College Lecturer in Nursing (Above the Bar)

This post is being recruited as part of UCC Futures- Future Medicines

UCC Futures - Future Medicines combines a multidisciplinary team of renowned world leading scientists, engineers and clinician investigators at University College Cork and affiliated hospitals to deliver high-impact, transformational, next generation medicines and medical technologies.

It leverages the expertise and infrastructure across multiple Schools in UCC’s College of Medicine & Health, in addition to UCC Research Centres and Institutes including APC Microbiome Ireland and our flagship Tyndall National Institute.   This unique translational environment will become a magnet for small & medium enterprise and multi-national corporation investment in the region particularly across the biopharma, healthcare and medtech sectors. 

UCC Futures - Future Medicines is creating step-change advancements in earlier detection, faster prognosis and targeted treatments to reduce the global health burden and improve quality-of-life for patients with chronic conditions, such as cancer, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, neurological, and inflammatory diseases. 

UCC wishes to appoint a Lectureship in Nursing (Above Bar) - Academic Lead for Clinical Skills and Simulation.  The appointee will be expected to contribute to teaching, assessment and programme development and administration at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as engage in research relevant to nursing. The post holder will be the academic lead for clinical skills and simulation within UCC’s School of Nursing and Midwifery.

The successful appointee will hold a professional nursing qualification, hold a registration (or be eligible to register) with the Nursing and Midwifery Board Ireland. Applicants will be expected to have an academic qualification to PhD / Doctorate level or be undertaking a PhD/doctorate, have experience in the design and delivery of skills and simulation practical sessions in a healthcare context and have considerable clinical experience in nursing.

The School of Nursing and Midwifery was established in 1994 and since then a wide range of programmes have been developed at both undergraduate, postgraduate and doctorate levels. In addition, the School has a growing suite of Continuing Professional Development modules supporting life-long learning. Since 2012, the School has actively engaged in international recruitment and now has a growing body of international students. The School now has over 1,300 students and is one of the largest in the University. The School is committed to excellence and leadership in teaching, practice and research involving close collaborative relationships with health service providers, and national and international educators and researchers. The School holds the Athena Swan Bronze Award and is in the top 50 in QS Rankings.

Informal enquiries can be made in confidence to Professor Josephine Hegarty, Further information on the School of Nursing & Midwifery can be found here

Appointment may be made on the Lecturer Salary Scale (above the bar): €71,178 - €92,180 (Scale B) / €67,721 - €87,570 (Scale A).

Salary placement on appointment will be in accordance with public sector pay policy

Applications must be submitted online via the University College Cork vacancy portal

Queries relating to the online application process should be referred to mailto:uccfuturesrecruitment@ucc.ie, quoting the job-title.

Candidates should apply, in confidence, before 12 noon (Irish Local Time) on Thursday, 16th March 2023.

No late applications will be accepted.

University College Cork is an equal opportunities employer.

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Please note that an appointment to posts advertised will be dependent on University approval, together with the terms of the employment control framework for the higher education sector.