SBU/Department: School of Health, Medicine & Life Science, Department of Nursing, Health and Wellbeing
FTE: 0.6 fte (working 22.2 hours per week)
Duration of Contract: Permanent
Salary: Lecturer UH7 £38,249 pa pro rata with potential to progress to £45,413 pa pro rata by annual increments.
Senior Lecturer UH8 £45,143 pa pro rata with potential to progress to £57,422 pa pro rata by annual increments
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
Location: University of Hertfordshire, College Lane Campus (some teaching at Meridian House and DeHavilland sites), Hatfield
Our vision is to transform lives through our education, research and community engagement activities. This is an exciting opportunity to join the School as a Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer in Nursing (Learning Disability) joining a supportive and friendly academic team. The role requires a committed and student-focused individual who is keen to play a key role in the provision of high-quality, evidence-informed nursing and nursing associate education.
Main duties & responsibilities
- The Lecturer/Senior Lecturer (Learning Disability Nursing) will provide high quality academic input in relation to the planning, teaching, assessing and evaluation of programmes of study at undergraduate and postgraduate levels (BSc & MSc-including apprenticeship, and the Nursing Associate Degree Apprenticeship), and contributing to our continuing professional development portfolio.
- At Senior Lecturer level you would be expected to take on Module Leadership.
Skills and experience required
You will be required to teach and support nursing students and have knowledge of current NMC requirements and standards of proficiency. You will be able to demonstrate evidence of teamworking and working autonomously as well as having excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience of successful partnership working with practice partners and students would be desirable at Senior Lecturer level.
Qualifications required
For the Lecturer position, you will be educated with a minimum of an undergraduate degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject area. You will be a registered nurse (Registered with the NMC)
In addition, for the Senior Lecturer position, you will be educated with a minimum of a master’s degree or an equivalent qualification in a relevant subject area. Doctoral study would be desirable. A teaching qualification or willingness to work towards this is essential for both positions.
Please view the job description and person specification for a full list of the duties and essential criteria. Please attach a personal statement showing clearly how your skills and experience match the Person Specification.
This post cannot be visa sponsored unless the applicant has a PhD / Doctorate.
Contact Details/Informal Enquiries
- Gamu Tendayi, Professional Lead Learning Disability Nursing and Head of Centre for Learning Disability Studies, g.tendayi2@herts.ac.uk
Closing Date: 23 March 2025
Interview Date: 10 April 2025
Reference Number: 064355
Date advert placed: 04 March 2025