The Practice Education Facilitator (PEF) role was developed to support educators in practice to provide high quality multi-professional learning environments, to promote inter-professional learning opportunities and manage placement capacity and capability.

Please find below a list of contact information for members of the team:

Division Email Phone
Practice Education Facilitator -  Mental Health Care Division Naomi.Dixon@merseycare.nhs.uk  07747 275483
Practice Education Facilitator - Mental Health Care Division Pam.Sixsmith@merseycare.nhs.uk 07770 704536
Practice Education Facilitator - Mental Health Care Division  Megan.Kavanagh2@merseycare.nhs.uk  
Practice Education Facilitator -Secure Care Division/SpLD Carly.Arkwright@merseycare.nhs.uk 07974 236168
Practice Education Facilitator- SecureCare Divison/SpLD David.Maher@merseycare.nhs.uk 07919 904950
Practice Education Facilitator -Community Care Division Karen.Deane@merseycare.nhs.uk 07392 317824
Practice Education Facilitator -Community Care Division Lee.Carruthers@merseycare.nhs.uk 07342 072670
Practice Education Facilitator - Trainee Nursing Associates Angela.Charles2@merseycare.nhs.uk 07557 938665
Practice Education Facilitator -Trainee Nurse Associates & RNDA Claire.Collister@merseycare.nhs.uk 07787 224218
Practice Education Facilitator - Community Care Division & AHP Okey.Ibuzo@merseycare.nhs.uk 07867 191396
Practice Education Facilitator - Allied Health Professionals Jacqueline.Fuller@merseycare.nhs.uk  
Community Care Division - TNA Mentor Sandra.Watkins@merseycare.nhs.uk  
Mental Health Care Division - TNA Mentor Wendy.Porter@merseycare.nhs.uk 07742438611
Secure Care Division - TNA Mentor Alison.Murphy@merseycare.nhs.uk 07808369219
     
Head of Professional Education Jane.Woods@merseycare.nhs.uk  
Education Liaison Lead Jan.Cooper@merseycare.nhs.uk 07342 059672
Practice Education Facilitators Administrator Catherine.Thomason@merseycare.nhs.uk 07585 206695
Practice Education Facilitators & Clinical Psychology Administrator Kieran.Armstrong@merseycare.nhs.uk 0151 296 7288
Practice Education Facilitators Adminstrator Louise.Royal2@merseycare.nhs.uk  

Requests for student placements

In the event of any Nursing, AHP or S/W student or University making contact to request a placement within your area/service please refer them directly to the Trust Practice Education Facilitators via email : PEF@merseycare.nhs.uk (Nursing) or AHPPEF@merseycare.nhs.uk  (AHP) or Social Care Practice Development Improvement Lead Crispin.evans@merseycare.nhs.uk (Social Work)

Please do not accept any student requests without discussing this with the relevant Practice Education Facilitator (PEF) who will highlight the required governance processes to be followed.

It is not possible for any student to complete a placement without appropriate arrangements being made following consultation with the identified PEF. This includes requests from friends/relatives etc of individual staff members and students who have previously completed a placement within your area/service.

For further information please contact the Trust Practice Education Facilitators via email PEF@merseycare.nhs.uk (Nursing) or AHPPEF@merseycare.nhs.uk (AHP) or Social Care Practice Development Improvement Lead Crispin.evans@merseycare.nhs.uk (Social Work)