Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Reader or Professor in Nursing

The School of Health and Social Care

The School has an excellent reputation for teaching and research in health and social care. Our academic members of staff include dental professionals, social workers, nurses, allied health care professionals, psychologists and sociologists.

Duties of the Role

The purpose of this post will be to play an active part in the delivery and development of the adult or mental health nursing programmes in the School. These include the BSc, Nursing Degree Apprenticeships and the Nursing Associates. You will complement the existing team in the delivery of the innovative pre-registration programmes. You may also have the opportunity to input into our Continuing Professional Development (CPD) portfolio, as well as into other courses offered across the School.

For the Grade 8 and 9 ASE post, duties will include engaging effectively (successfully for G9 ASE) in substantive teaching and learning support roles in the School, and developing a broad understanding of how such activities support student learning and design, plan and deliver learning in creative and innovative ways appropriate to the subject area and level.

In addition, for Grade 9 ASER contracts, you will develop a research agenda, which pursues individual and/or collaborative research objectives and produce research outputs for publication and submit grant applications and obtain funding for your research.

Skills and qualifications required

The successful candidates will have relevant professional experience or practice or a relevant doctoral level degree or be close to completion of a PhD. You will have fellowship of the Higher Education Academy or the ability to gain professional recognition at this or a higher-level if appropriate plus NMC registration.

It is essential that candidates have a commitment to uphold the NMC Code of Conduct, Performance and Ethics and to exhibit professional behaviours and attitudes in keeping with NHS values. Along with having experience in adult or mental health nursing and the ability to keep up to date with the current practice of adult or mental health nursing, teaching and legislation.

In addition, for ASER contracts, you will have a clear publication plan for submission to future Research Excellence Framework (REF) programmes and evidence of a research agenda, engagement in high-quality research activity and a developing research profile.

As part of the process and to be successful you will be required to demonstrate how you your research has been impactful within and beyond the academic sphere, recognising the importance of this and the effect it will have on the University.

The University of Essex is a campus based University and all academic appointments are made with the expectation that you will be present on campus to fulfil the requirements of your position. At the time of a job offer, the possibility of hybrid working, will be discussed and considered on an individual basis, but you will be required to be based within the UK.

Please use the 'Apply' button to read further information about this role including the full job description and person specification which outlines the full duties, skills, qualifications and experience needed for this role. You will also find details of how to make your application here. Our website http://www.essex.ac.uk contains more information about the University of Essex. If you have a disability and would like information in a different format, please email resourcing@essex.ac.uk. 

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