Josephine Morris

Biography

In 1998, I qualified as a Physiotherapist with a degree in BSc Hons in Physiotherapy. Since then, I have had continuous work experience in different areas of Physiotherapy including clinical and academic roles both in private and public sectors as well as Higher Education Institutes. I have no gaps in my employment as you will find in my resume. I strived extremely hard to progress my career as I ventured to work in different areas of expertise here and abroad. I have received some excellent feedback and references from all of my employment. 

Since 2019, I have taken the role of a full-time Senior Lecturer at the University of Winchester. On top of this full-time post, I manage to keep my bank work by undertaking regular weekend shifts as a Senior Physiotherapist at the Circle of Health Groups, Harbour Hospital in Poole, and Salisbury District Hospital Foundation NHS Trust. These are my clinical roles which I thoroughly enjoy and that keep my hands-on skills and knowledge up-to-date in assessing and treating patients of various orthopaedics and medical conditions. Keeping these clinical roles albeit on some weekends only, add to my confidence as a Senior Lecturer, an Academic, a Researcher, and most of all a Clinical Physiotherapist.

I believe in self-motivation and taking responsibility for updating my CPD and broadening my healthcare network. I have up-to-date registration with HCPC and CSP.

For nearly 30 years, I consider myself a generalist and a versatilist Physiotherapist having worked in different clinical areas. Moreover, I have developed special interests in Orthopaedics, General Rehabilitation, Pain Management, Community Care, and Complex Long-term Conditions.

In addition, I also have other Senior Leadership roles in the Faculty as a Deputy Head for the Faculty Quality Committee and also the Academic Placement Lead in Physiotherapy.  

Outside the University of Winchester, I am also an External Examiner for the Physiotherapy courses at the London South Bank University. Furthermore, I am also pursuing a degree in Professional Doctor of Education as I advance my passion for promoting quality and evidence-informed pedagogy in teaching and learning in healthcare education. I am hoping to fulfil my Doctorate study in the year 2028.   

Objective

My professional goal is not just to further my professional roles and networks but also to continue to improve my contribution to academia, evidence-based practice, pedagogy, and quality in clinical care  in line with the professional guidelines, policies and expectations. I strongly support research, quality and efficiency in everything I do and try to deliver tasks with values, excellence, innovation, and integrity.

I persistently enhance my knowledge of research methodologies, pedagogical and andragogical strategies, and epistemologies as well as the quality assurance processes in higher education including external examination and validation.  I believe in bringing evidence and quality back into practice and finding ways to make sense of research evidence and its implication for patients, staff, and the organization. I am also an active Peer Reviewer for The British Journal of Healthcare Management.

Learning and Teaching Awards:

I received the prestigious award for Senate Award for Learning and Teaching Individual Category AY2020-21. The title of my entry was 'Global Teaching Collaborations with Clinical Experts and Patients via Online: Enhancing best clinical practice and student learning experience'.

I also received an award from Physiotherapy Students Cohort 2019 for: ‘The Most Motivating Lecturer Award’. This was presented to me at the end of the Academic Year 2021-22.

Publications

Morris et. al., 2021. Four strands of qualitative study understanding the perspectives of students, clinicians, senior managers, and leaders on Collaborative-Learning-in-Practice (CLiP) on physiotherapy placement. Physiotherapy. Vol. 14 (1) E29-E30. Elsevier Inc., UK.   DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physio.2021.12.276 

Trelfa, J., Ancient, C., O’Connor, C., and Morris, J., (awaiting publication in 2022). Chapter 5 of Part II Re-Thinking the Role of Student and Lecturer. For Fosbraey, G. (Ed) Creative Learning, Teaching and Assessment for Arts and Humanities in Higher Education. London: Bloomsbury, Publishing UK.

Andy, S., Mohan, V., Room, J., Fazakarley, L., Siger, R., and Morris, J., (awaiting publication in 2022). The experiences of student physiotherapists applying a novel therapeutic tool within simulated practice; A qualitative study. Awaiting publication release from the Journal of Physical Therapy Education, Manuscript ID: JOPTE-D-22-00073.

Andy, S., Mohan, V., Room, J., Fazakarley, L., Siger, R., and Morris, J., (awaiting publication in 2022).  The experiences of student physiotherapists applying a novel therapeutic tool within simulated practice; A qualitative study. Awaiting publication release from the International Journal of Healthcare Simulation Advances in Theory & Practice, Manuscript ID: IJoHS-2022-8-7.

Co-authored the National Common Placement Assessment Framework (CPAF, 2021) for Physiotherapy Placement Practice, Chartered Society of Physiotherapists, UK. https://www.csp.org.uk/professional-clinical/practice-based-learning/cpaf

I am currently writing a new ca 200,000-word Physiotherapy textbook as a sole Editor for Elsevier Publishing which is due for publication release in the first quarter of 2025. The title of this new textbook is ‘Morris, J. (2025) Clinical Case Studies in Modern Physiotherapy: An Evidence-Informed Approach, 1^st ed.’