Staff Profile
Career Summary
Biography
Dr Helen Bellchambers is a Senior Lecturer and First Year Experience Coordinator in the School of Nursing and Midwifery. Following a career as research assistant in the SoNM, Helen completed her Masters and PhD which both focused on quality medication practices by nurses. Her clinical expertise has been predominantly older person nursing, but she is now exploring ways to improve the first year experience, including academic, clinical and social experiences of nursing students.
Qualifications
- PhD, University of Newcastle, 06/03/2006
- Bachelor of Nursing, Monash University
- Master of Nursing, University of Newcastle, 15/09/2000
Research
Research keywords
- first year experience
- older person nursing
- patient safety
- quality use of medications
Research expertise
Dr Bellchambers has experience in qualitative and quantitative research methodologies; including mixed methods, action research , case study and evaluation approaches.
Languages
- English
Fields of Research
| Code | Description | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 111000 | Nursing | 100 |
Grants and Funding
Summary
| Number of grants | 6 |
|---|---|
| Total funding | $351,361 |
For project grants received where the lead institution is other than the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics.
Click on a grant title below to expand the full details for that specific grant.
2011 (1 grants)
Enhancing the teaching of medication safety to nursing, pharmacy and medical students through interprofessional education (IPE)$217,000
Funding Body: Australian Learning and Teaching Council
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Tracy Levett-Jones, Doctor Helen Bellchambers, Doctor Conor Gilligan | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $217,000 | 2011 | 2012 |
| GNo:G1000934 | ||
2009 (1 grants)
3rd International Clinical Skills Conference, Prato Italy, 29 June - 7 July 2009$1,700
Funding Body: University of Newcastle - Faculty of Health
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Helen Bellchambers | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,700 | 2009 | 2009 |
| GNo:G0190129 | ||
2007 (1 grants)
The First Asian International Conference on Humanized Health Care 2007, Khon Kaen, Thailand, 3/12/2007 - 5/12/2007$1,700
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Helen Bellchambers | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Travel Grant | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $1,700 | 2007 | 2007 |
| GNo:G0188437 | ||
2002 (2 grants)
A multi-method study of enrolled Nurses as practitioners in quality use of medicines in aged care facilities in New South Wales.$75,000
Funding Body: Commonwealth Department of Health & Aged Care
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Helen Bellchambers | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Quality Use of Medicines | Chief Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $75,000 | 2002 | 2004 |
| GNo:G0181608 | ||
Quality use of medicines though medication compliance in CCF: Pathophysiological and socio-cognitive factors$6,000
Funding Body: University of Newcastle
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Doctor Krystyna Cholowski, Doctor Robert Cantwell, Doctor Helen Bellchambers | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Project Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $6,000 | 2002 | 2002 |
| GNo:G0181455 | ||
2000 (1 grants)
Project to Support Nurses to Involver Consumers in Their Health Care.$49,961
Funding Body: Australian Nursing Federation
| Project Team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Professor Diana Keatinge, Doctor Helen Bellchambers, Mrs Elizabeth Bujack | ||
| Scheme | Role | |
| Research Grant | Investigator | |
| Total Amount | Funding Start | Funding Finish |
| $49,961 | 2000 | 2001 |
| GNo:G0178706 | ||
Research Supervision
| Number of current supervisions | 0 |
|---|
For supervisions undertaken at an institution other that the University of Newcastle, details are shown in italics, and the institution name is listed below the program name.
Past Supervision
| Year | Program | Supervisor Type | Research Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | PhD (Midwifery) | Co-Supervisor | Woman-centred Care and the Socially Disadvantaged Woman: an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis |
Dr Helen Bellchambers
| Work Phone | (02) 4921 5939 |
|---|---|
| Fax | (02) 4921 6301 |
| Helen.Bellchambers@newcastle.edu.au | |
| Position | Senior Lecturer School of Nursing and Midwifery Faculty of Health and Medicine |
| Focus Area | Nursing |
| Office | RW1:20 Richardson Wing Callaghan Campus, Richardson Wing, Callaghan University Drive Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia |
| URL: | www.newcastle.edu.au/profile/helen-bellchambers |
