Dr Helen Vosper

Biography

Helen is Chartered ergonomist (Human Factors specialist) and is a Senior Lecturer and the lead for patient safety. Helen believes that Human Factors has much to offer healthcare curriculum content, facilitating learner development of practical competencies that can be applied in the workplace to optimise health and care system outcomes, including staff and patient safety. Academic practice can also be viewed as a complex socio-technical system and Human Factors principles can therefore underpin effective curriculum design, optimising outcomes such as student performance, wellbeing and satisfaction. Human Factors is intrinsically a participatory discipline and Helen welcomes collaboration with both staff and students and has an established track record in developing effective student partnerships. She is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, a Senior Fellow of the Staff and Educational Development Association and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology.