1 3HD
Overview
Clinical Skills Tutor | BMBS Medicine
MSc Co-Lead | Advanced Clinical Practice
Advanced Paramedic | Primary Care
I am an Advanced Paramedic in primary care, Clinical Skills Tutor and MSc Co-Lead for Advanced Clinical Practice, splitting my time between caring for patients and passionately educating medical and allied health students. Having achieved a BSc (Hons) in Paramedic Science, I have focussed my clinical studies in primary care therapeutics with specific interests in deprescribing and mental health. Within my educational roles, I have recently become engaged in deep psychological theory and critical pedagogy, applying this through an Education Fellowship with the University of Exeter Education Incubator and psychotherapy training. Here, I am greatly interested in the psychology of neoliberalism and challenging performativity-based education systems through integrating playful learning strategies.
Prior to joining Exeter I have held roles in various NHS clinical environments and have spent time training in remote/humanitarian medicine, volunteering in Northern India and the Calais ‘Jungle’ providing clinical humanitarian aid. Educationally, I have worked as a Lecturer in Paramedic Science, innovating and leading on patient assessment modules and physiology modules within modular-based curriculums.
Qualifications
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Advanced Life Support Instructor
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Post Graduate Diploma | Therapeutics
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Post Graduate Certificate in Higher Education
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Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
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Advanced Practice Minor Illness and Minor Injury
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BSc(Hons) Paramedic Science
Research
Research interests
- Antimicrobial resistance and stewardship
- Human and environmental interaction
- Therapeutics
- Playful learning and gamification
- Evidenced-based education and critical pedagogy
- Psychology, political theory and psychotherapeutics
Research projects
- MSc Therapeutics
- Point-of-care blood testing for admission avoidance and deprescribing project lead
- Continuing CPD publication for Paramedic journals
- Primary care for Paramedics | Editor | Pending Publication
External Engagement and Impact
Editorial responsibilities
- Journal article reviewer
Invited lectures
- Paramedic Science lecturing
Teaching
Teaching responsibilities: (Undergraduate, Postgraduate)
- Playful learning
- Digital blended learning strategy
- Clinical skills
- ECG
- Emergency medicine / Primary Care
- Resuscitation
- Patient assessment
- Pharmacotherapy
- Schwartz Round Facilitation
Modules
2023/24
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