Naomi Hickey is the Education and Quality Lead at Glasgow Clinical Research Facility (CRF) and Deputy Lead for the UKCRF Workforce Development Work Package. Naomi has been an active contributor to the UKCRF Education Work Group for over 10 years, progressing from member to Deputy, and Chair, before undertaking her current post with UKCRFN. In these roles, she has led the development of several national education toolkits designed to enhance clinical research delivery across the UK.
She brings extensive experience in delivering education and training across all areas of clinical research and leads the NHS Research Scotland Good Clinical Practice (GCP) training programme. As a registered nurse, Naomi is a passionate advocate for the research nursing profession and consistently champions the visibility and development of the research nurse role. She has played a key role in supporting the next generation of clinical research professionals, including the implementation of student research placements and supporting educational resources.
