Helen Batty
Senior Lecturer In Physiotherapy
Summary
Helen is a senior lecturer in the Physiotherapy team and the BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy Course Leader at Sheffield Hallam University. Helen has extensive experience of teaching, learning and assessment of both undergraduates and postgraduate students in Higher Education and is an active Fellow of the Higher Educational Academy. Her role as Undergraduate Course Leader involves ensuring consistent, high quality delivery of the under-graduate physiotherapy programme. Helen teaches on both the undergraduate and post-graduate physiotherapy programmes. Her areas of specialist interest are educational delivery, musculoskeletal rehabilitation and exercise prescription.
About
Helen qualified as a physiotherapist in 1989 and has worked clinically for many years specialising in musculoskeletal rehabilitation. She joined Sheffield Hallam University in 2002 gaining her Certificate in Learning and Teaching in 2003 and her Master's in Manipulative Physiotherapy in 2006.
During her time at Hallam, Helen has had a variety of roles including module leader for both undergraduate and postgraduate modules, assessments officer, course leader for MSc Applying Physiotherapy and MSc Advancing Physiotherapy Practice. Since March 2015 Helen has been the course leader for BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy Course Leader.
Helen currently teaches on both the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. She has experience in teaching a wide variety of health professionals. She has experience teaching in international environments dealing with a variety of cultural backgrounds. Helen became a member of the Higher Education Academy (HEA) in 2013 and is part of the Concepts of Learning and Teaching team that holds HEA accreditation. Helen is also a qualified Level 3 Fitness Instructor for Exercise referral for Specific Controlled Conditions and a Level 2
Fitness Instructor Gym Based exercise. She is an active member of the exercise team at Sheffield Hallam delivering quality exercise teaching leading to vocational awards in fitness instruction within the undergraduate curriculum.
Specialist areas of interest
Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Exercise Prescription
Teaching and Learning in Higher Education
Teaching
College of Health, Wellbeing and Life Sciences
Physiotherapy
BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy
MSc Advancing Physiotherapy Practice
Publications
Key Publications
Batty, H., & Mottram, L. (2023). Development and impact of a simulation community of practice across nursing and allied health professions in a higher education institution [abstract only]. International Journal of Healthcare Simulation. http://doi.org/10.54531/ovmo6282
Batty, H., Scott, G., & Stevens, K. (2022). A blended learning approach to practice placement in an education setting at Sheffield Hallam University – A qualitative evaluation (Abstract only). Physiotherapy, 114 (Supp 1), e72. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2021.12.008
Journal articles
Batty, H., Scott, G., Stevens, K., & Cassidy, K. (2024). CSP2023: 177 The impact of a practice based learning experience in education on graduate skills for practice: a qualitative study [abstract only]. Physiotherapy, 123, e120-e121. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2024.04.150
Batty, H., Patel, E., & Meppem, G. (2024). CSP2023: 330 The implementation of practice based learning in research for physiotherapy students: a student-led quality improvement project [abstract only]. Physiotherapy, 123 (Supp 1), e182-e183. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2024.04.228
Smith, R., Tudor, B., Mullins, R., & Batty, H. (2024). CSP2023: 409 The role of physiotherapy within the community based Sheffield Lymphoedema and Ambulatory Wound Care Service: a service improvement project [abstract only]. Physiotherapy, 123 (Supp 1), e216. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2024.04.270