Lecturer in Advanced Practice (Mental Health)

Expert mental health professional wanted - join our advanced practice education team

Our Advanced Clinical Practitioner in Mental Health master’s programme is the only programme in the southwest to support registered health professionals to expand their scope of practice into advanced clinical practitioner roles. The programme is in its third successful year of operation and we are now seeking an experienced, expert mental health professional to join our academic team on a part-time basis.

You will be a registered health professional with substantial experience and expertise in the field of mental health practice. You will be educated to master’s level and be confident in collaboratively engaging with learners to develop their confidence and competence across the four pillars of advanced practice as well as developing and assessing their academic development and critical enquiry skills.

You will work with and be supported by an experienced team of clinical educators and will be part of the ongoing development and delivery of our successful advanced clinical practitioner programme and associated modules at master’s level. There will be opportunities to work across a range of specialist mental health subject areas and for personal development.

If you are interested in this role, please contact Francis Thompson (Associate professor in mental health nursing) francis.thompson@plymouth.ac.uk for an informal talk about this opportunity.

Please demonstrate how you meet the essential criteria outlined in the knowledge, qualifications, training and experience elements of the job description in your supporting statement.

This role will require an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check plus a Children’s Barred List and Adults Barred List check.

Interviews are likely to take place on Friday 26 April 2024 and you will be notified if you have been shortlisted or not.

This is a permanent, part-time position working 14.8 per week, specific hours to be confirmed.

We offer a competitive salary package and a generous pension and holiday scheme. We also offer a range of other benefits, including ongoing development opportunities.  A summary of our comprehensive benefits can be viewed here.

Closing date: 12 midnight, Monday 8 April 2024

The Faculty of Health holds two Silver and two Bronze Athena Swan Awards, which recognises commitment to supporting gender equality within higher education.

Staff appointed within the Faculty of Health may be able to join the NHS pension scheme subject to eligibility criteria.

You must currently be registered with the following registration board: The Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC)

The University of Plymouth has a strong interdisciplinary research ethos which is supported by our three strategic Research Institutes; the Marine Institute, the Sustainable Earth Institute, and the Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research. As a member of our academic community, you’ll be expected to contribute to our recognised research strengths. Working holistically across the University, you will be challenged to innovate, collaborate and deliver impactful research contributions as part of a systems thinking approach to addressing today’s global challenges.

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