Lecturer - Simulation and Clinical Skills

FTE: 1.0fte (working 37 hours per week) (part-time would be considered)

Salary: UH7 £38,784 pa (pro rata) to £46,049 pa (pro rata) by annual increments on achieving designated skills and experience

Annual Leave: 35 days (pro rata) plus standard public holidays and an additional 4 days including the closure of our office between Christmas and New Year

Main duties and responsibilities

You will support simulated practice learning in line with the NMC Standards of Proficiency (2018) and Standards for Simulated Practice learning (2023). As part of the simulation and clinical skills team, you will deliver clinical skills and simulation teaching across the nursing curriculum. This includes the design, planning and support of skills teaching, simulation scenarios, simulated practice learning and practical assessments. You will participate in student recruitment and provide student support. Learners include pre‑registration nursing students (BSc and MSc programmes), student nursing associates, and qualified nurses undertaking a range of modules. Working collaboratively with module teams, you will help ensure an engaging, safe and contemporary learning experience within an evolving work environment.

Skills and experience required

You will possess sufficient breadth or depth of specialist knowledge in the discipline of contemporary nursing and healthcare practice, including the NMC Standards of Proficiency (2018) and standards for simulated practice learning (2023) to work within established teaching programmes and have knowledge of current practice and guidance in relation to a range of common clinical skills, including the ability to maintain high standards of health and safety within clinical skills learning environments and an understanding of how these relate to simulation and clinical skills teaching.

You will have proven experience in a range of clinical skills (acute or community) applicable to all four fields of nursing and teaching experience (may include clinical informal/practical). You will have an ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications required

You will be educated with a minimum of a Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant discipline and hold current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Registered Nurse. A recognised teaching qualification, or a willingness to undertake a course to gain a teaching qualification is also essential.

Disclosure and Barring Service

Our commitment to the University’s Safeguarding Policy requires that the recruitment of staff in this area, will require the minimum of a Basic DBS Check. In the course of our work and University-led activities, there may be external contractual obligations where a further Enhanced Check is required. DBS checks may require renewal in line with policy.

Overseas applicants and UK applicants who have lived abroad

Successful applicants who have lived outside the UK, for 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total), in the last 10 years, will be required to produce a ‘Certificate of Good Character/Conduct’ from each of those countries.

Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria.

An appointment to this role may require an Academic Technology Approval Scheme (ATAS) certificate.

Please note, this post cannot be visa sponsored unless you can evidence a good honours first degree plus a PhD / Doctorate. A criminal record check may also be required.

Contact Details/Informal Enquiries: Karen Cairnduff, Simulation Lead for Nursing, Midwifery and Wellbeing k.cairnduff@herts.ac.uk.

Closing date: 01 June 2026

Interview Date: TBC

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