I am a Research Fellow in Wales Kidney Research Unit, which is an interdisciplinary, all-Wales partnership funded by Health and Care Research Wales for the study of diagnosis, prevention, treatment and social context of kidney disease. Within this role I will develop and deliver health services research, and develop research capacity and capability amongst nurses and allied health professionals working within kidney care in Wales.

Building on my clinical career in kidney nursing, my research has focused on kidney care, particularly peritoneal dialysis. My RCBC-funded PhD was an ethnography exploring patients’ and families’ experiences of living with peritoneal dialysis (Baillie et al. 2012, Baillie and Lankshear 2014, Baillie and Lankshear 2015, Baillie 2018). Subsequently, my Postdoctoral Fellowship was a mixed methods study examining patients’ and families’ knowledge and experiences of peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis (Baillie et al. 2018, Baillie et al. 2021, Baillie et al. 2023). Recently, I collaborated with an international panel of kidney nurses to co-develop nursing sensitive indicators for peritoneal dialysis nursing, which have been endorsed by the European Dialysis and Transplant Nurses Association (Baillie et al. 2025).  I co-lead the Association of Nephrology Nurses Research Community of Practice (Baillie et al. 2025). In 2024 I became the Associate Editor of the Journal of Renal Care.

I have undertaken a range of qualitative and mixed methods research encompassing long-term conditions and public health. I have supervised three doctoral students to completion. Currently I am supervising Sarah McMillan’s PhD, funded by Kidney Research UK, which is exploring risk factors for complications in dialysis access, and patient’s perspectives of complications. 

Formerly, I was a Senior Lecturer (Adult Nursing) at Cardiff University, where I taught, assessed and supervised undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research students. I held Module Leader and Programme Manager roles, acted as Vice Chair for the School Research Ethics Committee, and was RCBC Wales Deputy Lead for Cardiff University. I became a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy in 2021.

• PhD
  Cardiff University, 2013
• Professional: Bachelor of Nursing (Hons.)
  Cardiff University, 2008

2025

• PublishedA mixed methods study exploring barriers and facilitators to secondary-care nurses discussing smoking cessation with patients: phase 1 of the Think Quit Study
  Elliott, M., Price, K.-M., Hewitt, R. M., Knowles, N., Ganesh, S., Baillie, J. & Jones, L., 5 Aug 2025, In: BMC Nursing. 24, 1, p. 1020 1020.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• E-pub ahead of printChallenges and Support Strategies for Intensive Care Unit Nurses in the Organ Donation Process: A Scoping Review
  Selvaraj, N., Baillie, J., Jones, J. & Edwards, D., 13 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Advanced Nursing.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
• E-pub ahead of printChallenges of recruiting nurses as participants in research studies: insights from a smoking cessation study
  Jones, L., Elliott, M., Price, K.-M., Baillie, J. & Hewitt, R., 27 Nov 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Nurse Researcher.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedCo-Producing Peritoneal Dialysis Nursing Sensitive Indicators for Quality Care: A Multinational Consensus Building Design
  Baillie, J., Bonner, A., Guillouet, S., Mikut, C., Punzalan, S., Kaczmarek, A., Wenzyl, L. C. & Finderup, J., 1 Mar 2025, In: Journal of renal care. 51, 1, p. e70008
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• E-pub ahead of printNurse-led kidney research: opportunities and supportsupport
  Baillie, J., Anderson, N., Fielding, C. & Lawes, S., 11 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Kidney Care. 10, 2, p. 90-94
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2024

• PublishedCommentary: Exploring the lived and coping experiences of patients with kidney failure undergoing haemodialysis in Malaysian private hospitals
  Baillie, J., 1 May 2024, In: Journal of Research in Nursing. 29, 3, p. 241-242 2 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedImportance of patient and public involvement in doctoral research involving people living with dementia
  Smith, C., Baillie, J. & Gill, P., 12 Jun 2024, In: Nurse Researcher. 32, 2, p. 39-45 7 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPerceptions of peritonitis risk, prevention, diagnosis and stigma: Findings from a mixed methods study with patients and relatives using peritoneal dialysis
  Baillie, J., Gill, P. & Courtenay, M., 1 Jun 2024, In: Journal of renal care. 50, 2, p. 138-150 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

• PublishedThe clinical decision-making process involved in end of life care for people with dementia in primary care: A protocol paper
  Smith, C., Gill, P. & Baillie, J., 1 Jul 2023, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 79, 7, p. 2744-2753 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2021

• PublishedSeeking help for peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis: Patients' and families' intentions and actions. A mixed methods study
  Baillie, J., Gill, P. & Courtenay, M., Oct 2021, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 77, 10, p. 4211-4225 15 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2020

• PublishedCommentary: An overview of the qualitative descriptive design within nursing research
  Baillie, J., 1 Aug 2020, In: Journal of Research in Nursing. 25, 5, p. 458-459 2 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2019

• PublishedCommentary: Service user involvement in teaching and learning: student nurse perspectives
  Baillie, J., 8 Jun 2019, In: Journal of Research in Nursing. 24, 3-4, p. 195-196 2 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedGaining an accurate reflection of the reality of palliative care through the use of free-text feedback in questionnaires: the AFTER study
  Bowyer, A. V., Finlay, I., Baillie, J., Byrne, A., McCarthy, J., Sampson, C., Snow, V. & Nelson, A., Mar 2019, In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 9, 1, p. e17
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedMethodological considerations when using ethnography to explore home care
  Baillie, J., 16 Sept 2019, In: Nurse Researcher. 27, 3, p. 33-39 7 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPalliative care research centre's move into social media: constructing a framework for ethical research, a consensus paper
  Hopewell-Kelly, N., Baillie, J., Sivell, S., Harrop, E., Bowyer, A., Taylor, S., Thomas, K., Newman, A., Prout, H., Byrne, A., Taubert, M. & Nelson, A., Jun 2019, In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 9, 2, p. 219-224 6 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2018

• PublishedInterviews and focus groups in qualitative research: an update for the digital age
  Gill, P. & Baillie, J., 12 Oct 2018, In: British Dental Journal.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedKnowledge, understanding and experiences of peritonitis amongst patients, and their families, undertaking peritoneal dialysis: A mixed methods study protocol
  Baillie, J., Gill, P. & Courtenay, M., Jan 2018, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 74, 1, p. 201-210 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedSymptom management, nutrition and hydration at end-of-life: a qualitative exploration of patients', carers' and health professionals' experiences and further research questions
  Baillie, J., Anagnostou, D., Sivell, S., Van Godwin, J., Byrne, A. & Nelson, A., 16 Apr 2018, In: BMC Palliative Care. 17, 1, p. 60
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2016

• PublishedThe preferences and perspectives of family caregivers towards place of care for their relatives at the end-of-life. A systematic review and thematic synthesis of the qualitative evidence
  Woodman, C., Baillie, J. & Sivell, S., Dec 2016, In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 6, 4, p. 418-429 12 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2015

• PublishedA feasibility study to inform the design of a randomised controlled trial to identify the most clinically effective and cost-effective length of Anticoagulation with Low-molecular-weight heparin In the treatment of Cancer-Associated Thrombosis (ALICAT)
  Noble, S. I., Nelson, A., Fitzmaurice, D., Bekkers, M.-J., Baillie, J., Sivell, S., Canham, J., Smith, J. D., Casbard, A., Cohen, A., Cohen, D., Evans, J., Fletcher, K., Johnson, M., Maraveyas, A., Prout, H. & Hood, K., Oct 2015, In: Health Technology Assessment. 19, 83, p. vii-xxiii, 1-93
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• E-pub ahead of printConsiderations and recommendations for conducting qualitative research interviews with palliative and end-of-life care patients in the home setting: a consensus paper
  Sivell, S., Prout, H., Hopewell-Kelly, N., Baillie, J., Byrne, A., Edwards, M., Harrop, E., Noble, S., Sampson, C. & Nelson, A., 8 Dec 2015, (E-pub ahead of print) In: BMJ Supportive and Palliative Care. 9, 1, p. e14
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPatient and family perspectives on peritoneal dialysis at home: findings from an ethnographic study
  Baillie, J. & Lankshear, A., Jan 2015, In: Journal of Clinical Nursing. 24, 1-2, p. 222-34 13 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• PublishedPatients' and Relatives' Experiences of Peritonitis When Using Peritoneal Dialysis
  Baillie, J. & Lankshear, A., 1 Sept 2015, In: Journal of renal care. 41, 3, p. 177-86 10 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2014

• PublishedA feasibility study to inform the design of a randomized controlled trial to identify the most clinically and cost effective anticoagulation length with low molecular weight heparin in the treatment of cancer associated thrombosis (ALICAT): study protocol for a mixed-methods study
  Smith, J., Baillie, J., Baglin, T., Griffiths, G., Casbard, A., Cohen, D., Fitzmaurice, D. A., Hood, K., Rose, P., Cohen, A. T., Johnson, M., Maraveyas, A., Bell, J., Toone, H., Nelson, A. & Noble, S. I., 12 Apr 2014, In: Trials. 15, 122.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
• Published'Don't blame the middle man': an exploratory qualitative study to explore the experiences of translators breaking bad news
  Prentice, J., Nelson, A., Baillie, J., Osborn, H. & Noble, S., Jul 2014, In: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine. 107, 7, p. 271-276 6 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2013

• PublishedA mixed-methods study of the Care Needs of individuals with idiopathic Pulmonary fibrosis and their carers--CaNoPy: a study protocol
  Byrne, A., Sampson, C., Baillie, J., Harrison, K., Hope-Gill, B., Hubbard, R., Griffiths, G. & Nelson, A., 7 Aug 2013, In: BMJ Open. 3, 8
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2012

• PublishedPerspectives on peritoneal dialysis at home: implications for the management of a chronic condition. A study protocol
  Baillie, J., Lankshear, A. & Featherstone, K., 1 Aug 2012, In: Journal of Advanced Nursing. 68, 8, p. 1847-57 11 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review