Mr Angus Reid

Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing
angus.reid@uhi.ac.uk

Biography

Angus Reid

Based at the Centre for Health Sciences in Inverness I joined UHI in 2021.  I work as a lecturer in Mental Health Nursing, within the Department of Nursing and Midwifery.

I qualified as a Registered Nurse (Mental Health) in 2006.  I spent six years working with the Directorate of Forensic Mental Health & Learning Disability in NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde.  I then worked in a residential treatment centre for military veterans with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in South Ayrshire for five years.

Last three years, worked for the Ministry of Defence as a RMN with serving military personnel and their dependents in Kinloss Barracks and RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus.

My professional interests include Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction.  I qualified as a MBCT/MBSR teacher in June 2020.  I am currently studying a Master of Science (Studies in Mindfulness) with the University of Aberdeen and hope to complete 2023.

Qualifications

  • Master of Science (Philosophy and Ethics of Mental Health), University of Warwick (2012)
  • Bachelor of Nursing (Mental Health), Glasgow Caledonian University (2006)
  • Bachelor of Science, Open University (2006)
  • Bachelor of Accounting Edinburgh Napier University (1991)

Professional bodies

  • NMC Registered Nurse (Mental Health)