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Dr Jennifer Hamilton

Lecturer

Staff Member Details
Email: j.hamilton1@ecu.edu.au

Dr Jennifer Hamilton is a lecturer in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

Current Teaching

  • NUM2307 Mental Health and Wellbeing in Clinical Practice
  • NSC6104 Mental Health Disorders
  • CMH5217 Forensic Mental Health

Background

Jennifer has extensive clinical experience working as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (Mental Health) and expertise in Intellectual Disability Nursing. She has a keen interest in clinical supervision and workforce development within nursing. She has worked in a variety of acute psychiatry settings and emergency departments both within the UK and Australia.

Professional Associations

  • Australian College of Mental Health Nurses, WA Branch Committee Member
  • Scientific Committee member Australian College of Mental Health Nurses National Conference, 2024

Awards and Recognition

  • 2010- Edward and Ann Smyth Medal for Academic Excellence

Research Areas and Interests

  • Clinical supervision
  • Mental health care
  • Reducing restrictive practices
  • Mixed method

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Edith Cowan University, 2023.
  • Professional Equivalence, Edith Cowan University, 2022.
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing Sciences, Ireland, 2010.

Research Outputs

Journal Articles

  • Hamilton, J., Cole, A., Bostwick, R., Ngune, I. (2023). Getting A Grip On Safewards: The Cross Impact Of Clinical Supervision And Safewards Model On Clinical Practice. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing, 32(3), 801-818. https://doi.org/10.1111/inm.13116.
  • Hamilton, J., Cole, A., Bostwick, R., Ngune, I. (2023). Staff Perceptions on the Effectiveness of GRiP-S, a New Approach to Clinical Supervision Incorporating Safewards: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis. Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2023(2023), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2023.2280198.

Research Projects

  • Advancing practice: Investigating the role of clinical supervisor training within mental health nursing, Edith Cowan University, Early-Mid Career Researcher Grant Scheme 2025 (Stream 1), 2025 ‑ 2026, $39,901.

Research Student Supervision

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