Alicia Bell

Senior Lecturer (Teaching Specialist (Clin))

College of Nursing and Health Sciences

+61 8 7421 9402
place Bedford Park

Alicia is a Senior Lecturer - Teaching Specialist (Clinical/Practitioner) and endorsed Nurse Practitioner. 

She has extensive clinical experience across neurology, rehabilitation, and rural and remote nursing, followed by 14 years in Paediatric Emergency, specialising in minor trauma management. Alicia was the first Nurse Practitioner endorsed in Paediatric Emergency in South Australia.

In 2020, working with homeless families, she transitioned to primary health care and developmental screening, motivated by a desire to support families in navigating the often complex health system. Alicia is passionate about interprofessional education and collaborative practice, and is committed to preparing the future health workforce to work effectively across disciplines to improve child and family outcomes.

She holds a Graduate Diploma in Emergency Nursing and a Master of Nurse Practitioner, and is currently completing a PhD investigating the role of nurse practitioners in child development.

Qualifications

Master of Nursing (Nurse Practitioner) completed 2013

Graduate Diploma Emergency Nursing 2012

Bachelor of Nursing 2002

Honours, awards and grants

2023 Excellence in Teaching Award, Flinders University

SA Premier Scholarship 2014/2015

Key responsibilities

Clinical

Paediatric Nurse Practitioner in Health2Go

Teaching at Flinders University

Master of Nurse Practitioner 

Bachelor of Nursing

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NURS9029 Integrated Professional Practice 2
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