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:

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