Lyndsey qualified as an adult nurse in 2008 and gained experience in gastroenterology, orthopaedics and general surgery before moving to critical care. She worked in a general and trauma critical care for eight years developing in the specialism, gaining an interest in cardiac care.
Lyndsey then moved into cardiothoracic intensive care to complete her Advanced Clinical Practitioner (ACP) training, before moving on to be a cardiology ACP in a specialist tertiary centre. Due to her interest in the development of advanced practitioners and post graduate education for nurses Lyndsey became a senior lecturer in 2023.
As an Advanced Life Support Instructor Lyndsey has a special interest in resuscitation and as a Generic Course Instructor is passionate about developing others resuscitation skills.
Degrees
Edge Hill University, United Kingdom, BSc (Hons), Adult Nursing
Edge Hill University, United Kingdom, MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
Academic appointments
Senior lecturer, Post graduate Nursing, Liverpool John Moores University, 2023 - present
Postgraduate training
Non-medical Prescribing, United Kingdom, Edge Hill University, ? - present
Journal article
McCunnell L, Vann M, Lotto R. 2024. Experiences of known bystanders during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest: a scoping review and narrative synthesis British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, DOI Publisher Url Public Url
Editorial/letter to the editor
Vann M, McCunnell L, Lotto R. 2024. Supporting bystanders who perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation in the community British Journal of Cardiac Nursing, 19 :1-3 DOI Publisher Url