Claire Gardiner

Claire is a registered dietitian and senior lecturer at Leeds Beckett University.

Claire joined the Nutrition and Dietetic Group at Leeds Beckett University in 2009 as a part time lecturer and from May 2018 joined the team full time as a senior lecturer. She completed a BSc (Hons) in Nutrition and Dietetics at Robert Gordons University in Aberdeen and subsequently completed her MSc in Dietetics (Leeds Beckett University) in 2016. Claire is a fellow of the HEA.

Prior to being appointed as a full time Senior Lecturer at Leeds Beckett University in 2018, Claire worked as a Dietitian at Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust for 21 years obtaining a varied dietetic experience in medicine, oncology, surgery, critical care and specialising in Renal Dietetics for the last 18 years. Claire continues her development in this area as she holds the post registration education co-lead position on the BDA renal nutrition specialist group committee.

Claire is also on the school committee for Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as she is passionate about supporting the development of a course where everyone feels represented.

Currently Claire is the Level 6 lead for the BSc (Hons) Dietetics. Her main teaching responsibilities are across the under-graduate and post-graduate Dietetic courses. Specific modules Claire is responsible for delivering are:

• Level 5 Genetics and lifestyle related conditions
• Level 5 Applied Clinical Dietetics
• Level 6 Competent Practitioner

Additional roles include values based interviews for BSc and MSc in Dietetics courses, the co-ordination of under-graduate placements across the cluster, and Practice Liaison Lecturer for several NHS Trusts. Claire also works in collaboration with North East and Yorkshire Placement Partnership delivering Practice Supervisory Skills Courses for qualified Dietitians and Support Workers across the cluster.