Jill Salt

Senior Lecturer and Course Leader

Allied Health and Social Work

I am lecturer on and course leader for the BSc Health and Social Care degree. My expertise centres mainly around teaching and I have been teacher in secondary and further education sectors since 2004 and up until starting my post with Staffordshire University in September 2022. My expertise lies in the teaching of anatomy and physiology but also the structure of the health and social care sector, political influences and contemporary issues.

Professional memberships and activities

  • Higher Education Academy

Academic qualifications

  • BSc (Hons) Exercise, Sport and Coaching Science, Manchester Metropolitan University
  • Post Graduate Certificate Education (Post 14), University of Staffordshire
  • Post Graduate Certificate International Twentieth Century History, University of Staffordshire
  • Masters in Social Welfare Law, Policy and Advice Practice, University of Staffordshire
  • National Professional Qualification in Middle Leadership

Expertise

  • Politics and the political structures relating to Health and Social Care
  • Social Welfare Law, e.g. Human Rights and the Equality Act
  • Co-production and Lived Experience
  • Anatomy and Physiology

Research interests

Co-production, poverty, racism, and teaching and learning.

Enterprise and commercial interests

I am elected councillor for Biddulph Town Council and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, a position held for 12 years in May 2027. I am 'retiring' in May 2027.

Teaching

  • BSc Hons Health and Social Care
  • Foundation Years in Nursing, Paramedic Science, and ODP
  • Project Supervisor for Masters Students

Publications

Haydon, S. and Salt, J. (2026) 'Biddulph Town Council: Biddulph Works Together' in Goldstraw, K. (eds.) How to Tackle Poverty with Co-Produced Activism: Knowledge from Lived Experience. Policy Press, pp. 176-189.

Salt, J. (2023) 'Biddulph Works Together: A Biddulph Town Council Project: Community Research Findings. Available at: https://biddulph.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/BWT-Report-F.pdf

for Career Prospects

Whatuni Student Choice Awards 2025

for Social Inclusion

The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026

for First Generation Students

The Mail University Guide 2026

in the UK for Games Education

Rookies Games Design and Development 2023, 2025

TIGA Best Games Institution 2024, 2025

of Research is “Internationally Excellent” or “World Leading”

Research Excellence Framework 2021

of Research Impact is ‘Outstanding’ or ‘Very Considerable’

Research Excellence Framework 2021