
Harley Smith is a Registered Nurse and Teaching Fellow in Clinical Skills and Simulation at Keele University. With 11 years of NHS experience spanning trauma and rehabilitation, critical care, specialist nursing, and NHS education, Harley brings extensive experience in both frontline patient care and healthcare education. For the past five years, Harley has worked at Keele University as a Teaching Fellow in Clinical Skills and Simulation-Based Education. As a Teaching Fellow, she collaborates with interprofessional teams to design learning experiences which prepare undergraduate and postgraduate students for collaborative clinical practice across several healthcare professions programmes. Harley recently completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and is the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Lead for the faculty simulation team. Areas of interest include simulation-based education, EDI initiatives, innovative educational practice, and preparing students for contemporary healthcare practice.