David Burgess

David’s primary interest is psychosocial interventions for those living with psychosis and will take every opportunity to teach their place in the individual’s recovery journey. However, periods working in dementia care and end of life care, resulted in David focusing on the University’s post-registration programme in these two areas.  

Over the last two years, David has become more involved in the pre-registration programme and now leads on two of the units; the fundamental bioscience and physical healthcare for mental health nurses, where his dual training is brought together, and Early Interventions to Optimise Mental Health and Wellbeing, where David is able to draw on his time as a manager in CAMHS as well as teaching using Enquiry Based Learning, used to deliver the full nursing curriculum at his time at UEA. 

David has been involved in several projects with local partners. Currently he is engaged in teaching communication skills, coaching and resilience to Care Co-ordinators working to improve the effectiveness of MDT meetings in Cancer Care; this followed on from his work with nursing team leaders, from across the east of England, on building resilient teams. 

He also delivers a medication management programme to unqualified healthcare staff working for the local mental health Trust, to enable them to take on this extended role.