Yemi Onilude

Dr Yemi Onilude BSc Hons, PGDipHE, MSc, EdD

Senior Lecturer in Midwifery

Yemi joined the university in February 2014 as a Senior Lecturer in Midwifery. Prior to joining the university in 2012, she was a hospital and community midwife in the NHS; mentoring, supervising and assessing pre-registration midwifery students at different levels of their programme. She also supervised newly qualified midwives towards completion of their preceptorship programmes.

Yemi completed her MSc in Public Health at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London in 2006 and a PGDip Higher Education, University of Greenwich in 2012.

She has recently completed her Doctor of Education programme (EdD) in September 2023 and her research is a mixed methods study of pre-registration midwifery perinatal mental health education and the preparedness of newly qualified midwives for post-registration practice.

Yemi has contributed to student success and has had a positive impact on her workplace in many ways which is reflected in her nominations, shortlisting and awards.

Her Student Led Teaching Awards (SLTAs) as winners include: the Accessible Education Award for Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences (FEHHS) in 2022, the Inspirational Teaching Award for FEHHS in 2021, and the Extra Mile Award for FEHHS in 2016. For the Faculty staff award, Yemi has also been awarded a winner for the most outstanding contribution to student experience in 2017. She has also won the British Journal of Midwifery, London award along with three other midwifery lecturers for Contribution to Midwifery Education and the Clinical Practice Education for a London South East NHS Partner Trust. She has been shortlisted for the following SLTAs awards, Equity Champion Award (2022) and Outstanding Personal Tutor Award (2016).

Yemi has other nominations for other staff awards including the ‘Making a Difference Award’ in 2023 and the ‘Positive Impact Award’ in 2022. Yemi prefers to address her midwifery students as future midwives, seeing them as future Greenwich graduates, colleagues and leaders with great potential to change their world.

Posts held previously:

  • 2012 - 2013 Midwifery Lecturer (Temporary contract) at University of Greenwich
  • 2004 - 2014 Community Midwife at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich, London
  • 2003 - 2004 Hospital Midwife at Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup, Kent
  • 1999 - 2003 Hospital Midwife at Newham University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, London
  • 2002 - 2003 Student midwives’ support lead at Newham University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust, London
  • 2000 - 2001 Research Midwife/Local-Coordinator, Newham General Hospital On Broad-Spectrum antibiotics for pre-term, pre-labour rupture of fetal membranes-ORACLE 1 Randomised trial (published: Lancet, March 2001)
  • 1996 - 1997 Adult Registered Nurse for Surgical ward and assessment unit and Medical admissions at Newham University Teaching Hospital, London
  • 1991 - 1995 Registered General Nurse for Medico-surgical and Gynae and Neonatal Unit Nurse – midwife (3 years) at Baptist Medical Centre, Nigeria

Midwifery

Responsibilities within the university
  • Module leader for BSc Midwifery programme and midwifery degree apprenticeship at Level 6
  • Joint Module Leader for Psychosocial perspectives on health for nursing and midwifery students at level 4
  • Teaching and assessment responsibilities are for all branches of nursing, midwifery, and paramedic science programmes at levels 4-6 and 7
  • Project supervisor for BSc and MSc research at levels 6 and 7
  • Personal tutor from Jan 23, Jan 21, Sept 19, March 17, Sept 15, and March 14 midwifery cohorts
  • Linking with partner NHS Trusts: Currently at LGT – QE site and previously was at Darent Valley Hospital for 5 years.

Awards
  • 2023 - Doctor of Education, University of Greenwich, London
  • 2022 - Student Led Teaching Awards (SLTAs)

- Winner: Accessible Education Award /for Faculty of Education, Health and Human Sciences (FEHHS)

- Shortlist: Equity Champion Award

  • 2021 - SLTAs

- Winner: Inspirational Teaching Award for FEHHS

  • 2018 - British Journal of Midwifery Award, London

- Winner: Contribution to Midwifery Education Award along with 3 midwifery link lecturers and the Clinical practice education for LGT NHS Trust, QE site

  • 2017 - Faculty Staff Awards

- Winner: Most outstanding contribution to student experience

  • 2016 - SLTAs

- Winner: Extra Mile Award for FEHHS

- Shortlist: Outstanding Personal Tutor Award

Recognition

Currently member of NMC 96I0011O

Research / Scholarly interests

Exploration of the extent to which pre-registration midwifery perinatal mental health education and practice prepare the newly qualified midwives to support women with perinatal mental health needs as part of the post-registration practice role.

Presentations
  • Rugge, E., Onilude, Y., Aldersley, L., Levi, K., Ferreira., E. (2023) Collaborative Learning in Practice and Problem-Based Learning: The impacts on the future midwives’ learning in practice. Parallel session presentation. January SHIFT 2023. University of Greenwich (UoG), London.
  • Onilude, Y. (2022) The application of merged social constructivism and critical realism model to pre-registration PMH teaching, learning & placements’ process - Doctoral conference paper presentation, March, University of Greenwich., London, England.
  • Onilude, Y. (2022) The diagrammatic connections between chapters in addressing the research questions using social constructivism theory, critical realism, and pragmatism paradigm - Doctoral conference paper presentation, November, University of Greenwich., London, England.
  • Onilude, Y. (2022) Onilude’s KASH model - Strategic KASH essentials for the NQMs’ perinatal mental health role preparedness using ABCDE approach: Doctoral conference paper presentation, November, University of Greenwich., London, England
  • Onilude, Y. (2022) Onilude’s ‘TIPS’ model for the NQMs’ perinatal mental health role preparedness - Doctoral conference paper presentation, November, University of Greenwich., London, England.
  • Onilude, Y. (2022) Onilude’s proposed timeline for pre-registration midwifery PMH education, practice & preceptorship: Doctoral conference paper presentation, November, University of Greenwich., London, England.
  • Onilude, Y. (2021) The application of the three stratified ontology of critical realism to perinatal risk assessment with consideration of the perceived influencing and protective factors - Doctoral conference paper presentation, November, University of Greenwich., London, England.
  • Onilude, Y. (2021) The application of critical realism stratified domains to the midwives’ confidence and impact on PMH role - Doctoral conference paper presentation, November, University of Greenwich., London, England.
  • Onilude, Y. (2021) The five Ps’ constraints & enablers to the midwives’ PMH role - Doctoral conference paper presentation, November, University of Greenwich., London, England.
  • Onilude, Y. (2021) The application of the three stratified domains of critical realism to the perceived five Ps’ constraints and enablers to the midwives’ effective PMH role - Doctoral conference paper presentation, November, University of Greenwich., London, England.
  • Onilude, Y. (2021) The congruity between research aim and paradigm preference - Doctoral conference paper presentation, November, University of Greenwich., London, England.
  • Onilude, Y. (2021) The theoretical framework: dualism of social constructivism and critical realism to explain the NQMs’ preparedness for effective PMH role - Doctoral conference paper presentation, November, University of Greenwich., London, England.
  • Onilude, Y. (2021) The interconnections of merged social constructivism and critical realism model with pragmatism, mixed methods, and the research questions - Doctoral conference paper presentation, November, University of Greenwich., London, England.
  • Onilude, Y. (2021) The preliminary thematic map: Codes the potential sub-themes and themes guided by the research questions - Doctoral conference paper presentation, November, University of Greenwich., London, England.
  • Onilude, Y. (2021) Finalised thematic map - Doctoral conference paper presentation, November, University of Greenwich., London, England.
  • Onilude, Y. (2019) Why use critical realism to explore perinatal depression? A Literature Review. Doctorate in Education (EdD) conference presentation. March 2019. UoG.
  • Onilude, Y. (2019) Exploring contextual conditions for perinatal mental health using critical realism. EdD Colloquium. Conference presentation. June 2019. Oxford Brookes University.
  • Main L, Best, M, and Onilude, Y. (2018) Mentoring in different milieus. Parallel session presentation at the SHIFT conference with two other EdD students. UoG. London
  • Onilude, Y. (2017) Application of the ExPLISSIT model to explore pre and post-registration midwives’ knowledge, attitudes, skills, and habits (KASH) around postnatal depression and risk of suicide. EdD conference presentation. November 2017, UoG.
  • Onilude, Y. (2017) Let’s get ExPLISSIT about Perinatal Mental Health and Suicide. The roles of midwives and health visitors. Poster Presentation. October 2017 Unite-CPHVA Annual Professional Conference, Cardiff.
  • Onilude, Y. (2017) Perinatal Mental Health and the role of maternity services. Poster Presentation. March 2017. EdD conference presentation. UoG, London.
  • Onilude, Y. (2014) Genetic Screening presentation. Genetic students’ conference. March, UoG.
  • Onilude, Y. (2006) How the NHS community maternity services could reduce the incidence of psychiatric-related maternal mortality and severe morbidity in women at risk from birth till 28 days postpartum, London, England, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London.