ProfessorFiona Timmins

Dr Timmins' primary speciality is cardiovascular nursing, and following clinical examination and viva voce, she was appointed Nurse Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland within this speciality in 1998. Dr Timmins was also appointed as Nurse Fellow of the European Society of Cardiology in 2001. She performed the first nursing study in this field in Ireland in 2001. Dr Timmins' interest in this field continues and has expanded into the area of spirituality based upon teaching/learning experiences and interests; the interdependence of this area on other areas of professional nursing (communication, competence, patient centred care, information needs, patients experience of myocardial infarction, patient assessment, conceptual models of nursing) and through the development of seed projects and publications in this field. Within this topic she developed a research theme of significance working on a range of successful projects and established a yearly international conference in the field. 

Dr Timmins was recently an Associate Partner in the successful Erasmus Plus Project -Enhancing Nurses' and Midwives’ Competence in Providing Spiritual Care through Innovative Education and Compassionate Care (EPICC 2016-2019) project which developed specific competencies and standards for nurses and midwives. Currently she is a Partner in the Erasmus Plus project- From Cure to Care - Digital Education And Spiritual Assistance In Hospital Healthcare. She is supervising one PhD in this field, along with Prof Vivienne Brady, Trinity College Dublin, who was the recipient of the Trinity College Provost Award for the project understanding and responding to the need for spiritual safety in parenthood when new-borns are hospitalised in intensive care. Dr Timmins is also supervising two PhD students in the field of general nursing, both are supported by Chinese Government Scholarships.