Keeley Rigby is a senior lecturer in Radiotherapy and Oncology and the practice learning tutor at Royal Derby hospital. Keeley is the course leader for the degree apprenticeship in therapeutic radiography, and she teaches on a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.
She is actively involved in research with a passion for improving the patient experience during and after radiotherapy.

Keeley’s background is in BSc Medical Sciences which she studied at the University of Leeds, from this degree stems her passion and interest in anatomy and physiology. After graduating she worked as an Intelligence Analyst for West Yorkshire Police before undertaking the PGDip Radiotherapy and Oncology course at Sheffield Hallam University. She graduated in 2008 and worked at St James' hospital in Leeds as a Radiographer and then a Specialist Practitioner.

At St James’ hospital she was a key trainer in Moving and Handling within the department, delivering training to staff and students.

She joined Hallam as a lecturer in April 2012 since then she has completed her MSc in Radiotherapy and Oncology and PGCert ed in learning and teaching in higher education. She is involved in teaching on both the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Keeley received a CoRIPS Research Grant and undertook a study to explore the experience of ringing the end of treatment bell on patients' finishing radiotherapy treatment, and the impact it has on them and the therapeutic radiographers working in the department. Her previous research interests include using 3D Stereophotogrammetry to evaluate new immobilisation devices for tissue stabilisation, positioning and accuracy during radiotherapy treatment.