Zakiya Nosakhere is an experienced practitioner with a passion for providing a high standard of care and advocating for those in need within both her roles as an Assistant Professor of Midwifery and a midwife.

Zakiya teaches and facilitates the learning and clinical development of student midwives. She have a keen interest and expertise in mental health, particularly perinatal mental health and has gained valuable experience whilst working in CAMHS.

Within her role as Assistant Professor of Midwifery at the University of Nottingham she is the Midwifery lead for inter-professional education for which she co-leads MidMed which provides Medicine and Midwifery students with the opportunity to experience obstetric emergencies simulations and complex social case studies facilitated by obstetric and Midwifery academics and clinicians. She has presented the ongoing success with MidMed at the INHWE 2024 conference in Spain.

Additionally, Zakiya is the clinical skills lead for Midwifery and works to improve the diversity and quality of clinical skills equipment for Midwifery and other students to aid in educating them on how health issues can impact the diverse service users we care for.