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Appointed Interim Vice President and Head of Faculty of Health at the ����Ӱҵ in February 2025, Tracey brings with her more than 40 years of experience across nursing, education, and healthcare leadership.

Her journey into healthcare began before she formally trained as a nurse. During her A-levels, Tracey picked up a summer job as a Domestic Cleaner at the Northern General Hospital, giving her an insight into the workings of hospital life. Then shortly after completing her A-levels, she worked as a clerical officer for Trent Regional Health Authority. It was during this time that her interest in a hands-on clinical role took shape, “I knew I wanted to work in healthcare,” she recalls. However, Tracey's earliest recollection of wanting to work in healthcare was at about seven years of age when she told her infant teacher that she wanted to be a ‘brain surgeon’.

She enrolled in the adult nursing programme at Chesterfield Royal Hospital in 1979, back when nurse training was hospital based and not yet part of university education. Over the following years, she worked across private and NHS settings, gaining experience in a variety of specialties, eventually moving into vascular surgery at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield.

During a student placement, Tracey developed a strong interest in intensive care, a passion that stayed with her. In 1987, after gaining experience on general wards, she returned to intensive care and began her nursing studies degree at the University of Leeds. Further qualifications followed, including the ENB 100 intensive care course, which enabled her to progress professionally and eventually opened the door to teaching.

“While I enjoyed the clinical work, I found that I really valued supporting students,” Tracey says, “that made me realise teaching could be a fulfilling next step.” In 1990, she went on to teach the very same intensive care course she once took, marking the beginning of a long career in healthcare education.

When nursing education became degree based and transitioned into the university sector, Tracey continued to teach and develop her academic credentials. She completed a postgraduate diploma in teaching, followed by a master’s in nursing, and later earned a Doctorate in Medical Science from the ����Ӱҵ in 2015.

Over the years, she progressed through a range of leadership roles within the university: Head of Continuous Professional Development, Head of School, and eventually Dean of the School of Allied Health Professions, Nursing and Midwifery. Alongside these responsibilities, she took on external engagement work, helping build strategic partnerships between the university and NHS Trusts, health boards, and professional bodies.

Those partnerships have played a key role in aligning academic programmes with the evolving needs of the NHS, especially in workforce planning and the development of new professional roles. “Strong, trusted relationships with our healthcare partners are essential,” she says. “It allows us to shape relevant, forward-thinking curricula and create the right support for our students.”

In her current role, Tracey leads on teaching innovation, research strategy, and wellbeing for both staff and students. She also represents the faculty at senior university level, where she helps shape broader institutional priorities. “What’s been exciting is learning more about the incredible work happening across the university,” she says, “it broadened my view and reminded me just how interconnected all our disciplines are.”

Tracey also continues to support the faculties ambitious estates development programme, including the consolidation of health schools on a single site, the creation of new teaching and research facilities, and the implementation of cutting-edge technology like virtual reality platforms for anatomy teaching.

Despite the scale of her responsibilities, her motivations remain rooted in people. 

“Whether I'm working with patients, students, or colleagues, it's that fundamental commitment to supporting others that first drew me to nursing and continues to guide me today.”

Tracey Moore

Interim Vice President and Head of Faculty of Health

Outside of work, Tracey enjoys fair weather paddle boarding and has more recently taken up kickboxing. She is also a regular member of the Chesterfield Royal Hospital choir.

From the early days of hospital based training to her current leadership role at the ����Ӱҵ, Tracey’s career reflects a deep, consistent commitment to care, education, and collaborative progress in healthcare.