Paul Mcliesh

Dr Paul Mcliesh

Senior Lecturer

Adelaide Nursing School

Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences


Paul currently works as a senior lecturer at the University of Adelaide.
The University of Adelaide has a unique Orthopaedic program that has students enrolled from all over Australia.
Paul initially trained as a registered nurse at the RAH in 1989. He has since then completed a Bachelor of Nursing at the University of South Australia, a Graduate Diploma in Orthopaedic Nursing and the Master of Nursing Science and PhD at the University of Adelaide.
He worked in a number of positions at the Royal Adelaide Hospital over 23 years and has been lecturing in the Adelaide Nursing School at the University of Adelaide since 2010 where he co-ordinated the Orthopaedic Graduate Diploma Program, supervises students in a number of courses in the Master of Nursing Science program.
He was the education officer for the Centre for Evidence-based Practice South Australia (CEPSA): An affiliated centre of JBI.
He was the president of the Australian & New Zealand Orthopaedic Nurses Association (2013-2015) and the South Australian Orthopaedic Nurses (2014-2016).
He is deputy editor of the International Journal of Orthopaedic and Trauma Nursing.
Clinical interests are: Venous ThromboEmbolism (VTE) management/prevention in the Orthopaedic setting, risk management, occupational safety, pain management of the older patient and pressure ulcer prevention.
Teaching interests include eLearning, virtual reality, orthopaedic nursing, bariatric nursing, occupational health and safety, virtual learning and teaching and Systematic Review training.
He is a teaching specialist with the Adelaide Academy and a member of the College of Reviewers at the University of Adelaide
He current works in a joint role with St Andrews Hospital as Associate Professor for Innovations in Safety and Quality

His Phd considered how the healthcare system requires nurses to conduct and document patient assessments- and how the complexity and inefficiency of those requirements have increased over time leading to a range of poorly recognised and measured unintended consequences that are adding to patient risks that the requirements are intended to reduce.

My Research

Year Title Investigators Funding Body
2025 Review of Nurse led clinics- Strathalbyn and Gumeracha Hospitals   Paul McLiesh, Erin Lord, Sally Anne Bessell NA
2024 Rethinking assessment: Institutional factors influencing expert nursing practice Paul McLiesh, Rick Wiechula, Philippa Rasmussen NA
2014 Prevention and reduction of Acute & Chronic Dehydration (PARCH'D) Paul McLiesh, Rick Wiechula, Tim Schultz, Elizabeth Kapur  Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) Research Foundation
2012 Orthopaedic Nursing in the 2010s. A critical Ethnography Paul McLiesh, Rick Wiechula, South Australian Orthopaedic Nurses Association.
  • Appointments

    Date Position Institution name
    2025 - 2025 Associate Professor : Innovations in Safety & Quality St Andrews Hospital
    2022 - 2025 Program Coordinator (Post Registration) University of Adelaide
    2020 - 2022 Senior Lecturer - Program Coordinator (pre Registration) University of Adelaide
    2010 - 2019 Lecturer- Acting Program Coordinator MCN University of Adelaide
    1989 - 2012 Clinical Service Coordinator - Various Royal Adelaide Hospital
  • Education

    Date Institution name Country Title
    2015 - 2024 University of Adelaide Australia PhD
    2011 - 2012 University of Adelaide Australia Master of Nursing Science
    1996 - 1996 University of Adelaide Australia Graduate Diploma of Orthopaedic Nursing
    1995 - 1995 University of South Australia Australia Bachelor of Nursing
  • Postgraduate Training

    Date Title Institution Country
    2015 - 2024 Doctor of Philosphy University of Adelaide Australia
  • Research Interests

Competitive Research Funding

International Competitive Schemes

Date Project/No. Investigators Funding Body Amount
2020 Student and staff co-creation and evaluation of VR immersive experiences for enhanced wine knowledge in diverse student cohorts

Dr Beth Loveys

Ms Jill Bauer

Assoc. Prof Paul Grbin

Mr Paul McLeish

Mr Steve Cook

Matthew Norris

Learning Enhancement & Innovation

University of Adelaide

$6000
2018 Learning Enhancement and Innovation Grant Paul McLiesh & Frank Donnelly

Learning Enhancement & Innovation

University of Adelaide

$2,500
2016 eLearing Grant- Through the Looking Glass Frank Donnelly & Paul McLiesh Faculty of Health & Medical Sciences. University of Adelaide $5000
2014 Prevention and reduction of Acute & Chronic Dehydration (PARCH'D) Paul McLiesh, Rick Wiechula, Tim Schultz, Elizabeth Kapur  Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) Research Foundation $20,000
2012 Orthopaedic Nursing in the 2010s.  A critical Ethnography Paul McLiesh, Rick Wiechula, South Australian Orthopaedic Nurses Association. $1,500
         

Teaching

Lectures:

  • Bachelor of Nursing
  • Master of Clinical Nursing

Coordinates:

  • Program Director: Post registration 2022- 2024
  • Program Coordinator Master of Clinical Nursing 2017- 2022
  • Bachelor of Nursing (post registration - Singapore)- Previous
  • Graduate Diploma of Nursing Science (orthopaedic Nursing)
  • Graduate Diploma of Nursing Science (Infection control, Burns, Neuroscience Nursing)- Previous
  • Education coordinator for Centre for Evidence Based Practice South Australia (CEPSA) - Previous

Supervison:

Master of Nursing Science- Research dissertation.

Master of Clinical Science

Master of Nursing Science- Systematic Review

 

  • Position: Senior Lecturer
  • Phone: 83136286
  • Email: paul.mcliesh@adelaide.edu.au
  • Fax: 83133594
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: Adelaide Health and Medical Sciences, floor 4
  • Org Unit: Adelaide Nursing School

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