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Ana Sofia Antunes da Costa Santos
Clinical Simulation Fellow
Ana Santos joined the University of Greenwich in December 2025 as a Clinical Simulation Fellow. She is a registered nurse with a clinical background in perioperative and surgical nursing within NHS acute Trusts. Ana holds a PGCert in Practice Education and has completed leadership development programmes through the Florence Nightingale Fellowship and the Ashridge Leadership Programme. Her teaching expertise includes clinical skills, OSCE preparation for internationally educated nurses, and leadership development programmes for nurses, midwives, and allied health professionals. Ana is passionate about fostering psychologically safe learning environments and integrating innovative simulation approaches that bridge theory and practice.
Her professional interests include nursing leadership, coaching, and innovative education practices. Ana was the first fellow of the Nursing Leadership Institute at Barts, contributing to the understanding of the lived experiences of nursing leadership. Her work with Health Education England and Capital Nurse informed revisions to the Newly Qualified Nurse Graduate Offer.
Posts held previously:
2016- Present Nurse Education Practitioner - Barts Health NHS Trust - Programme Lead for Aspiring Clinical Leaders; delivered OSCE preparation, simulation-based learning, and workforce development programmes.
2025 (May-Sep) Nursing Leadership Institute Fellow - Barts Health NHS Trust Led a project exploring lived experiences of nursing leadership through interviews, data analysis, and knowledge exchange.
2022–2023 (Aug–Aug) RePAIR Fellow - Health Education England Worked on reducing pre-registration attrition, supporting transition to practice, and analysing COVID-19 impact on nursing education.
2011–2016 (Mar–Jun) Deputy Theatre Practitioner - Royal National Throat, Nose and Ear Hospital (UCLH).
2010–2011 (Aug–Mar) Staff Nurse - Lewisham Hospital NHS Trust, Acute Admission Ward 2009–2010 (Apr–Aug) Staff Nurse – Bradford Royal Infirmary - Day Surgery and Stroke Rehabilitation Ward.
Responsibilities within the university
Ana is responsible for designing and delivering high-quality simulation-based learning activities within the School of Health Sciences. These activities support undergraduate, post-qualifying, and postgraduate programmes, as well as contribute to research and enterprise initiatives.
Research / Scholarly interests
Ana’s interests focuses on the lived experiences of nursing leadership, innovative educational practices such as simulation-based learning, and the application of cognitive science principles to enhance learning design.