Professor of Nursing. Strategic Lead - NMC Competence Test Centre at Ulster University
Joined August 2014
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3 Apr 2025
Delighted to be promoted to Professor of Nursing. Thanks to everyone who has supported me and believed in me.
Celebrating the great news of promotion to Professor of nursing for our colleague @dodonnell22 @ulsterunisonp Congratulations Professor O’Donnell!! We are #proudofuu #ulsternurse #ulsterparamedics
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Deirdre O'Donnell RN, PhD, SFHEA retweeted
Feb 12
From team away day 🎨 to reception window 🌿
Our staff paintings came together to inspire a design that now welcomes everyone through our doors. ✨ #CreativeJourney #Teamwork #Ulsterctc
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Deirdre O'Donnell RN, PhD, SFHEA retweeted
Delighted to have successfully defended my PhD thesis ☺️
Congratulations to @AndreaCShepherd on a successful defence of her PhD thesis yesterday. Her thesis is on ‘Brain Computer Interface Technology use involving people with disorders of consciousness and locked in syndrome. The lived experience of families. #proudofuu #PhDone
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Deirdre O'Donnell RN, PhD, SFHEA retweeted
9 Dec 2025
Ulster CTC choose Foyle Foodbank for our Christmas Appeal this year. A huge thank you to all staff who donated. We managed to raise £295 along with lots of food to help the community this Christmas. #UlsterCTC #christmasappeal
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Deirdre O'Donnell RN, PhD, SFHEA retweeted
23 Dec 2025
We would like to wish all our staff and candidates a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from Ulster CTC #UlsterCTC #OSCE #christmas
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Deirdre O'Donnell RN, PhD, SFHEA retweeted
14 May 2025
Mental health is connected to every aspect of our lives including our physical health and relationships.
Here at the Ulster CTC, we have decided to play our part in raising awareness on this Mental Health Awareness Week 2025
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21 Jan 2025
Pleased to see our paper published @NealFCook journals.rcni.com/nursing-st… @UlsterUniSoNP @UlsterCtc @tanya_mccance @ProfBrendan
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Deirdre O'Donnell RN, PhD, SFHEA retweeted
4 Dec 2024
We are extremely proud to be part of @UlsterUni and to be awarded the @TimesHigherEd Awards University of the Year 2024 🎉
This award is testament to the dedication, passion and work ethic of everyone at Ulster University.
#WeAreUU #ProudOfUU #THEAwards #UlsterCTC
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Deirdre O'Donnell RN, PhD, SFHEA retweeted
30 Oct 2024
Great to have the opportunity to present our work to an international audience #NetNep @NealFCook @dodonnell22 @tanya_mccance @ProfBrendan @PCP_ICoP @UlsterUniSoNP
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30 Oct 2024
Proud to present one aspect of our Erasmus work in Singapore at #NETNEP24 @ProfBrendan @tanya_mccance @NealFCook @StephanieDunle2 @PCP_ICoP @UlsterUniSoNP @NIPEC_online
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Deirdre O'Donnell RN, PhD, SFHEA retweeted
26 Jun 2024
Promoting person-centredness at the International Congress of Health Workforce Education and Research in Barcelona with my Australian colleagues @KarenTuqiri @ProfBrendan @NealFCook @dodonnell22
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7 Jun 2024
Super excited to open our new Competence Test Centre next week. Thanks to everyone who has supported us in transitioning to our new premises @UlsterUniSoNP @NealFCook @AndreaCShepherd @DebbieGoode5 @niallach @nmcnews @NIPEC_online @JonahAtos
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Deirdre O'Donnell RN, PhD, SFHEA retweeted
23 May 2024
We are recruiting! We are looking for an Operations Officer to join the CTC team 🌟
If you would like to find out more/to apply please visit the Ulster University jobs page
ulster.ac.uk/peopleandcultur… @NealFCook @dodonnell22 @UlsterUniSoNP @UlsterUniLHS #jobfairy
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Deirdre O'Donnell RN, PhD, SFHEA retweeted
20 May 2024
Our Mascot Bear, Osce-r, did an inspection of our new premises today and is excited for 10 June…..
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Deirdre O'Donnell RN, PhD, SFHEA retweeted
9 May 2024
The Brian O'Mahony Award for Outstanding Contribution to Haemophilia Care in Ireland was awarded last night to Professor James O'Donnell.
Prof. O'Donnell has worked as a consultant haematologist in the NCC since 2005 and is a world renowned researcher and authority on VWD.
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23 Apr 2024
Thanks @RCNEdForum for the opportunity to present on Educators’ experiences of development schools to promote person-centredness in health currricula @cawdickson @NealFCook @StephanieDunle2 @AmandaPhelan1 @ernaharalds @famke_lieshout @sergej_kmetec @ProfBrendan @PersonCentrdCu1
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23 Apr 2024
Delighted to see the Health action training using the Person-Centred Curricula framework @PersonCentrdCu1 @NealFCook @ProfBrendan @UlsterCtc @UlsterUniSoNP
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12 Apr 2024
Hugely grateful to all at the City of Derry airport team for your commitment to proactively supporting internationally educated nurses and midwives travelling to @UlsterCtc. Working together to make a difference @NealFCook @nmcnews @niallach @UlsterUniSoNP @JonahAtos
12 Apr 2024
The Airport came together with the fantastic team @UlsterUni's Magee Campus today to discuss how we can support international students travelling to attend examinations with the School of Nursing.
We look forward to welcoming the students to
#CityofDerryAirport. #WeAreUU
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12 Apr 2024
Proud to be a contributor and grateful of the opportunity to work with colleagues internationally to influence the development of the healthcare workforce for person-centred practice @UlsterCtc @UlsterUniSoNP @NIPEC_online @nmcnews
12 Apr 2024
It has arrived in Aus! Delighted to have worked with a great team who made this happen. A first of its kind, informed by 3-year Erasmus Euro Project. An amazing team to work with @syd_health @Sydney_Uni @CDNMANZ @JobsNSLHD @WestSydHealth @SydneyLHD @PCP_ICoP #sydneynursingschool
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