Lecturer in Nursing (Lydia Osteoporosis Project)

We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and person-centred team member to join the Lydia Osteoporosis Project team, which sits within the division of Nursing and Paramedic Science at QMU. Applications are welcomed from suitably qualified registered nurses and allied health professionals who possess practice, research and education experience.  You will hold a masters degree or be working towards this and have evidence of active continuing professional development.  You will possess interpersonal skills that will enable you to display leadership and innovation and you will work with the explicit shared values of colleagues, students and our national and international networks.

We are seeking applicants who have a particular interest in developing and collaborating with internal and external networks to increase awareness of osteoporosis for:

• health care professionals in primary care and care homes.
• undergraduate and postgraduate health and social sciences curricula.
• the local community.

In addition, we are looking for an applicant who can continue to develop and support person-centred research in the field of osteoporosis.

This will involve both on campus, online and outreach teaching and development work. The hours are 21 hrs per week and can be flexible to accommodate the remit of the role.

For an informal discussion, please contact Dr Karen Matthews, Lead for Lydia Osteoporosis Project, kmatthews@qmu.ac.uk

Should you wish to apply for the vacancy please visit our vacancies page and complete an application online.

The closing date for this position is Monday 23^rd September 2024.

Interviews are scheduled for Wednesday 16^th October 2024.

No unsolicited agency referrals please.

This role does not meet the minimum requirements set by UKVI to enable sponsorship of migrant workers. Therefore, we cannot progress applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK.

As a university, we are committed to the Researcher Development Concordat and were, in fact, the first Scottish Higher Education Institute (and part of the first UK cohort of institutes) to publicly declare our commitment to its principles.

Queen Margaret University is committed to equality of opportunity for all by providing a supportive, flexible and inclusive working environment, and we welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds. Please have a look at our Diversity, Wellbeing and Inclusion Calendar.

We are proud to hold an Athena SWAN Bronze Award which recognises the advancement of gender equality at QMU. Find out more about Athena SWAN here.  We have a number of family friendly policies and are happy to consider job share applications.

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