Ann Teemal

Ann joined the University of Suffolk as a Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing in August 2021. She commenced and completed her Nursing training in the twin island Republic of Trinidad and Tobago in 1988. In 1997 she was recruited to work in a Mental Health Medium Secure hospital where she worked as Clinical Nurse Manager managing various specialist areas within the hospital such as Personality Disorder, Sex Offenders and Rehab, whilst there completed ENB 998 Teaching and Assessing in clinical practice which enabled her to support students whilst they were in the clinical area. She also completed Post Graduate Certificate in Education and a Post Graduate Diploma in Management.   

In 2010 Ann embarked on a new journey and worked as Clinical Nurse Manager in a Learning Disability Low Secure hospital. She has also gained experience of working in the NHS through working on a Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit unit and Female Acute unit. During that time she developed an interest in Trauma therapy and undertook Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) training to better support patients in her care who experience enduring and complex mental health problems.

Ann plans to start Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice in January 2022.