Hayley Knickenberg
Senior Lecturer in Nursing Apprenticeships
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Department of Apprenticeships & CPD
email: h.knickenberg@worc.ac.uk
Qualifying as a Registered Nurse in 2005 at the ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Brighton, Hayley gained experience in Acute Medicine before specialising in Intensive and Critical Care Nursing initially in Brighton before relocating to Worcestershire.
In 2015, she pursued a career in maritime nursing, working as a Nursing Officer then Senior Nursing Officer aboard cruise ships.
Since returning to land, Hayley has gained further knowledge and skills in Professional Development and Clinical Skills teaching, Critical Care Outreach and Intensive Care Nursing, Practice Nursing, Palliative Care and Health Care Support Worker Development.
Hayley has enjoyed teaching in a variety of care settings and clinical roles and is delighted to support students at the ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester to develop as compassionate, professional practitioners.
Qualifications
- Pre-Registration Diploma in Adult Nursing – ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Brighton
- Mentorship qualification – ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Brighton
- Intensive Care Pathway – ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Brighton
- BSc (Hons) Nursing Studies – ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Wolverhampton
- MSc module – End of Life Decision Making
Teaching Interests
- High Dependency and Intensive Care
- Palliative and End of Life Care
- Skills and Simulation
- Communication
- Pastoral Support
Membership of Professional Bodies
- Royal College of Nursing
- NMC Registered
- FHEA
Publications
Conference presentations:
Norman, K., Walder, C., Knickenberg, H. (2025) Exploring the learning impact of structured quizzes within a year 1 pre-registration nursing module. ºüÀêÊÓƵ of Worcester Learning and Teaching Conference, June 2025.