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Personal profile
Research Interests
Chronic kidney disease, palliative care, qualitative research methods, mixed methods, end of life care.
Research Statement
As a Reader I have made a substantial contribution to improving the care offered to patients with end-stage kidney disease approaching the end of life as evidenced by my publications in leading international journals and my leadership of several research studies including a successful multi-institutional study funded by NIHR. I have a consistent record of publishing peer reviewed publications in the top quartile of impact factored journals in my field. I was successfully returned at REF 2014 and on target to be returned in 2020, as assessed by the School of Nursing and Midwifery REF 2020 review Group. I have a sustained record of leading, and managing to successful completion, a coherent programme of research including successful research bids. Over the past four years, I have exceeded my School’s targets for research funding, bringing into QUB over £1 million in research income.
As evidence of my significant contribution to QUB’s international profile in research, I am Scientific Programme Committee member of the European Dialysis and Transplant Nursing Association annual conference (previous Chair) and Chair of the Renal Research Group. In addition, I was previous Associate Editor of Evidence Based Nursing (2010-19), Associate Editor BMC Nephrology (2017-19) and was previous Editor and English Co-Editor of the Journal of Renal Care. I regularly receive funded invitations to speak at international Conferences, most recently in Sydney Australia at the Renal Society of Australasia as International Keynote Speaker. I have received several awards for my work including ‘Eminent Scientist of the year 2009’, an International Award in the field of Nephrology, by the World Scientists Forum; the City University Staff Research Prize, 2009 and the Student Representative Award, City University London, 2010. In 2016 I received the Renal Association Walls Bursary, made by the professional body for nephrologists and renal scientists in the UK, “acknowledging Dr Noble’s significant contribution to the field of academic Nephrology”. I am a Fellow of the Chronic Illness and Palliative Care Research Programme at the Centre for Evidence and Social Innovation at QUB.
I have published widely in research and clinical journals including seminal papers identifying the need for a supportive and palliative care approach for people with end-stage kidney disease. My ‘Concept Analysis’ published in 2007 determined Renal Supportive Care as a dynamic and emerging concept with relevance for the renal community, and I recommended its integration into everyday nephrology practice. One of my papers was the top downloaded article in EBN 2015, with over 26,000 downloads. 'Issues of validity & reliability' http://ebn.bmj.com/content/18/2/34.full and is part of the Research Made Simple series.
In addition I am a trained mindfulness teacher having completed 'Integrating Mindfulness and Compassion in Practice’ (2020) and the 'Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Teacher training with Mindfulness UK (2020). I lead an innovative programme of Mindfulness Compassion for PhD students and plan to make this more widely available.
Teaching
Postregistration modules:
Module Leader
- DNP 9009 - Doctorate in Nursing Practice - Independant Module.
- HSN3076 - Nephrology Introductory Module
- HSN3074 - Renal Nursing
- HSN3075 - Renal Replacement Therapies (RRT)
External Examiner
- City University, London (2019-)
- University of Hertfordshire & Lincoln University College (Malaysia) (2015-19)
- BSc (Hons) International Nursing programme (Malaysia)
- BSc Contemporary Nursing
- MSc Contemporary Nursing
Other
Graduate Supervision outside QUB
- Carmela Arteaga Jorda – (Category B Supervisor): The concept of Self management and the Expert Patient Programme– 2010-2018 – City University London.
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Projects
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R1146NUR: Developing guidance to deliver an arts-based intervention in a haemodialysis unit
02/01/2020 → …
Project: Research
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R4766NUR: Establishing a clinical phenotype for cachexia in chronic kidney disease
Reid, J., Maxwell, P. & Noble, H.
16/08/2016 → …
Project: Research
Research output
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Public awareness and attitudes toward palliative care in Northern Ireland
McIlfatrick, S., Hasson, F., McLaughlin, D., Johnston, G., Roulston, A., Rutherford, L., Noble, H., Kelly, S., Craig, A. & Kernohan, W. G., 17 Sep 2013, In: BMC palliative care. 12, 1, 7 p., BMC Palliative Care. IF 1.78 Q1.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Exploring public awareness and perceptions of palliative care: a qualitative study
McIlfatrick, S., Noble, H., McCorry, N. K., Roulston, A., Hasson, F., McLaughlin, D., Johnston, G., Rutherford, L., Payne, C., Kernohan, G., Kelly, S. & Craig, A., Mar 2014, In: Palliative Medicine. 28, 3, p. 273-280 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile40 Citations (Scopus)7952 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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£1500 Funding from Research and Enterprise, QUB
Noble, Helen (Recipient), 11 Oct 2017
Prize: Other distinction
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£2500 funding from NI Kidney Research Fund
Noble, Helen (Recipient), 15 Jan 2018
Prize: Other distinction
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British Journal of Renal Medicine Awards. A Patient-Centred Renal Supportive and Palliative Care Service (2nd Place). London, UK
Noble, Helen (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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Middle Eastern voluntary immigrant parents’ experiences of child healthcare services in Northern Ireland: a qualitative study
Helen Noble (Examiner)
20 Jan 2021Activity: Examination types › Other examination
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Young adults’ experiences of dialysis and kidney transplant decision-making
Helen Noble (Examiner)
2021Activity: Examination types › PhD external examination
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Making the right choices, palliative care and quality of life in ESKD
Helen Noble (Invited speaker)
Apr 2021Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Health Care in Kidney Healthcare
Helen Noble (Keynote speaker)
Sep 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Managing Stress and Wellbeing Mindfully During COVID-19
Helen Noble (Advisor)
11 Jun 2020Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
Press / Media
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Promoting the Art of Health and Wellbeing
Helen Noble, Claire Carswell & Anna Wilson
01/11/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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Northern Ireland patients on how getting to art of the matter helped them cope with dialysis
Helen Noble & Claire Carswell
09/04/2019
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Impact
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British Kidney Patient Association Patient and Carer Leaflets
Helen Noble (Participant)
Impact: Societial Impact, Quality of Life Impact, Public Service Impact
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ESRC Festival of Social Sciences - Waiting for a transplant on dialysis: living while dying with kidney disease
Helen Noble (Participant)
Impact: Societial Impact, Public Service Impact, Cultural Impact
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