Ms Lucy Banfield

About me:

I began working at the University of Exeter in March 2013 where I joined the medical imaging team as a senior lecturer delivering the image interpretation module to undergraduate students. I have since led on developing, gaining accreditation for and running a Radiographer Reporting masters. This involved the delivery of teaching, designing of assessments as well administrative duties such as communicating with applicants and their clinical mentors and managing teaching schedules.

This subsequently evolved into an MSc Advanced Clinical Practice and then an MSc Advanced Clinical Practice Degree Apprenticeship, both of which I was programme lead of. These latest developments allowed us to offer broaden our scope in order to offer a range of modules, including new and clinically relevant modules in order to support the development of advanced clinical skills in the healthcare community.

My current role is as Compliance Lead for the MSc and BSc Diagnostic Radiography Apprenticeships. My primary focus is to support the academic mentoring team, and to oversee OneFile, the E-Portfolio system used to ensure compliance with funding requirements as well as a means of evidencing the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to acheive against the apprenticeship standard.

Prior to joining the university I was employed as a diagnostic radiographer in a large regional hospital undertaking a range of radiographic duties for several years. I gained my MSc in Clinical Reporting and practiced as an advanced practitioner reporting radiographer with a focus on musculoskeletal plain image reporting.

Interests:

I am currently undertaking a PhD looking at the impact of haemochromatosis (an inherited iron overload disorder) on the musculoskeletal system using imaging studies obtained from UK Biobank.

Qualifications:

• BSc Hons Diagnostic Radiography, University of Hertfordshire 1996
• MSc Clinical Reporting, Canterbury Christchurch University College, 2005
• Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice, University of Exeter, 2017
• Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy, 2017
• Aspire Fellowship 2017
• Currently studying towards a PhD