Summary
You will contribute to a range of education-related activities including clinical skills, digital and practice learning across our portfolio of Pre-Registration Nursing Programmes (BNurs, MNurs, and MSc (graduate-entry). You will work closely with our Programme Director and other academic teaching staff to support the smooth delivery of our Future Nurse programmes. In addition you will be expected to demonstrate academic citizenship, developing and maintaining mutually respectful and supportive working relationships with all staff and students; ensuring the way you carry out your role impacts positively on how others carry out theirs.
Your teaching is likely to include a substantial contribution to: (a) the management, development and delivery of teaching and assessment at all levels; and (b) enhancement of the student experience and employability. The role will typically also involve developing and advising others, including: (a) providing expert advice to staff and students, and (b) developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods.
You will be expected to advance teaching and learning practice in your modules within the school, take a role in leading aspects of curriculum development, and play an important role in student academic and pastoral support. You will deliver excellent teaching that inspires students, and is informed by discipline-based research.
Management and administration responsibilities may include developing and making contributions to placement partnerships, knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, widening participation, outreach, or similar activities at Department/School level or further within the University and with health and social care partners.
This post is offered on an education or education/research basis. Candidates will be expected to hold a Master's degree qualification, and to contribute to postgraduate research supervision (PGR) where appropriate, and pursue funding and publication opportunities aligned to your research interests and themes in the School.
Main Duties
Education
You will contribute across the range of teaching and learning activities:
contribute to leading curriculum development and/or renewal;
develop and manage approaches to teaching and learning that are best practice in the subject area or institution;
advise others on aspects of learning, teaching and assessment;
deliver teaching and learning in line with professional and regulatory requirements for approved programmes;
advance the practice of teaching in their modules and within the school, and play an important role in student academic support;
inform your teaching practice by discipline based research, in this case nursing adults;
frequently update your subject expertise, and undertake personal professional development in teaching, including self-reflection on own teaching, using student and peer review feedback, to enhance own teaching and learning processes;
you may play an important role in the recruitment and admission of students;
If you hold a doctorate you could co-supervise doctoral students to completion.
Using a variety of methods in teaching and advising individuals and groups of undergraduates, postgraduates, or CPD students, including (as appropriate):
teaching and examining courses at a range of levels;
planning and reviewing your own teaching approaches and encouraging others to do the same;
designing contemporary, inclusive, engaging and academically challenging curriculum content;
working collaboratively with colleagues to design and deliver teaching, learning and assessment;
using digital resources/environments effectively to support learning and assessment;
developing programme proposals and making substantial contributions to the design of teaching programmes more widely;
where appropriate, undertaking and developing the full range of responsibilities in relation to supervision, marking and examining;
developing and advising others on learning and teaching tasks and methods;
developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement activities or similar on own specialism that enhances the student experience or employability and which benefits the College and University;
devising and supervising projects, student dissertations and practical work.
Management/Administration
To contribute to Departmental /School administration. This may include:
contributing to the administration/management of teaching across the Department/School;
where appropriate, leading and managing a team to devise and implement a new and/or revised process (. new programme or a recruitment drive);
advising on personal development of colleagues and students;
making a contribution to administrative activities within the University (. appeals panels, working groups);
managing enterprise, business development, and public engagement activities;
developing and making substantial contributions to knowledge transfer, enterprise, business engagement, public engagement, widening participation, school outreach;
promoting equality, diversity and inclusion through monitoring and evaluation and actively challenging unacceptable behaviour.
Citizenship
Contributing to an inclusive working environment:
pursuing your activities in a way that helps others to pursue their activities effectively and efficiently;
demonstrating a willingness to be involved in a variety of activities supporting University life (., participation in graduation, Departmental/School committees);
demonstrating support for colleagues, such as sharing resources, providing advice;
willingness to volunteer for one-off duties (such as supporting School, Institute, and Departmental projects);
positively engaging in School strategic initiatives;
Person Specification
Hold a higher degree relevant to the discipline of nursing
Current NMC registration as a registered nurse (adult). Dual registration in an alternate field or specialist practitioner is desirable
Hold a doctorate or working towards is essential for Teaching and Research applicants
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of contemporary nursing practice
Extensive teaching experience and scholarship within subject specialism of nursing
Hold PGC in Higher Education, or equivalent (FHEA) or willingness to complete
Proven ability to devise, advise on and manage learning.
Skills in managing, motivating and mentoring others.
Teaching
Ability to design, deliver, assess and revise teaching programmes.
Extensive experience and demonstrated success in developing appropriate approaches to learning and teaching and advising colleagues.
Experience and achievement in knowledge transfer, enterprise and similar activity that enhances the student experience or employability.
Experience in developing digital learning resources and delivering online learning is desirable.
Management Administration
Ability to contribute to School/Departmental management processes.
Ability to assess and organise resources effectively.
Understanding of and ability to contribute to broader management/administration processes.
Experience of championing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in own work area.
Ability to monitor and evaluate the extent to which equality and diversity legislation, policies, procedures are applied.
Ability to identify issues with the potential to impact on protected groups and take appropriate action.
Pre-employment DBS
The University is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice, therefore all associated pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. Due to the nature of the work undertaken in this role all successful applicants will be subject to a satisfactory DBS clearance prior to appointment.